E&T

MARCH 23, 2023

Industry leaders are using additively manufactured composites to improve responsiveness to rapidly shifting supply chains, simplify regulatory compliance, and push the boundaries of innovation - for an ever-growing range of prototyping, tooling and end-use applications. Download free whitepaper

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3D printing Aerospace Composites Prototype  59

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This capability has become increasingly important, especially in times of supply chain disruptions, as it reduces lead times and ensures uninterrupted production. This is just one of the reasons we regard our 3D printers as an important part of our supply chain.”

Additive manufacturing 98

Additive manufacturing 3D printing Manufacturing Supply Chain 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 11, 2023

However, the business was unable to produce the required result in the needed time frame using its existing equipment. Not only was machining expensive and unable to produce an accurate, fit- for-purpose part, the existing polymer 3D printer was not powerful enough to allow SQP to meet acceptable lead times: each cycle took nine hours.

3D printing 98

3D printing Composites Additive manufacturing Industry 4.0 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The move to in-house component manufacturing by firms is probably an attempt to better control the component supply chain and their total manufacturing costs,” explained Green. These tend to include processes such as laser cutting, folding and bending, general machining and finishing. David Green, CEO, Sevaan Group.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Supply Chain Sourcing Fit 98

Additive Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Nexa3D is a team of passionate additive manufacturing practitioners that are committed to digitizing the world’s supply chain sustainably. Nexa3D.com About Izhar Medalsy – Chief Technology Officer at NEXA3D – Digitizing the World Supply Chain. About Nexa3D .

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3D printing Supply Chain Additive manufacturing Fit 52

AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 14, 2023

It provides a comprehensive analysis of global manufacturing of clean energy technologies today – such as solar panels, wind turbines, EV batteries , electrolysers for hydrogen and heat pumps – and their supply chains around the world, as well as mapping out how they are likely to evolve as the clean energy transition advances in the years ahead.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Manufacturing Lead Time Fit 52

Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 2, 2024

The moldmaking and plastics industry faces an unprecedented labor crunch exacerbated by a fragile international supply chain and rapidly growing domestic demand. With reshoring on the rise, the issue of tooling lead times and costs has reached a critical point. Photo Credit: Nicolet Plastics 3.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 10, 2022

While companies are struggling with supply chain difficulties, IMCO Software comes to market with a solution that helps you predict and forecast needs for the present and future. The PLan360 Software also provides a Best Fit model among 20 predicted models simplifying the analysis and removing the opportunity for human error. .

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Supply Chain Fit Lead Time Sourcing 40

Additive Manufacturing

DECEMBER 7, 2022

is to leverage additive manufacturing to reduce maintenance cycle times, curb supply chain backlogs, and place manufacturing capabilities at or near the point of need. 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.

Additive manufacturing 98

Additive manufacturing 3D printing Manufacturing Supply Chain 98

Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2023

Jeremy Michael, Global Director of Product Management : At that time we were building, I want to say 30 different machine models in Taiwan. I almost ran my car off the road, when you look at the supply chain, and be able to say, hey, each region, every country in the world today, we need to make sure that we secure our own interests.

Made-to-spec 98

Made-to-spec Supply Chain Logistics Manufacturing 98

AU Manufacturing

MARCH 30, 2023

To be fit for launch in 2023, the satellite, dubbed as LizzieSat, cannot weigh more than 100 kilograms. To manufacture parts that are comparable in strength to metal while also reducing weight and lead time, the team leveraged 3D printing on Markforged ’s Digital Forge Platform.

3D printing 52

3D printing Supply Chain Aerospace Fit 52

Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Integrating automation and control devices and systems improves Smart Manufacturing and can improve connections with higher-level systems helping supply chain integration. Supply chains, including those for automation and controls, are built over time and often involve long lead times and expand over wide geographies.

Smart manufacturing 52

Smart manufacturing Manufacturing Supply Chain Automation 52

Automation Mag

DECEMBER 2, 2024

HL: When it comes to digital transformation, there’s no ‘one-size fits all’ solution and data is no exception. While in manufacturing we are looking at a high level of operational, supply chain and customer/market data, the most valuable type of data will depend on the situation of a particular manufacturer.

Manufacturing 62

Manufacturing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Supply Chain Automation 62

Mold Making Technology

JULY 25, 2023

This presentation will share how one company leverages custom digital workflow strategies to improve lead times and reduce costly errors. Yet, over the last decade, these tools have dynamically evolved and unlocked new capabilities and productivity gains enabling designs to be more complex and data-driven.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) 52

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Artificial Intelligence Supply Chain Fit 52

Fastener News Desk

MARCH 2, 2023

” ” ISC President, Cathy Friedmann, who will continue to lead ISC, added that “This combination of our two companies is such a great fit; it gives us the platform to grow beyond what we ever previously imagined. To learn more, please explore www.inventorysales.com.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Automotive Fit Lead Time 52

Control Engineering

AUGUST 14, 2022

Whether it’s combating supply chain instability, labor shortages, lead times, or seamless integration, the right industrial enclosure solution is the heart of your automation system, and manufacturers need industrial cabinets that help them overcome these challenges.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Electronics Automation Beverage 52

ATS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Trends and technologies such as microfactories, automation, on-demand production, and more are creating a new reality where local and onshore manufacturing can fit into the overall logistics puzzle along with offshore applications to maximize flexibility, resiliency and profitability. This strategy is no longer viable or profitable.

Manufacturing 52

Manufacturing Supply Chain Automation Robotics 52

Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Emerging entrepreneurs need to run a lot leaner in the early days considering the long lead time to get to market. We can fit around 25 businesses at a time at Space Tank and help them grow. Australia’s geographic isolation from international markets, relatively small population and high labour rates are against them.

3D printing 98

3D printing Prototype  Advanced manufacturing Manufacturing 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 16, 2023

ActionLaser created the MeltFilter discs to fit Erema Plastic, the global industry-leader in polymer and plastic recycling machines. The company was and remains the pioneer in laser drilling technology and manufactures filtration for industries including sugar, mining, chemical and plastic recycling.

Advanced manufacturing 98

Advanced manufacturing Manufacturing Lead Time Supply Chain 98

Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Blanket grinding comparison table Recent events have applied extreme pressure to supply chains, with labor and raw material shortages, freight delays and increased energy costs.

Automation 52

Automation Robotics Robotics Freight 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 26, 2023

Recent events have applied extreme pressure to supply chains, with labor and raw material shortages, freight delays and increased energy costs. Utilizing ANCA’s robot automation solution for blanket grinding.

Automation 52

Automation Robotics Robotics Freight 52

Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As a market leader in automation and information solutions for more than 30 years, Eosys has staked our reputation on a commitment to each customer’s success, taking their processes and integrating automation and controls that fit. Eosys successfully executed the project, adapting the design in progress to address supply chain challenges.

Beverage 52

Beverage Supply Chain Automation Manufacturing 52

Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 19, 2023

Synergy’s delivery times are still a few months, and Trilogy Machinery does have some of those machines in stock. Supply Chain Satisfaction Trilogy Machinery carries SweBend machinery which includes angle and plate bending rolls, and rolling machines that bend and curve, and create angles, profiles, flat bar and flat plate.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Bottleneck Freight Form 52

Control Engineering

AUGUST 28, 2023

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. The change reduces Festo part numbers from 24 to 8.

Automation 52

Automation Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Supply Chain Assembly Line 52

ATS

MAY 14, 2024

Downtime refers to any time when production equipment is not available to run, but there is work for it to do. It is not the same as idle time, which is when there is no work for the equipment or line to do. Machine downtime gives supervisors and managers fits because it reduces available capacity.

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) 52

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Manufacturing Supply Chain Fit 52

Dinesh Mishra

OCTOBER 11, 2024

For example, the US and Japanese machine tool industries have seen varying levels of demand, which can impact the global supply chain and market dynamics. Our systems include real-time production monitoring, energy management, and predictive maintenance, which help in optimizing machine efficiency and reducing downtime.

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Supply Chain Smart manufacturing 52

Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 26, 2022

I have 20 years distribution experience working in food and CPG and other large challenging supply chains. It has been a rough several years in the supply chain and I’m able to bring in a different view. How we are going manage the investment given the challenges in the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Bill of Materials Sourcing Manufacturing 52

Mold Making Technology

APRIL 2, 2025

Provides mold validation at its Dynamic Development Center, featuring eight injection molding machines up to 900 tons Integrated rail-mounted robotics automate machining for hard steel cutting, graphite cutting and sinker EDM operations Kenmold North America A full-service manufacturer of injection molds, molded components and HDPE pipe fittings, serving (..)

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Automation Aerospace Consumer Goods 52

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Like many Australian innovators, Monitum faced the challenge of being constrained by reliance on overseas manufacturers and supply chains, with sometimes months of lead time to receive a part from across the world. They’re a fantastic fit for our business,” Hellen noted. The evolution of Industry 4.0

Automation 98

Automation Supply Chain Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 98

Mold Making Technology

MARCH 12, 2023

Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, brings partners across the supply chain together, bringing energy and excitement to the show floor. Supplying major automobile manufacturers across North America and supporting the molding for some of the longest-running models, U.S.-based Minco builds molds in the U.S.,

3D printing 98

3D printing Automation Supply Chain Manufacturing 98

E&T

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The supply-chain crunch of the past year quickly became so bad that some firms even bought other companies’ appliances to strip them for the specialised semiconductor components they contained. That could lead to deeper changes in the way companies approach their supply chain. The core problem is time.

Supply Chain 92

Supply Chain Electronics Benchmarking Sourcing 92

Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

Eventually, these hairpins need to fit into the exact grooves punched or cut into the stator stack sheets. Ltd: The major challenge right now is to set right the supply chain as this has been disrupted since the onset of Covid. The bigger challenge is getting the electrical/electronic parts on time.

Industry 4.0 52

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Aerospace Automotive 52

Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 6, 2023

We are telling different stories about companies that have made choices to locate manufacturing in the United States, or keep manufacturing in the US and Starrett fits that second category. And you saw a lot of that happened during the pandemic, we had supply chain issues, and we had suppliers going out of business.

Manufacturing 97

Manufacturing Supply Chain 3D printing Fit 97

SMMT

JULY 6, 2023

With secure parking for customers, the Warrington site’s fully-equipped nine-bay workshop includes inspection bays with the latest MOT standard equipment, featuring brake testers, shaker plates and headlamp alignment, and is fitted out with the latest diagnostic equipment.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Fit Lead Time Sourcing 52

Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

So far, we've heard from people whose motivations range from what we might call economic patriotism, to supply chain concerns, to negative experiences manufacturing in lower cost countries. The lead times were incredibly long, the pricing was not anywhere near what we could sustain. But it's very inflexible.

Robotics 40

Robotics Robotics Supply Chain Automation 40