Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Aerospace companies have used AM to create lightweight and intricate parts, reducing costs and improving fuel efficiency on the way. In healthcare, AM has been instrumental in producing personalised implants and prosthetics, leading to better patient outcomes. However, it’s not just about size.

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Additive manufacturing Manufacturing Supply Chain Prototype  97

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Tesla replaced traditionally-manufactured spot welding shanks with components made on the premises on Markforged printers, reducing lead times and slashing the cost of each shank from $4,000 to $400. Unfortunately, JIT simply cannot function in a world where prompt, reliable import/export logistics no longer exist.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing 3D printing Supply Chain Prototype  98

Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Copilot offers real-time updates and enables informed choices. The functionality is available in connection to the next versions of the CAD/CAM solutions: Cimatron for die and mold, GibbsCAM for advanced machining and SigmaNEST for sheet metal fabrication. This is the first step in the AI roadmap to enhance the customer experience.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Robotics Robotics Bottleneck 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Those tools are making large-scale mold production, part machining, and process automation accessible to the broader aerospace, marine, and other industry sectors. Engineers from aerospace and other large-part sectors come to Ingersoll Machine Tools to collaborate on breakthroughs in additive and subtractive manufacturing.

3D printing 59

3D printing Aerospace Robotics Robotics 59

Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 22, 2023

This is a worldwide trend driven by several factors – labor shortage, increasing labor costs, the need for maximizing uptime, push for 24/7 machine availability and customers demanding shorter lead times. Manufacturers need to be more flexible and responsive than ever before.

Automation 98

Automation Manufacturing Robotics Robotics 98

Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Fast Heat by Spark Industries is highlighting the ReadyCobot, a collaborative robot solution enabling tool shops and molders to overcome labor shortages, improve quality and lead time, improve flexibility and ultimately reduce costs. New functionalities for changing requirements are said to supplement proven concepts.

Automation 98

Automation Cycle time Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Aerospace 98

AU Manufacturing

MARCH 30, 2023

? Aerospace company Sidus Space has recognised additive manufacturing’s capability as a highly effective tool to optimise weight in systems designed to reach space, with the development of a 3D-printed satellite set to launch in 2023. To be fit for launch in 2023, the satellite, dubbed as LizzieSat, cannot weigh more than 100 kilograms.

3D printing 52

3D printing Supply Chain Aerospace Fit 52

Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 11, 2023

Total cycle time for the canister parts is now about an hour, while order lead times and scrap rates are reduced by eliminating additional machining operations, and cutting out the now unneeded outsourced and internal processes such as tumble finishing and rinsing. . This set of aerospace parts is set up in a Doosan DNM 4500S.

Bottleneck 98

Bottleneck Aerospace Cycle time Robotics 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This capability has become increasingly important, especially in times of supply chain disruptions, as it reduces lead times and ensures uninterrupted production. By utilising both metal and advanced composites, manufacturers can create strong, accurate parts with exceptional durability.

Additive manufacturing 98

Additive manufacturing 3D printing Manufacturing Supply Chain 98

AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Tesla replaced traditionally-manufactured spot welding shanks with components made on the premises on Markforged printers, reducing lead times and slashing the cost of each shank from $4,000 to $400. Unfortunately, JIT simply cannot function in a world where prompt, reliable import/export logistics no longer exist.

Supply Chain 69

Supply Chain Manufacturing 3D printing Prototype  69

Additive Manufacturing

OCTOBER 19, 2022

One significant research initiative underway to develop these types of more fuel efficient air transport technologies for the earliest possible deployment is the European Commission and European aerospace industry-funded Clean Sky 2 Programme , now entering its final phase. [2] This creates long lead times and high costs.

Additive manufacturing 52

Additive manufacturing Aerospace Supply Chain Lead Time 52

Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Today, the shop primarily works on aerospace and defense parts, especially satellite structures and components. What’s more, this data entry took place five times a day, so the shop would lose 50 minutes of productivity every day — or about 10% of the productivity from a shift.

Revision control 105

Revision control Made-to-spec Process control Automation 105

ATS

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Examples of AI’s impact on ERP systems AI plays a pivotal role in changing and “evolving” how companies function. Sales & lead times AI lets ERP systems accurately predict demand and lead times based on data analysis. At the heart of this evolution is the integration of AI with ERP systems.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Supply Chain Lead Time 52

Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

market showed the fastest growth, said the report where the biggest areas of applications were prototyping, functional part manufacturing, and tooling, in that order. High-innovation industries like aerospace, space, and electronics are using and integrating this technology into their manufacturing processes. 34 million in 2022.

3D printing 52

3D printing Manufacturing Additive manufacturing Automotive 52

Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

It also reduced maintenance costs, tool costs (30-40%) and tooling lead times (20-30%). This is unfortunate since tool production — especially hard/metal tools — can have long lead times and add considerable cost to the bottom line. Photo Credit: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.

Composites 52

Composites 3D printing Cycle time Lead Time 52

Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

P and C also offers general contract machining, including emergency repairs, spare cores and cavities, jigs, fixtures, secondary operations and intricate aerospace parts. “P and C Tool was founded on the belief that there is a better way to build molds that provides quality tools with extremely short lead times.

Bottleneck 98

Bottleneck Aerospace Lead Time Form 98

Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

According to the company, complex parts, especially for medical, aerospace and automotive industries, typically have intricate details that are “difficult to fill,” largely resulting from said trapped gas getting in the way inside the mold cavity. Rotating Wire Function Cuts EDM Wire Consumption, Optimizes Mold Cutting Conditions.

3D printing 98

3D printing Cycle time Automation Additive manufacturing 98

Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 1, 2024

Among those are the company’s WorkPal 1, WorkPartner 1+, Transformer WorkMaster and Transformer 6-axis robot, all of which shorten lead times and maximize ROI. Attendees will see demonstrations including an aerospace hydraulic manifold milled from 4140 steel supported by hyper MILL CAM programming from OPEN MIND Technologies.

Aerospace 52

Aerospace Cycle time Automation Robotics 52

Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 10, 2024

Most mold customers hail from the automotive and consumer goods markets, but the company also makes tooling for the aerospace and medical segments. The company builds molds for customers in the automotive, consumer goods, aerospace,= and medical segments and also injection molds products for consumer goods.

Consumer Goods 52

Consumer Goods Lead Time Automotive Aerospace 52

ATS

JUNE 18, 2019

On the product front, new and improved materials will lead to lighter, stronger, longer-lasting, higher-performance products. In parallel, generative design and complex, high resolution simulations will result in products that function better and last longer, while eliminating prototyping and testing activities that slow development.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Supply Chain Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 15, 2025

The Copilot offers real-time updates and enables informed choices. The functionality is available in connection to the next versions of the CAD/CAM solutions: Cimatron for die and mold, GibbsCAM for advanced machining and SigmaNEST for sheet metal fabrication. This is the first step in the AI roadmap to enhance the customer experience.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Robotics Robotics Bottleneck 52

Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 18, 2024

Source | Alpine Advanced Materials Alpine Advanced Materials (Alpine), a custom-engineering and part manufacturer in industries like aerospace and defense , space and emerging transportation, leveraged a new prototyping process utilizing a dissolvable mold for high-performance injection molded composites.

3D printing 52

3D printing Rapid prototyping Prototype  Composites 52

Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

India is among the world’s biggest metal-cutting machine tools markets, with sectors like automotive, general engineering, energy, and aerospace being the major demand drivers. The slightest deviations in the shape, size, position, or surface texture of these components can impact the functionality and safety of the powertrain.

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Aerospace Automotive 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 19, 2023

The Sunrise IW 110-S hydraulic ironworker features a 110-ton punch and offers dual cylinder and dual operator functions. Trilogy Machinery was quoted up to 12 months lead time on servo motors, drivers and computer components. “We SweBend CNC Plate Roll; machine located in Milwaukee, Wis. Some of SweBend’s models come with CNCs.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Freight Bottleneck Form 52

Fastener News Desk

MAY 11, 2023

For instance, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan shut down electronics factories, and 2017’s Hurricane Harvey disrupted US oil refineries and petrochemical plants, ultimately leading to shortages of some plastics and resins critical to different industries. How do great supply chain organizations work?

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Value chain Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 23, 2023

Additionally, the robot’s NC Cooperation guidance function features a mobile display, voice operation, and provides notifications to enable efficient operation. government’s aerospace and defense needs with maintaining their compliance. The JobBOSS² ITAR solution is designed for users that assist manufacturers serving the U.S.

Additive manufacturing 98

Additive manufacturing Form Manufacturing Automation 98

Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 4, 2024

The ETC will present technologies aimed at tackling today’s most urgent manufacturing challenges, such as automation, additive manufacturing, reshoring, the increasing investment in aerospace and defense, and enhancing worker productivity.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain 3D printing Automation Robotics 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 19, 2025

It also provides significant advantages in terms of lead time, cost savings, and operational efficiency. Control Lead Times One of the most powerful reasons to modify a standard end mill is the reduced lead time. Your modified end mill starts with a standard to keep the lead time low and the quality high.

Lead Time 52

Lead Time Cycle time Prototype  Aerospace 52