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Speaker: Karan Talati: CEO and Co-Founder of First Resonance
The rules of manufacturing are shifting—are you ready? Tariffs, automation, and supply chain disruptions are forcing manufacturers to adapt fast or fall behind. Join Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance and former SpaceX Manufacturing Engineer, in this on-demand webinar to learn how leading manufacturers are: Navigating tariffs with data-driven supply chain strategies Leveraging automation and AI to eliminate bottlenecks Building resilience with predictive supplier management Adapting flexible s
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Novolex Holdings Inc. recycles high density polyethylene in North Vernon, Ind., and plenty of it.
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Over the last two years, some industry pundits suggested that steel prices would never reach the levels seen before the pandemic. Guess where steel prices might be headed?
HARTING Mexico Manufacturing announced the expansion of its manufacturing facility with an inaugural ribbon-cutting event. HARTING Technology Group COO Andreas Conrad, HARTING Americas CEO Jon DeSouza, and HARTING Americas COO Florian Stuetzel hosted the ceremony on behalf of the global company. The event also included a virtual address from HARTING Technology Group’s Chairman of the… The post HARTING Mexico Manufacturing inaugurates new building to accommodate growth appeared first
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Thanks to decades of business experience and a reliable software partner since day one, high-precision component manufacturer MPW Precision has found a fast route to success. About MPW Precision After a German industrial organisation successfully acquired their previous long-standing manufacturing enterprise in 2017, entrepreneurs Maurice and Paul Watson promptly decided to go at it again […].
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The third day of my 25 th Automation Fair by Rockwell Automation experience is winding up. I have many notes to sort through. New products. New initiatives. Many new people; many familiar people. Many of my media colleagues are in San Francisco rather than Chicago. That company pays expenses. I’m keeping my expenses minor here. Some initial key thoughts about this 31st edition of Automation Fair by Rockwell Automation: Emphasis on partners working together.
3D Systems announced a strategic partnership with Wematter, a Swedish 3D printer manufacturer, that will broaden 3D Systems’ Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) portfolio. Wematter designed and introduced the Wematter Gravity in 2020 which brought an affordable, turnkey SLS solution to the market in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. Through this partnership, 3D […].
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Several times each week new (to me) cybersecurity companies find me. This through a PR professional I’ve known for maybe 20 years who picked up a new client. Mission Secure specializes in operation technology and industrial control system (OT / ICS) systems. I’ve not heard from them previously (at least, I’ve never written about them here). Mission Secure announced the release of its Sentinel 5.0 platform Nov. 1, a milestone in enabling Zero Trust security architectures for critical infrastructu
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Photo Credit: iStock. Argolytics , maker of Trendable software solutions for quality control, announces a new partnership with CFA Solutions , makers of the non-conformance tracking and reporting software 80/20 Quality. The new agreement integrates the two software programs such that the transition from recording inspection measurements to reporting defects is seamless, according to the partners.
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