Higher wage costs, an ageing population and supportive government policy driving China’s economy toward a technology-driven future and automation.
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China Manufacturing
China increasing demand for automation drives robot sales
China manufacturing moves up tech and global value chain
China might lets country move up value chain in tech and electrical equipment manufacturing. Sophisticated manufacturing industries propel China manufaturing sector fueled by its huge and rapidly expanding domestic market for manufacturing products.
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Hong Kong v Shenzhen for daily living
New buildings, booming economy, plenty of English-speaking folks around you, hopping restaurants, lots to see. What more can you ask for? It depends if you are in Hong Kong or Shenzhen.
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Robotics drives automotive, industrial electronics manufacturing opportunities
Electronics OEM company needs for lowering manufacturing costs and the contract electronics manufacturing (CEM) industry are encouraged to keep an eye on relationships between these markets.
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Can Taiwan win industrial robotics manufacturing automation race?
Production-related activities in smart factories will need to be linked closer with administrative information systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and manufacturing execution. Additionally, a broader range of sub-systems from various providers will need to be integrated into smart …
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Asian industrial electronic ODMs poised to capture IoT computing market
There are a wide range of end market sub-segments and uses in the industrial electronics PC marketplace with no distinguishable single use dominating according to a report by investment bank UBS. In the report, the bank believes the largest sub-segments …
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Industrial electronics Internet of Things (IoT) opportunity
The IoT segment may not be capital or labor-intensive but this segment will require hiring significant numbers of R&D engineers because each product requires a high degree of customization due to the high-mix / low-volume nature of the business.
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China players, trends in cloud computing services
With earlier years of accumulation, cloud computing is now currently at the fast development stage moving from early mainstream to mainstream. Read more for details on players in China and differences in cloud services
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Five tips for negotiating contracts in China
When outsourcing OEM programs to EMS providers most OEMs know what good contracts need with regards to quality and delivery, inventory… But for contracts with Chinese EMS providers I suggest these important additional considerations.
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The Silicon Valley of Asia
Hong Kong’s desire is to strengthen its competitiveness as an international hub and become a premier gateway to markets in mainland China and Asia. But becoming a regional gateway or point of FDI and business interests on the world stage, even with a concerted effort backed by government initiatives and funding is not easy for any region, in any sector. India tried years ago to become a global destination for electronics systems design and manufacturing (ESDM) or contract electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and failed.
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