WILL THE SLOWING OF MANUFACTURING HARM THE DRONE INDUSTRY?

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WILL THE SLOWING OF MANUFACTURING HARM THE DRONE
INDUSTRY?
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• Globally, drone manufacturers are finding it
  increasingly tough to meet the demands of their
  production schedules, and while covid-19 related
  restrictions are beginning to ease in some
  countries, China is still facing huge problems
  with its manufacturing systems. This is
  inevitably having a disruptive impact upon the
  supply chain, with many component parts for
  drones, simply not being made.
• Drone manufacturers are doing their best to
  continue supplying customers with the products
  they require, but shortages are already
  occurring, and shipments are being delayed. While
  this situation is entirely out of the
  manufacturers control they say that theyre
  keeping a close eye on things, and will endeavour
  to adapt to new developments as and when they
  occur, and what more can we ask of them, really?

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• Experts say the blame should not lie with the
  manufacturers
• Praised by the WHO for their efforts to contain
  the outbreak of Covid-19, China placed more than
  50 million of its inhabitants under a mandatory
  quarantine schedule for 3 months. Then, once the
  lockdown was gradually eased, strict social
  distancing measures came into force and an even
  greater impact was had on manufacturing, as
  business meetings and conferences were cancelled.
  While the Chinese government laid out a set of
  legal obligations for all industries to meet in
  efforts to limit the risk of contagion during the
  pandemic, manufacturers were also required to
  protect their staff and supply chain as best as
  they could.

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• Put all of this together and you have a global
  manufacturing powerhouse that has been crippled
  to the xtent few of us could have imagined 4
  months ago, and every item of plastic made in
  China has been next to impossible to get.
• What are the predictions for the future of drone
  manufacturing?
• While manufacturing is slowly beginning to pick
  up its pace in China, the threat of reinfection
  looms ever present on the horizon, and if
  companies arent extremely vigilant, a rising
  death toll from the virus could see many
  industries forced to come to a standstill again.
  However, if all remains well and companies can
  continue to manufacture goods for the global
  market, then component stock levels could soon be
  back up to normal levels, and consumers will be
  able to buy drones again.

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• Its hard to say exactly how much of an impact
  the slowing of manufacturing has had on the drone
  industry a lot will depend upon how quickly
  components come back onto the market, and the
  availability of research data but with the
  popularity of drones set only to increase in
  coming years, it may take more than a global
  pandemic to ground these exciting and intelligent
  flying tech bots.
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