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Chaos & Opportunity
Great fortunes are lost and won amidst quicksand. When well-trodden paths turn to labyrinths, the concrete is sublimated into morass, sunshine turns to hail, and 20/20 vision becomes blindness; new…
Why is No One Taking Action on Tariffs?
Over the past weeks, most of my interactions with other people, be they friends, family, taxi drivers, friendly chefs, or people at my local market, have involved at least an…
Betting on Localization: MRCA’s Jason Azevedo Explains Why He Invests in the Future of US Manufacturing
Currently, the general outlook for the manufacturing sector seems to be subject to so many proliferating, often mutually contradictory factors that it can feel hopeless to even attempt to assess…
Printing Money Episode 28: Recent M&A and More with Joris Peels, 3DPrint.com
Welcome to Episode 28 of Printing Money. For this one Danny is joined by our own, Joris Peels (Executive Editor, 3DPrint.com). This crossover-pod is indeed quite meta-level but it’s not…
Apples & Philips: From Sand to Customer or the Joys of Vertical Integration
“From sand to customer” was originally the business philosophy of Philips. The Dutch electronics firm was a pioneer in lightbulbs and later leveraged its expertise into X-ray tubes, radios, shavers,…
GE Aerospace’s $1B U.S. Investment & the Return of Reshoring
In spite of, or partially due to, the mind games being played related to tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on trading partners, major corporations are investing in U.S. manufacturing….
3D Printing, China, and the Struggle to Produce Exactly Enough
Global supply chains have demonstrated an almost eerie resilience in the face of one ongoing crisis after another in the last half a decade. Still, one often gets the feeling…
Will a 25% Tariff on Chinese 3D Printing Filament Affect 3D Printing?
The always excellent Hackaday pointed out that tariffs may be put on 3D printing filament. They looked at the Tariff List of the Second Tranche of Tariffs that will be implemented…
Fasteners, 3D Printing, Tariffs and The International Fastener Expo
3D printing and additive manufacturing have completely changed modern supply chain practices, especially in consideration to manufacturing. Proposed tariff increases will likely accelerate this impact. Additive manufacturing has become more…
Nucor Steel Tariffs and 3D Printing
Nucor is America’s leading steel company with steel mill and steel products facilities throughout the country. Nucor produces about 15 million tons of steel per year including hot and cold rolled…