| Identify export opportunities and best prospects for U.S. Advanced Manufacturing products and services in the featured markets. Cost: $50 per company for the entire the 3-part series. We encourage you to join the live program's discussion but a link to the recording will be shared afterwards. The agenda for our kick-off July 14 program on Brazil is below. Advanced Manufacturing Opportunities in BRAZIL July 14 @ 1 pm EDT AGENDA WELCOME - Anastasia Mukherjee, Senior Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service – Colombia, North Carolina
INTRODUCTION TO THE BRAZILIAN MARKET - Chris Alexander, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Consulate General, Recife, Brazil
INDUSTRY AUTOMATION & ROBOTICS, BRAZIL MARKET OVERVIEW - Achilles Arbex, Director of Global Services, AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology
- Sergio Coca, Automation and Business Advisory, Wiser
CUSTOMS INSIGHTS FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING - Christian Claudet, Customs Broker
WHY BRAZIL? - 5 years ago, Brazil's Government established a public-private sector Industry 4.0 Working Group aimed at building policies to support the development of advanced manufacturing in the country.
- Digital automation using sensors to control processes remains the top technology in use in Brazil. In 2021, 46% of the respondents were using it, compared to 27% in 2016.
- Additive manufacturing has seen increased adoption, with 16% of respondents making use of it in 2021, while only 5% used it in 2016%.
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