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Last quarter, Tim Cook announced that Apple would invest $100 million into US manufacturing. Although a small portion of Apple’s total net worth, the announcement is a high profile example of the recent On- shoring trend that is predicted to be at the forefront of company agendas throughout 2013. Onshoring, the movement of re-
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turning outsourced manufacturing back to the US, first began with labor issues in China. China’s low labor costs once compelled compa- nies to outsource production abroad. Today, wages are five times higher than they were twelve years ago and are estimated to keep continue rising
to the demand allows companies to reduce lead times and keep up with the market’s incessantly changing demands. Automation also offers the opportunity to reposition labor to carry out different tasks. For exam- ple, an installed Automation GT sys- tem allows a worker to advance their career from a machine operator to a machine supervisor while the em- ployer improves productivity and gains in quality control. President Obama proposed tax
relief for companies that return jobs to the US, acknowledging the im- portance of Onshoring. He also al- luded to end the favorable tax treat- ment for companies who move work
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to reconsider the benefits of off- shoring when Chinese workers be - gan to resist poor labor conditions in the form of strikes and suicides. The problem became so serious for Fox- conn Technology Group, the largest contract electronics assembler, be - gan to automate their operations in China. Operating automation a - broad, however, is no more effective than operating automation here in the United States. For companies wishing to on-
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shore production, automated robotics will play a key role. CEO and Presi- dent of Automation GT, Simon Grant, states, “we’ve seen a trend with companies wishing to be ‘re- shored’. They are not satisfied with the quality of products being pro- duced abroad and managing that from afar is a real challenge.” With automation, companies are able to bring manufacturing back to the US, respond to changing market de- mands quicker, protect Intellectual Property and have total quality con- trol. “From a financial and a logisti- cal perspective, automated produc- tion in the US just makes sense,” states Grant. In a time when consumer expec-
tations for superior goods and servic- es continue to grow, operating closer
overseas, to encourage the manufac- turing pendulum to swing back to the US. Automation GT, based in
Southern California, has already begun to respond to the shift. The de- signer and manufacturer of custom automated systems have offered clients wishing to bring production back to the US a free consultation and review of their line. “We expect to see Onshoring really pick up in 2013. We are excited and ready to consult with clients during their
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