by Ravinder Singh | Jun 12, 2026 | Industrial Performance
Tariffs in 2026: How US Manufacturers Defend Margin When Input Costs Jump Tariffs are now a first-order margin problem. The weighted-average applied US tariff rate jumped from about 1.5% in 2022 to roughly 14% in 2026, with the effective rate around 10.1% — the...
by Ravinder Singh | Jun 12, 2026 | Industrial Performance
Smart Factory Readiness Assessment 2026: Where US Manufacturers Stand — and What to Fix First Almost everyone is ‘doing’ smart factory. Almost no one is finished. In 2026, about 72% of manufacturers rate themselves at mid-level digital maturity, only...
by Ravinder Singh | Jun 12, 2026 | Industrial Performance
Smart Factory Readiness Assessment 2026: Where US Manufacturers Stand — and What to Fix First Almost everyone is ‘doing’ smart factory. Almost no one is finished. In 2026, about 72% of manufacturers rate themselves at mid-level digital maturity, only...
by Ravinder Singh | Jun 12, 2026 | Industrial Performance
Scrap, Rework & the Cost of Poor Quality in 2026: The Playbook to Recover Hidden Margin The most expensive number in your plant is the one you probably don’t track. For many manufacturers the cost of poor quality (COPQ) consumes 15–20% of revenue — and...
by Ravinder Singh | Jun 12, 2026 | Industrial Performance
Scrap, Rework & the Cost of Poor Quality in 2026: The Playbook to Recover Hidden Margin The most expensive number in your plant is the one you probably don’t track. For many manufacturers the cost of poor quality (COPQ) consumes 15–20% of revenue — and...
