International Metalworking News for Asia

The pace of technological change also profoundly impact the way that business and production are organised. In an earlier era, the location of natural resources often determined where manufacturing would take place. In today's economy, knowledge, know-how, technology, creativity and capital are the most important resources for production. Not surprisingly, Asian economies and firms are growing more sophisticated in their ability to react to these changes and, where possible, leverage them to their advantage.
In this issue's Outlook Report 2014, learn how industry leaders and other senior executives view their industry's competitiveness around Asis, including insights that exame the highly complex forces driving the current and future of metalworking manufacturing and many of the structural changes reshaping Asia's economy.
Shorter model lifecycles and increasing demands on quality, accompanied by many technological innovations, are driving developments in high-tech industries, such as car or aircraft manufacture. The effect this has on the production environment is best shown by the example of hardening. The Metal Cutting Equipment section features modular hardening machines that stand for exceptional precision and economic processes. And it is in the emerging markets in Asia in particular, where the highly flexible use of these machines scores heavily.
Finally, the global competitive landscape for manufacturing will continue to undergo transformational shifts that will redefine the drivers of economic growth, wealth creation, national prosperity and national security.