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Manufacturing journalist and founder of the Manufacturing Media Consortium, Thomas R. Cutler, met with editors, publishers, and economists regarding the upsurge in fork truck free manufacturing in the United States. The meeting took place in New York City, NY last week. Cutler announced the meetings were a major success.

Manufacturing journalist, Thomas R. Cutler will be covering new trends in manufacturing and automation at the upcoming ProMat 2017 tradeshow, the largest expo for the manufacturing and supply chain industries, from April 3-6, 2016 in Chicago, IL.

Top-of-mind issues among manufacturing leaders across the country are revealed in the results of the Future of Manufacturing Outlook Survey, released today by the marketing research division of TR Cutler, Inc.

Manufacturing journalist and founder of the Manufacturing Media Consortium, Thomas R. Cutler, will meet with editors, publishers, and economists regarding the upsurge in fork truck free manufacturing in the United States. The meetings take place in New York City, NY from March 10-11.

Nearly seven in 10 (69%) U.S. small and medium-sized manufacturers expect significant revenue growth in the next year. According to the inaugural MFG Pulse survey released today by TR Cutler, Inc., these U.S. manufacturers are optimistic about the economy and confident about their future business performance.

Top-of-mind issues among manufacturing leaders across the country are revealed in the results of the Future of Manufacturing Outlook Survey, released today by the marketing research division of TR Cutler, Inc.

Supplier quality management is used to track the quality of product supplied to avoid any damage to the company's brand reputation. The supplier quality management application enables the user to integrate the data of the supplier and through a central repository; it allows the user to communicate to the suppliers through a web-based interface. The implementation of regulations and compliance is a crucial part in industries such as medical devices, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and automotive sector.

Plant managers and owners are choosing to automate more of their facilities. Newer automation technology models are now less bulky and much safer for factory workers to be around. These improvements in factory automation are also highly collaborative, which has led to improved efficiency between manufacturing sites. The technology used in today's automated factories is smarter, stronger, and more flexible than ever before. Auto-tuning, new interface designs, and more have increased energy savings and maintenance efficiency.

The manufacturing value chain is experiencing increasing collaboration between developers of machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies and automation systems. The adoption of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) for efficient mass production still means that M2M deployment is at an early stage. This will change as automation and electronic systems suppliers realize the potential of IIoT, where future machines will organize themselves more independently than today.

The importance of material handling equipment is growing exponentially among industries such as aerospace, agriculture, and automotive. Managing the manufacturing plant or warehouse has become an essential operation and material handling involves managing the storage and movement of goods and products in the warehouse or manufacturing plant.