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Building the next generation of sovereign defence vessels

Manufacturer's Monthly

It started out as building fishing vessels and has grown from there into building fast ferries, and then into the defence market, said head of supply chain at Austal, Brent Carey. I think what we do differently is we dont have a product that we try and fit customers into. We provide customised solutions.

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Faster Programming and Training Helps Automotive Shop Thrive

Modern Machine Shop

Speedway Motors CNC Mill Team Lead Landon Rayburn says this program is particularly helpful due to bite-sized lessons machinists can fit into small gaps of downtime during the day. based supply chains.

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Comment: Why technological transformation matters in manufacturing

E&T

The nature of the factory floor and supply chains continues to evolve, hailing a new era of efficiency and agility driven by automation, data analytics, and interconnected systems. Innovative technologies have the potential to revolutionise every aspect of the value chain.

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Across the enterprise: Digital transformation trends shaping Canadian manufacturing

Automation Mag

And global supply chain bottlenecks seem to be easing. projects fit in? And, when our client approaches the vendor with updated license counts, it’ll use pricing benchmarks to try to negotiate more favourable rates. We’re squarely into 2023 and are slowly putting a few major shocks behind us.

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The Positive Impacts of Blockchain in the Manufacturing Industry

ATS

Blockchain in the manufacturing industry, for example, offers numerous benefits, from supply chain monitoring to track and trace applications and beyond. With its distributed, decentralized nature, the chain is visible to both the supplier and the purchaser, helping to create natural efficiencies in ordering.

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Is Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing working for you?

Control Engineering

These allow companies to benchmark performances against industry standards and best practices, often times including a holistic evaluation of the company. These gains are all publicized and can be used as a benchmark for realistic KPI improvements. such as Acatech’s Industry 4.0 initiatives to measure progress. Industry 4.0

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Charging an EV from pole to pole

E&T

In exploration terms, such journeys would normally barely register with purists who still rate Sir Ranulph Fiennes’ 1979-82 Transglobe longitudinal circumnavigation as the benchmark. Image credit: Pole to pole EV By his own admission Ramsey doesn’t fit the stereotype of the eco warrior.