Sentences with phrase «in manufacturing costs»

Corrected a design flaw in a key product, completed the redesign in record time, saving over $ 300,000 a year in manufacturing costs.

As we move further into 2018 and as cities become increasingly smart, Plastic Logic will continue to play a pivotal role in the development of smart signage for transportation, retail and architecture, particularly with the reduction in manufacturing costs and increased demands within the industry.

Factor in manufacturing costs, and it appears Amazon is spending $ 209.63 to build each Kindle Fire.

This is one of the first cars where GM can show off its reduction in manufacturing costs,» said Snyder of AutoFacts.

Reining in manufacturing costs of fuel cell vehicles is the first major issue the automakers are addressing.

The disadvantages of multi-valve engines are an increase in manufacturing cost and a potential increase in oil consumption due to the greater number of valve stem seals.

Many OEMs turn to Freescale to quickly assist them in manufacturing cost - efficient tablets that feature powerful performance and processing capabilities.

The quarter market the best q / q reduction in manufacturing cost per watt in six years.

President Barack Obama's auto task force last week said in an assessment of General Motors» viability that it was a full generation behind Toyota in «green powertrain development» and that «while the Volt holds promise, it is currently projected to be much more expensive than its gasoline - fueled peers and will likely need substantial reductions in manufacturing cost in order to become commercially viable.»

Not exact matches

Outsourcing is a cost - saving practice used by companies where a company relies on an external source to get a company need met, whether it be in business processes, information technology, manufacturing or material supplies.

The government did pledge $ 47 billion to infrastructure spending over the next 10 years and extended the accelerated capital cost allowance for manufactures — a tax relief program for investments in new machinery and equipment — by two years, which means stock holders could get a boost if public companies are able to take advantage of this spending and savings.

The prototype can be tested in all sorts of ways to make sure that your final product will be the best it can be before spending the costs on manufacturing your product.

Sony's problems were many: brutal competition for its once - dominant television group; being bested by Apple's (aapl) iPod, a humiliation for the Walkman pioneer; high - cost manufacturing in Japan; a failure to seize the music - streaming initiative despite years of trying.

This saves money on material costs by reducing the number of parts needed tenfold or more, and also saves time from design to manufacturing, allowing objects to be produced in small batches in a cost - effective way.

GoldieBlox — which creates storybooks and toys designed to promote science and engineering to young girls — first proved its social media mettle in fall 2012, scoring close to $ 300,000 via Kickstarter to cover the costs of manufacturing its first wave of products.

President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on cheap imported panels was intended to protect American manufacturing jobs, but many in the solar industry have argued that tariffs will raise costs and trigger thousands of layoffs in the installation end of the industry.

The North American CEO of Toyota, for example, said steel and aluminum tariffs could make vehicles more expensive to manufacture, which would in turn force automakers to drive up costs for buyers.

The program also determines the cost to manufacture the design in MacroFab's factory, which Church set up with refurbished equipment cast off from the likes of Foxconn and Flextronics.

The Conservatives» single - minded focus on the export of raw resources — combined with their failure to internalize environmental costs — has contributed to an artificial rise in the value of the Canadian dollar that is hollowing out our other export industries — from forestry to fisheries, from manufacturing to agriculture.

In this context, «hard» business applications are such things as manufacturing and financial management software from companies like SAP and Oracle, and the databases that underly those applications as well as transactional systems that — should they fail — cost companies big money.

Not only does the technology — which builds up a tablet in layers — allow for more concentrated pills, it could also make it easier and more cost - efficient (an adjustment to software, instead of the traditional manufacturing process) to create pills precisely tailored for a patient's exact dosage.

Fuelled by a low peso and cheap labour costs, Mexico's booming manufacturing industry has already overtaken Canada's in terms of the dollar value of exports to the U.S. Indeed, Canada is contending with more than just low oil prices.

So unless revenue rises substantially and operational costs remain stable — a tricky proposition as Tesla is still struggling to get Model 3 manufacturing in track — Tesla will spend itself down to either nothing on the cash - balance side or end up with about $ 1 billion in reserve, give or take a few hundred million.

The company swallows the higher costs of manufacturing all of its garments in the U.S. while serving a fickle niche, constantly at risk of falling out of fashion.

«Solar manufacturers in China have received considerable government and financial support and, together with their low manufacturing costs, have become price leaders within the industry,» the company claimed.

Westworld takes place in the future, so technology has likely improved, lowering manufacturing and repair costs.

Though this has been done in time to meet the huge Christmas demand, it cost The Bridge Direct a cool $ 100,000 in production and manufacturing costs.

Never mind that this is highly efficient and cost - effective — it tells you that your culture is spreading beyond your four walls and that you've succeeded in developing an authentic, word - of - mouth (not manufactured) reputation as the one of the places to be.

He added that a combination of cheap land, reasonable energy prices and other incentives means that, despite higher manufacturing costs, he can still make more money by making glass in the U.S. than by exporting Chinese - made panes to the U.S. market.

A previous generation of Asimo reportedly cost $ 1 million to manufacture back in 2006.

About two years ago, as dPoint's sales team talked with European and Asian customers about problem of dealing with hefty shipping costs, one customer suggested that the firm should think about licensing the machines that manufacture the frames — in effect, outsourcing production to dPoint's clients.

Three initiatives tied for most popular among the CEOs: increasing the income eligible for the reduced small business tax rate to $ 500,000 from $ 400,000, extending the capital cost allowance on investment in manufacturing, and the $ 12 billion committed to infrastructure spending.

And increasing recycled content requires technical innovation, a more laborious manufacturing process, and sometimes — depending on fluctuations in the price of recycled versus virgin - plastic resin — additional costs.

Canadian Solar, which is one of the lowest - cost solar manufactures in the world, has exposure to many of these growing international markets.

Finally, Ikea manufactures its furniture in developing countries outside of Sweden to reduce costs even further.

«Many of the corporations in our sample also benefit significantly from other loopholes, most notably the domestic manufacturing tax deduction and bonus depreciation, a handy tax provision that lets companies immediately deduct half of the cost of new long - term investment,» the ISP report noted.

«While tariffs in this case will not create adequate cell or module manufacturing to meet U.S. demand, or keep foreign - owned Suniva and SolarWorld afloat, they will create a crisis in a part of our economy that has been thriving, which will ultimately cost tens of thousands of hard - working, blue - collar Americans their jobs,» said SEIA President and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper.

President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris deal in June, saying the accord would have cost America trillions of dollars, killed jobs, and hindered the oil, gas, coal and manufacturing industries.

Meanwhile, Cott has struggled to find its place in the rapidly changing beverage industry, and it's proven highly vulnerable to commodity prices, which affect its manufacturing costs and make earnings erratic.

The New York City company had a lousy 2013, thanks to lower metal prices and higher manufacturing costs, which added up to a loss of $ 2.3 billion and the number four spot on the «Fortune 500: 20 companies that lost the most» list in 2014.

In the end, the penny was collateral damage in the battle of inflation, its manufacturing cost rising to 1.6 centIn the end, the penny was collateral damage in the battle of inflation, its manufacturing cost rising to 1.6 centin the battle of inflation, its manufacturing cost rising to 1.6 cents.

Carrier announced earlier this year that it planned to close the factories and move manufacturing jobs to Mexico, a change that was estimated to save parent - company United Technologies Corp. $ 65 million a year, in large part due to reduced labor costs.

In fact, the drug — now manufactured generically by Perrigo — may cost even less today than it did back in 198In fact, the drug — now manufactured generically by Perrigo — may cost even less today than it did back in 198in 1980.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

The company has sold assets, struck partnerships to lower manufacturing costs and broaden app offerings, and raised cash via the sale of real estate holdings in its hometown of Waterloo, Ontario.

He manufactures his product in Canada, where a strong U.S. dollar is expected to bring down his company's manufacturing costs.

Unveiling its mid-term Vision 2030 strategy plan, Honda said it would boost coordination between R&D, procurement, and manufacturing to tame development costs as it acknowledged it must look beyond conventional vehicles to survive in an industry which is moving rapidly into electric and self - driving cars.

«The incident at the Bangladesh apparel factory that claimed 1,000 lives is less an issue of domestic versus foreign manufacturing than it is about fast fashion and the hidden costs of disposable retail,» he wrote in his blog on the company website.

They sat down with managers and researchers at a number manufacturing companies in the U.S. and China that produce lithium - ion cells for consumer electronics, asking about cost structures.

But manufacturing in America means starting with a baseline cost that is five times that of competitors, whose factories are largely in India, Thailand, Indonesia and China.