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Do or Do Not, There is No Try to 3D Print

Additive Manufacturing

When it comes to 3D printing, there’s a lot of advice floating in the ether regarding best approaches to new projects. Well, 3D printing is 3D printing. Besides, calling a product “3D printed” is sexy. but, rather, stems from a manufacturing problem that requires a solution.

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Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism & Enterprise to Provide Opening Address and Keynote Speech at Scotland’s Premier Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition

i4.0 today

The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition , which is being held at the SEC Glasgow on the 13 th October 2022, will serve as a national forum for manufacturers and operators involved throughout the associated supply chains from across Scotland to gather to discuss pressing issues facing the industry.

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3D Printing in Medical Devices: Leveraging a Digital Manufacturing Partner

iBASEt

When you think of a hospital printing organ implants and creating custom joint replacements in a matter of hours, you might be picturing a scene decades from now. Thanks to 3D printing, that reality is only a handful of years away. This is just one example of the potential impact of 3D printing.

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Protecting the digital manufacturing supply chain while promoting innovation

Control Engineering

Manufacturing Supply Chain Insights. Manufacturing is the No. Many small and midsized manufacturers assume their limited profile shields them from being targeted in cyberattacks, the opposite is often true thanks to the supply chain. defense industrial base and supply chain.

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Materialise Makes CO-AM the Most Secure Platform for Distributed Manufacturing with Acquisition of Identify3D

Additive Manufacturing

Leuven (Belgium) / September 7, 2022 — Materialise has acquired Identify3D, a company that develops software to encrypt, distribute and trace the flow of digital parts across complex supply chains. This acquisition allows manufacturers to secure the flow of digital parts and maintain a competitive advantage.”.

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3D Printed Metals are Boosting Sustainability at Scale

Fabricating & Metal Work

Manufacturers are under increasing pressure to produce and distribute products more sustainably and so are looking at ways to bring down the carbon emissions of the supply chain. With new approaches to design and digital manufacturing, businesses can seek dramatic improvements, rather than incremental savings.

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How Additive Manufacturing Can Help Fix the Supply Chain

Fastener News Desk

By Clare Scott A supply chain crisis has been affecting the world in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. This has taken the form of long lead times, as well as stalling of production when parts needed for manufacturing fail. AM makes the supply chain independent from consumer demand and reduces waste.