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3D Printed Metals are Boosting Sustainability at Scale

Fabricating & Metal Work

With recent climate summits such as Cop26 and Cop27, and the ongoing Paris Agreement providing the framework for ambitious climate goals, manufacturers are also accepting responsibility and placing increased emphasis on the importance of reducing their carbon emissions.

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Metals Industry Digital Transformation and Why to Embrace it

ATS

Greater integration and insight in supply chain and inventory functions. Metal fabrication industry trends in digital transformation include the following use cases: Additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Lean manufacturing. Access to performance alerts and equipment controls remotely, from anywhere.

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Effectiveness vs. Efficiency in Manufacturing

ATS

Strategies for improving efficiency Engineers often look for and make improvements in manufacturing efficiency in response to a problem, a request, or new information or equipment becoming available. Lean seeks to eliminate all forms of waste. 3D printing is an example of such a technology.)

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TURN UP: Larger, Lighter Additive Parts

Additive Manufacturing

This also included the design and production of coupons and critical parts, validation and qualification, and the final delivery of the full-sized metal 3D-printed casing. There was a lot of ingenuity” he added.