Navigate Power

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The photovoltaic cells inside each panel absorb the sun’s rays and convert its electrons into electricity. In that case, local utility companies may pay you for the excess energy, so nothing goes to waste. This renewable energy source is ideal for businesses desiring a greener approach to manufacturing or day-to-day operations.

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McKinsey

JUNE 24, 2025

An alternative is to ramp up existing US manufacturing capabilities (cars) and rebuild dormant ones (chips and ships). And at least in the case of the United States, where wages are high, it may not be economically viable in some sectors. Ramp up —increasing the total amount of manufacturing or processing.

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The Energy Law

MARCH 30, 2020

The Order specifically excludes businesses identified as critical to infrastructure, including oil and refining, and manufacturers, distributors, and supply chain companies producing and supplying products and services for industries such as energy, petroleum, and fuel.

Insurance 40

Insurance Instrumentation Casing Electronics 40

McKinsey

JUNE 30, 2025

While not all use cases require a bipedal form of robot, humanoid robots’ ability to navigate human environments—without needing a workspace redesign—is a real advantage. Manufacturing costs typically range from $30,000 to $150,000 per unit, depending on design complexity and materials. 6 “The Prosumer model stays winning.

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McKinsey

JUNE 20, 2025

Nicholas Bloom, an economics professor at Stanford University, and his research collaborators published a paper in 2020 that examined the real R&D expenditures of semiconductor companies and equipment manufacturers and estimated that their annual research effort rose by a factor of 18 between 1971 and 2014. 5 Nicholas Bloom et al.,

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McKinsey

JUNE 17, 2025

Trade in electronics could see the biggest shifts, followed by textiles and machinery. These manufacturing value chains bridge geopolitically distant economies, so they’re more susceptible than others to fragmentation. The rest fall somewhere in the middle. Resources across energy and mining could see substantial downstream effects.

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Exploration and Production Electronics Electronics Manufacturing 142