The Fabricator

JUNE 16, 2023

Steel prices continue to fall, as lead times and demand decrease. Some metal fabricators and manufacturers see that trend continuing possibly into the early fall.

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MRPEasy

JULY 14, 2023

Just-in-Time manufacturing helps businesses shorten lead times, minimize inventory, and address other hidden inefficiencies by aligning supplies directly with production schedules. You can also listen to this article: What is Just-in-Time manufacturing?

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 22, 2023

Lead time is the culmination of the entire mold manufacturing process. A quality mold delivered on time results from a team of professionals working together from sales, design and manufacturing to validation, delivery and support. Mold manufacturing boils down to lead times.

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Automation Mag

JULY 21, 2023

Over the past two years, the company has reportedly invested significant resources to upgrade manufacturing plants and processes to meet urgent customer needs, and to assemble a team of accomplished operations and supply-chain talent.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 27, 2024

This capability is the first of its kind as a production machine in Australia, in fact the southern hemisphere, and iLAuNCH is pleased to open up new manufacturing possibilities for locally made products,” said iLAuNCH Trailblazer chief technology officer Dr Joni Sytsma. The high-tech printer is the only one of its kind in Australia.

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MRPEasy

MARCH 14, 2023

Manufacturing bottlenecks are points in the production process that are constrained by inefficiency. Finding and eliminating bottlenecks allows you to use more of your production capacity, minimize WIP inventory, reduce lead times, improve quality, and increase the overall efficiency of your manufacturing business.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 3, 2024

A Queensland state Government manufacturing grant will enable Cairns manufacturer, CSF Industries to purchase Shotblaster equipment that will expand the manufacturing capacity and grow the business, resulting in as many as 15 new jobs over the next five years.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 9, 2024

AMS wanted to provide site managers with an objective view of production visibility during lights-out manufacturing and improve its ability to deliver products to customers within short lead times, without routinely requiring overtime. The insights gained and improvements made by the team in the first three months are excellent.

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ATS

MAY 14, 2024

Share Minimizing unplanned downtime should be a priority in every manufacturing plant. It’s disruptive and expensive, it leads to accidents, and it causes a lot of waste. Regular and well-documented preventive maintenance: Perform inspections and servicing as recommended by the equipment manufacturers.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 1, 2024

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered at 49.8 Manufacturers subsequently remain focused on destocking as they seek to better align their production and inventory requirements.” in March, up from 49.7 in the previous month and at an 11-month high.

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AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 23, 2023

Local manufacturing business Katherine Joinery will now begin offering stainless-steel forming and laser-cutting services to its customers in the Big Rivers region in the Northern Territory. The post NT-based Katherine Joinery expands manufacturing capabilities in co-investment project appeared first on Australian Manufacturing.

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Automation Mag

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Canadian manufacturing continued in contraction territory this October. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) remained below the crucial 50.0 Manufacturers responded by passing on a proportion of their increased costs to clients through higher charges.

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MRPEasy

AUGUST 10, 2023

In distributed manufacturing, production facilities are scattered throughout an extended geographical area, each one serving their local market, with their work coordinated with the help of cloud-based software. You can also listen to this article: What […] The post What Is Distributed Manufacturing?

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 23, 2023

Seco Tools 3D manufacturing creates new opportunities Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, allows Seco Tools to create products that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to manufacture. The advantages include shorter lead times, improved tool life and increased sustainability.

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Fastener News Desk

MAY 1, 2024

Chair of the Institute for Supply Management ® (ISM ® ) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The Manufacturing PMI ® registered 49.2 Chair of the Institute for Supply Management ® (ISM ® ) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The Manufacturing PMI ® registered 49.2 Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M.,

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

MARCH 20, 2024

Small and medium-sized manufacturers with successful supply chains rely heavily on robust production planning. Optimizing the production plan, which takes into account the manufacturing process from raw materials to finished goods, can enhance a company’s operational efficiency, cost savings, and customer satisfaction.

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ATS

MAY 14, 2024

Share Uptime is a key performance indicator in manufacturing. Uptime is sometimes confused with availability, which can reduce visibility into manufacturing effectiveness. This blog was written to help manufacturers identify opportunities to improve machinery uptime. Contact us for more information.

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MRPEasy

JULY 18, 2022

Paperless manufacturing means managing, coordinating, and reporting production activities purely with digital solutions. A paperless factory typically sees benefits such as the elimination of non-value-added tasks, better traceability, optimized production scheduling, shorter lead times, etc. What is Paperless Manufacturing?

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The Fabricator

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Flexible metal folding equipment that form one unique sheet metal part after another open the door to kit-based manufacturing. When jobs flow as kits, work-in-process plummets, lead times shorten, and overall throughput can go through the roof.

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Fastener News Desk

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This has taken the form of long lead times, as well as stalling of production when parts needed for manufacturing fail. There is a potential solution, however: additive manufacturing. The nature of AM can shorten lead times, too. Sometimes these production delays can be in the range of months. Industry 4.0

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

AI-integrated quality control software allows manufacturers to measure the true quality of manufactured and purchased parts by identifying defects the human eye cannot see. Few technologies have transformed the manufacturing industry like ERP software. It can reduce inventory levels by up to 50%.

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E&T

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The survey, which was based on the responses of 220 manufacturing firms, also found that selling price inflation is expected to accelerate slightly in the next three months although below the record high reached earlier this year. Compared to previous years, companies faced tougher conditions in 2022 in both domestic and export markets.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 22, 2023

A global medical device manufacturer recently participated in a study with Mantle Inc. For many medical parts, the production materials and the production manufacturing process must be used during prototyping and testing to ensure safety and performance. Picture of the assembled mold (left) and molded part (right).

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i4.0 today

JUNE 19, 2023

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today announced that its polymer pellet-extrusion additive manufacturing (AM) system is being used by Duo Form, a leader in thermoforming for wide-ranging industries, to advance its production processes. The turnaround time for parts, molds, and formed parts has put us leaps and bounds above our competition.”

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Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Ontario — The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced an investment of nearly $4 million for Rex Power Magnetics, a family-owned transformer design and manufacturing company used in the generation, storage, and transmission of electricity for schools, homes, hospitals, businesses, and more.

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MEM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In the rapidly evolving landscape of manufacturing, the spotlight shines brightly on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the catalyst behind a transformative wave. AI is revolutionizing processes, enhancing efficiency, and propelling manufacturing into a future brimming with possibilities. The result?

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

At its recently held monozukuri (‘the art of making things’) workshop, Kazuaki Shingo, chief production officer Toyota Motor Corporation, explained the transformative approach to car-making the company is taking by leveraging Toyota’s unique human-centred approach to manufacturing.

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AU Manufacturing

MAY 22, 2023

no-change mark for a second consecutive month amid sustained expansion in services activity as manufacturing output shrank for a sixth straight month. Meanwhile, Judo Bank Flash Australia Manufacturing PMI remained unchanged from April at 48.0 Australia’s manufacturing sector continues to slow in May and is on track for a soft landing.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 30, 2023

Global technology manufacturer GroundProbe , a member of the Orica Group , has opened the doors of its second manufacturing and assembly facility in Tucson, Arizona. SSR800 is the first radar to be manufactured in Tucson, according to the company.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

JULY 20, 2023

Motion leader Kollmorgen announces a new classification for select products that can be delivered within an accelerated timeframe

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 10, 2024

WILA, a global leader in producing tooling systems for sheet metals, proudly announces the relocation of its North American headquarters and the establishment of cutting-edge manufacturing facilities in Louisville, Kentucky. headquarters to Louisville and establish our North American manufacturing operations.

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The Caixin China General Manufacturing PMI has increased to 51.6 Also, new improvements were seen in purchasing activity and employment, while lead times reduced to the greatest extent in eight years and pressure on supply chains decreased. Optimism continued to improve among manufacturers in February.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face the same labor shortages, rising operational costs, and lead- time pressure as the world’s largest companies. Automating processes like welding, palletizing, or CNC machining can deliver similar productivity gains to global manufacturers and job shops alike.

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Marshall Wolf Automation

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The manufacturer was talking to Tim Springer in our technical support about how he can regulate the internal temperature of the product while it’s in process of dehydrating the food. The original controller they were using was a long lead time and we came up with an alternative solution to get them back up and running!

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Orbital wrapper manufacturer TAB Industries, LLC, Reading, Pa. The TAB Wrapper Tornado Standard model is designed and manufactured at the company’s Reading, Pa. www.tabwrapper.com Subscribe to learn the latest in manufacturing. www.tabwrapper.com ), has introduced a Quick Ship Program.

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Fastener News Desk

APRIL 3, 2023

Chair of the Institute for Supply Management ® (ISM ® ) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The March Manufacturing PMI ® registered 46.3 Chair of the Institute for Supply Management ® (ISM ® ) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The March Manufacturing PMI ® registered 46.3 percent, 1.4

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 6, 2023

The February Manufacturing PMI in the United States of America has registered 47.7 per cent recorded in January, according to the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Report On Business. The post US Manufacturing PMI inched up to 47.7% per cent, 0.3 per cent is 0.4

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