Adrian Lloyd
Adrian Lloyd, CEO & Senior Research Director - US, Interact Analysis, is a 20+ year veteran of technology research and has pioneered many data analysis techniques that are used widely by analysts today. He brings his expertise to many technology markets from industrial automation products to semiconductors.
Articles
Semiconductors sales slump strikes South Korea and Taiwan
Global demand for semiconductors has plummeted this year, hitting the heavily specialized manufacturing economies of South Korea and Taiwan particularly hard.
Global manufacturing recovery is bumpy and deceptive
The road ahead for manufacturing is bumpy due to disrupted supply chains, labor shortages, and high shipping and energy costs.
Chinese manufacturing struggling to retain momentum
Chinese manufacturing is struggling to keep pace after a very strong 2020 due to heavy levels of demand, but the overall picture remains positive.
Industrial machinery industry poised for rebound
The machinery sector is bouncing back, with farming machinery, semiconductor & electronics machinery, and textiles machinery leading the way.
Machinery production size in 2021 to exceed 2019 levels
Interact Analysis is projecting the global machinery market will rise by 6% in 2021 to more than $2 trillion with heavy machinery and materials handling leading the way.
Labor shortages are major barrier for manufacturing recovery
Manufacturing is digging out from the impact of COVID-19, but its recovery is being hampered by a labor shortage in many major markets.
How Southeast Asia is helping lead a manufacturing expansion
Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam are expected to see their overall economies expand next year compared with levels prior to the COVID-19 outbreak according to a report by Interact Analysis.
China, U.S. leading manufacturing charge from COVID-19 shock
Global manufacturing economic forecasts in the wake of COVID-19 have improved thanks to stronger than expected recoveries from the U.S. and China, but there is a long road to recovery, particularly for some key industries.