Manufacturing

Brookings report on automation tagged ‘political propaganda’ by state’s industry voices

A recent Brookings Institute report linking a resistance to manufacturing automation to an employee’s political positioning has some of South Carolina’s industry voices echoing “political propaganda.” While the report intended…

Tariffs with Mexico averted; Trade war with China rages on

Although Trump’s standoff with Mexico ended over the weekend, S.C. manufacturers and state economists are speculating on what could have been as the White House returns to its trade war…

Michelin unveils airless prototype tire at Movin’On Summit

Michelin and General Motors unveiled a new generation of airless wheel technology for passenger vehicles — the Michelin Uptis Prototype (or “Unique Puncture-proof Tire System”) — at the Movin’On Summit…

A call to arms

By Joe Toppe The Upstate’s largest manufacturing hands are now plugging holes along digital supply lines to stave off the daily barrage of cyber attacks. For area suppliers linked to…

Report: Workforce shortage expected to continue for another decade

Upstate manufacturers expecting an end to their workforce woes are likely to see the shortage of skilled hands extend well into the next decade. The latest report by the National…

Lucideon M+P expands Greenville presence at Patewood Business Park

Lucideon M+P, a subsidiary of Lucideon Group Limited, is expanding its local presence with a $7.5 million investment in a new Greenville facility. The company announced it will be moving…

Big shoulders; Aerospace flanks state lines

With the future of the F-16 now in Greenville and the Boeing 787 rolling off the line down in Charleston, every county between the coastline and mountains is now a…

ZF and BMW ink deal worth billions

By Joe Toppe In what ZF is calling the largest single order in their company’s history, the manufacturer’s new deal to supply BMW with an 8-speed automatic transmission is worth…

Anderson area industrial property sold for $7.7 million

CM Knight Logistics, a logistics and supply chain company based in Simpsonville, has acquired the former LaFrance Industries manufacturing facility for $7.7 million and rebranded it as Anderson Industrial & Logistics…

New GE lab creating opportunities for Clemson Students

Story Highlights GE dedicates three advanced machines to Clemson University studies 1,000 square feet inside GE’s Greenville-based Advanced Manufacturing Works dedicated to undergraduate & graduate students Lab will create…