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Transforming Tool Management: SupplyPoint’s Pioneering Solutions

Dinesh Mishra

Trends Driving Demand for Intelligent Tool Management The demand for precision, cost optimization, and agility in manufacturing processes has driven the adoption of intelligent tool management solutions. The aerospace, automotive, and medical sectors, with their stringent quality requirements, are major adopters of systems like SupplyPoints.

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Facilitating Lean Manufacturing Through Modularity

Modern Machine Shop

Rather than design its custom machines from the ground up for each job, the company estimates that it uses 90% stock modules, with the final 10% making up the customizations that determine whether a machine is suited to a complicated aerospace project, an energy application or another high-demand area.

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TURN UP: Larger, Lighter Additive Parts

Additive Manufacturing

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.

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Avoiding Data DOWNTIME: Applying Lean Principles to Data in Aerospace & Defense

iBASEt

Lean thinking applies to manufacturing and data. In aerospace & defense manufacturing, data is part of the product. If supply chain planning runs on outdated lead times, teams make the wrong calls. Just like materials must arrive on time, data must move at the speed of operations.