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1-to-2.7 ratio of positive to negative sentiment. Among re- spondents, 42 percent mentioned the Iran war, 18 percent cited tariffs, and 57 percent identified pricing volatility as a concern for their businesses. Three of the four demand indicators — New Orders, Backlog of Orders and New Export Orders — were in ex- pansion. The Customers’ Inventories Index remained in “too low” territory, although it contracted at a slower rate. A “too low” reading is generally viewed as supportive of future production activity. On the output side, the Production Index expanded for the seventh consecutive month. The Employment Index improved by 2.2 percentage points but remained in con- traction territory. Survey respondents were evenly split, with 50 percent reporting that managing headcount re- mains the norm and 50 percent indicating they are hiring. Spence also noted that input indicators — supplier de- liveries, inventories, prices and imports — generally im- proved month over month. Supplier Deliveries remained at its highest level since May 2022 (65.7 percent), while inventories contracted at a slower rate. The six largest manufacturing industries expanded in May, in the following order: Computer & Electronic Prod- ucts; Machinery; Transportation Equipment; Petroleum & Coal Products; Chemical Products; and Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products.
SAUER SYSTEM www.sauersystem.com
Sauer provides intelligent solutions for scoring, slitting, slit-scoring, and perforating on corrugators and floor slitters; and glue tab cutting, creasing, slotting, trimming and scrap chopping on presses. New, featured offerings include FRX Adjustable Folding Rail System and G3 Scoring System: the latest proven creasing technology on the market.
STAFFORD GROUP www.go2stafford.com
Interactive website for Stafford Corrugated Products and Stafford Cutting Dies. Featuring online ordering of replace- ment parts. Also, visitors can automatically calculate sheet size for most die-cut standards.
SUN AUTOMATION GROUP ® www.sunautomation.com
SUN Automation Group is the global leader in providing innovative solutions to the corrugated industry. SUN engi- neers and builds the SUN625 Rotary Die Cutter, provides sales, service and support in North and Central America for Latitude Machinery Corporation, manufacturer of Mini to Jumbo FFG and RDCs. Additionally, SUN is the North Amer- ican, UK and Ireland sales and service provider for Para Machinery’s line of equipment, and is the North American sales provider for Highcon. SUN also powers the corrugat- ed industry’s premier IIoT platform, Helios, and is the OEM source for Langston/Staley equipment parts and service. THACKER INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY www.thackerindustrial.com Specializing in corrugated machinery, T.I.S.CO. offers quali- ty-made products, support services, and more. T.I.S.CO. has a reputation of dependability, not only in the product, but in service and support. With more than 25 years’ experience, T.I.S.CO. installs equipment and machinery, moves or sets up entire plants, rewires and rebuilds - all over the world. VT GROUP www.vtgrouponline.com VT offers prepress services for the POP display and corru- gated shipping container industry including graphic design, optimized digitally imaged printing plates and innovative pre-mounting solutions. Our large-format digital printing fa- cility (Digital Impact) is a leading short-run manufacturer of distinctive POP displays and signage where litho-like graph-
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WPR Services was established in 2016. What originally start- ed as a technical services company expanded its product offerings to include a machine center learning platform POWtalk™. Our analysis of video, audio, machine metrics, employee ergometrics, and person to person conversation provides a way to identify safety and process inefficiencies.
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