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is rising, with 75.3 percent reporting a positive outlook for their company, up 5.4 percentage points from the previous quarter. Among the manufacturers that utilize Canada or Mex- ico for critical parts of their supply chain, exactly half rely on both countries, according to the latest findings. The majority of U.S. imports from Mexico and Canada are in- dustrial inputs such as machinery, equipment and raw ma- terials while Canada and Mexico also purchase one-third of manufactured good exports—more than the next nine U.S. trading partners combined.
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-
“Manufacturers are ready for liftoff, but the skies need to clear,” said NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons. “This quarter shows a mixed bag of results with real momentum from tax reform, regulatory rebalancing and energy poli- cy. At the same time, the results underscore how essential durable supply chains are to manufacturing success—and how critical Canada and Mexico are to that system, which is why we need to preserve and strengthen the USMCA.” “For the first time since 2023, manufacturers’ outlook topped the historical average of 74.3 percent, and man- ufacturers expect most indices to improve meaningfully over the next 12 months. Sales and production are pro- jected to rise 3.8 percent and 3.5 percent, respectively, up from the previous quarter’s forecast of 2.8 percent and 2.4 percent growth,” said NAM Chief Economist Victoria Bloom. “However, challenges persist. For example, raw material and other input costs are not anticipated to slow, rising at the same pace as projected in Q4 (4.1 percent) and ranking as the third-highest business concern at 57.5 percent.” Key findings: • 70.6 percent of manufacturers cited trade uncertainties as a top business challenge for the fifth consecutive quarter. • 54.6 percent secure critical inputs from either Canada or Mexico—82.2 percent of those manufacturers say they source raw materials or other inputs from either country. • Of those that utilize Canada or Mexico, 62.7 percent benefit from a strong customer base across the border. • For the second consecutive quarter, rising health care/ insurance costs (69.8 percent) remained the second most-cited business challenge for manufacturers.
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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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