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Cross Training, In-House Capabilities and Collaborative Design Move Helm Tool Forward

Mold Making Technology

For example, purchasing our five-axis machine eliminated the bottlenecks we had from outsourcing our mold base work. Purchasing a large surface grinder solved another bottleneck area, as it allowed us to do grinding ourselves and shortened lead times. 2) Custom molding.

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Learning From Additive Manufacturing Qualification In The United States Marine Corps 

Additive Manufacturing

The DoD has high interest to make more 3D printed parts, primarily due to the supply chain issues that have become a major bottleneck,” Bredael said. Gary Bredael, Director of AM at the Hartech Group, has expressed the value of a data package for 3D printed parts. This enables them to print spares on-demand instead of relying on the OEM.”

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Machine Data Collection in Manufacturing

ATS

This can mean focusing on downtime reduction, maintenance cost savings or bottleneck utilization improvement. It may be on PLCs, in the Quality Management System [QMS] or in the ERP system.) This is especially important at the bottleneck process.

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Building an Integrated, End-to-End R&D and Manufacturing Service Platform with Innovative R&D and High-end Preparation Technologies

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

This model breaks down the traditional barriers supplier-segmented drug development stages, significantly reducing communication costs and preventing information bottlenecks. These measures greatly improves project management efficiency and improve flexibility in mitigating potential risks.