with all the auction fliers I receive, the machining industry is being thinned down considerably during this cycle. how many machining facilities are the "right number" to remain? will this be enough when and if the manufacturing sector picks back up to support them? if not, where will this support come from?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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As I learned writing an article on boring machines for TMW recently, the current shakeout among machining shops is good for the ones that remain, as they see their business increase, an inverse effect of the sour state of the economy. It's probably impossible to say what is the "right number" without a complex understanding of the supply and demand of machining work area by area across the country.
When the manufacturing sector picks back up, the remaining shops may be strained but probably will have expanded their capability over the last couple years. Meanwhile, new businesses will pop up in response to the boom in business; it's how the market works. I wouldn't think that it'd mean a lot of business would start going overseas again; it's more likely that some amount of manufacturing companies will be nearshoring (sending work to Canada or Mexico) or relying on companies in other regions of the United States.
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Don't forget skilled foreign workers continue to flood our borders and into our homes and workplaces. If you want to make sure our industry is secure for the future you must stem the tide where it breaks. It's either that or surf it all the way to the unemployment line!
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Well, as anyone in machining during the last decade knows, good help is very hard to find. If people across the globe want to come here and run precision machinery for us, please, have at it! But they need to be highly skilled, of course.
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You can't have too many manufacturing jobs--they are good for the entire country. Bring home the outsourced jobs!!!
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Yeah it's one thing to be importing the stuff but when the work goes overseas, that's not good. Not only is it not good for the American economy and people, but over time it could compromise the American manufacturing base and, with it, national security.
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This is why we need to start going after foreign markets ourselves, like the European market seems particularly ripe for export opportunities right now. Don't stop at making sure we're meeting our own manufacturing needs - start meeting those needs for foreign markets. The best defense is a good offense.
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Posted 1 year ago # -
But it's true Masterssullivan!
Perhaps you could draw some examples from your own experience in navigating foreign markets to help us understand your take on this.Posted 1 year ago #
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