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Inventory management key to maintaining a competitive edge

Manufacturer's Monthly

Image: /stock.adobe.com For Australia’s discrete manufacturers, inventory management is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of production processes, maintaining product quality, and achieving sustainable growth. Efficient inventory management helps manufacturers save resources, cut costs, and avoid disruptions.

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The Benefits of Early Engineering Involvement in an Automotive Build

MEM

The Benefits of Early Engineering Involvement in an Automotive Build : Manufacturers are increasingly looking to find innovative and forward-thinking ideas to combat the challenge of remaining competitive whilst still reducing costs, maybe the biggest challenge they face today.

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Benefits of Early Engineering Involvement in an Automotive Build

MEM

The Benefits of Early Engineering Involvement in an Automotive Build Manufacturers are increasingly looking to find innovative and forward-thinking ideas to combat the challenge of remaining competitive whilst still reducing costs, maybe the biggest challenge they face today.

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The electric steel dilemma and its impact on motor vendors

Control Engineering

Historically, vendors like ABB, WEG, Siemens and Nidec have had minimal difficulty securing supply of key raw materials used in the manufacturing of their motors. Electric steel is used heavily in the manufacturing of electric motors. The material is key to producing the electromagnetic field used to turn the rotor.

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Create the Shop Floor You Always Wanted with ERP

Fabricating & Metal Work

The world of modern manufacturing holds no room for error. It relies on having the right building blocks, technology, and ERP partner to reimagine your business, starting with a better manufacturing shop floor. If you’re ready to take your manufacturing shop floor to the next level, here’s where to begin.

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Embrace Disruption: The Supply Chain

Fabricating & Metal Work

The ultimate manufacturing supply chain disruptor was the arrival of the global pandemic of 2020, which is still affecting the timely delivery of products, noted Leigh Chesley the Chief Customer Officer of Longbow Advantage Inc. Delivering components and parts to customers in a timely manner is more critical than ever.

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Five advances in motion control, communications, design to ease automation use

Control Engineering

A new Festo family of multi-protocol servo drives provides original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with productivity and cost advantages with less inventory, by preventing supply chain issues and working smarter with this family of servo drives. Previously, 10 to 15 days were required; time is 20 minutes by using the Handling Guide Online.