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Added Mr. Resnick, “Our mission has not changed; it has just been clarified.”
Among those on hand to support the rebranding was Bre Pettis, CEO of MakerBot since the company’s beginning in 2009. MakerBot completed a merger in August 2013 with Stratasys, one of the leading players in industrial additive manufacturing in the world, and an American Makes member. “The importance of encouraging American-made manu- facturing is crucial to the economic success of our coun- try,” Pettis said. “We see 3D printing as a large component of that success, allowing for faster and more productive cycles of innovation and iteration. America Makes is help- ing US-based companies and entrepreneurs with further understanding and adoption of the tools that are available to them. I’m proud to be part of this pivotal time in US- based manufacturing.”
More about America Makes can be found at http://america-
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Growth in Manufacturing Continues Gaining Strength
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conomic activity in the US manufacturing sector expanded in October for the fifth consecutive month, while the over- all economy grew for the 53rd consecutive month, according to the Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. The PMI registered 56.4%, an increase of 0.2 percent- age points from September’s reading of 56.2%. Read- ings below 50 indicate contraction, while those above 50 indicate expansion.
The PMI has increased progressively each month since June, with October’s reading reflecting the highest PMI in 2013. In all, nine of the 10 indices tracked as part of the Manu- facturing ISM Report on Business showed growth in October. That included: New Orders (60.6%), Production (60.8%), Employment (53.2%), Supplier Deliveries (54.7%), Prices (55.5%), Backlog of Orders (51.5%), Exports (57%), and
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