Tony Uphoff

Aerospace Heat Treating Sourcing Activity Up 18%

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Source: ThomasNet.com

 

Sourcing activity by users of a leading online platform is up in the category of Aerospace Heat Treating.

Tony Uphoff, President and CEO of Thomas

The recent Thomas Index Report, the online platform for supplier discovery and product sourcing in the US and Canada, focuses on sourcing activity for Aerospace Heat Treating as well as related aerospace categories by users of the Thomasnet.com platform. Besides data for Aerospace Contract Manufacturing,

"[O]ur data shows that sourcing activity is also up 18% or more in the related categories of Aerospace Heat Treating and Aerospace Machining." ~ Tony Uphoff

Space technology has caught the attention of dreamers and investors recently, with the launch of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, which successfully docked with the international space station, and the restart of the mission to the moon.

As Space Industry Booms, Sourcing for Aerospace Contract Manufacturing Takes Off

 

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Plating Services Grow with Help from Automakers

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Source: ThomasNet.com

 

Tony Uphoff at ThomasNet.com breaks down how a Bureau of Labor Statistics report on job growth in the Fabricated Metal Products manufacturing sector during the month of March heralds good news not only for the overall durable goods industry but for fabrication shops turning out countless different metal parts and components for OEMs, contractors, and Value Added Resellers. Since “a great number of those metal parts will typically need some type of surface finishing, such as a coating or plating, for things like decorative appeal, durability, corrosion resistance, friction reduction, and more,” heat treaters may be able to spot upward trends on the horizon.

An excerpt:

“There’s increased sourcing demand for Plating using the specific metals of silver, copper, brass and bronze, zinc-nickel alloy, tin, cadmium, chromium, and hard chromium. . . . [M]any of the potential customers [buyers] are connecting with are within the automotive industry. In fact, according to a report by Grand View Research, auto manufacturers are the largest revenue segment for the overall metal plating industry and are increasing their reliance on metal plating to protect more automotive parts than in the past.”

 

Read more: “Auto Manufacturers Drive Demand for Plating Services”

Photo credit: Greystone, Inc.

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Orders for North American Steel, Aluminum on Rise

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Source: ThomasNet.com

 

Orders for North American steel and aluminum have been on the rise since speculative talk about restrictions on the import of metals began last year, according to Tony Uphoff at Thomasnet.com, and the recent recommendation from U.S. Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross to impose steep tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum seems to support the motivation behind the trend. Alcoa, Arconic, AK Steel, U.S. Steel, and Nucor were among the U.S. steel and aluminum manufacturers which saw increased activity prior to the announcement.

Read more here about the specific percentages proposed and the U.S. output goal: “Proposed Steel & Aluminum Tariffs Bolster Domestic Metals Sourcing”.

 

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Heat Treating Services Show Upward Trend in Activity

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Source: Thomasnet.com

 

Aluminum sheets and heat treating services are among the categories of upwardly trending activity that Tony Uphoff recently reported on at Thomasnet.com. In addition to how well each area is doing above historical averages, the analysis includes this tidbit: “according to U.S. census data, 96 percent of heat treatment companies employ fewer than 100 workers; 68 percent employ fewer than 20.”

Read more: “Increasing Defense Budgets Drive Mil-Spec Painting Surge”

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