i4.0 today

JUNE 19, 2023

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) today announced that its polymer pellet-extrusion additive manufacturing (AM) system is being used by Duo Form, a leader in thermoforming for wide-ranging industries, to advance its production processes. The turnaround time for parts, molds, and formed parts has put us leaps and bounds above our competition.”

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Plastic thermoforming companies like Duo Form have discovered how to leverage large-format extrusion 3D printing using low-cost plastic pellets to gain a competitive edge. They are producing medium-to-large-sized thermoforming moulds in less than half the time, and at a fraction of the cost compared to traditional mould-making methods.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 31, 2025

Were even looking into integrating other forms of automation. The next thing to tackle will be our delivery performance, as short lead times and on-time delivery are our customers top priorities, concluded Faller. Everyones talking about AI, which is challenging in our field, but its something were exploring.

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AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 23, 2023

Local manufacturing business Katherine Joinery will now begin offering stainless-steel forming and laser-cutting services to its customers in the Big Rivers region in the Northern Territory.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 29, 2024

The market study outlines specific benefits the semiconductor value chain provides to AM, including reduced lead times, reduced parts, and thermal management, packaging and more. The research report titled ‘3D Printing for Semiconductors: Market Opportunity Brief’ is from Additive Manufacturing Research (AM Research).

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Lead times continued to drop in December, with only 9% of metalforming companies reporting an increase in lead times (compared to 11% in November). PMA, through its One Voice team in Washington, D.C., Its more than 900 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry.

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ATS

JANUARY 8, 2025

Inventory levels will be set based on criteria such as cost, lead time/availability and importance to production. CMMS comparison: choosing the right software CMMS software takes many forms and ranges from simple and inexpensive packages for very small shops to sophisticated products intended for large, multisite manufacturers.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 23, 2023

The advantages include shorter lead times, improved tool life and increased sustainability. With AM technology, coolant can be guided to locations that would otherwise have been impossible,” explains Ingemar Bite, R&D Specialist at Seco Tools, who also believes that AM technology is helping to shorten lead times. “AM

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Canadian Manufacturing

JUNE 14, 2023

The advantage for medical OEMs is a significant reduction in product development lead-time, and a reduced time to market and overall risk, while leveraging the most recent manufacturing innovations.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

APRIL 12, 2023

Flamma USA re-commissioned the HPAPI suite to provide a viable alternative for customers seeking the development of early-stage HPAPIs to address the lengthy lead times by other vendors.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 3, 2024

“This new equipment will mean CSF can significantly increase capacity in its blast and paint facility, reducing blasting times by 67 per cent in the first year, and enabling the business to take on a greater volume of work, and reducing lead times for customer,” said Butcher.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 6, 2025

” These companies and their support network form a manufacturing ecosystem, but many of these companies specialize in metal, not plastic. . “Connecticut has a long history of manufacturing and machine shops,” Nancy says. “We have Pratt and Whitney here. We have Sikorsky. We have Electric Boat General Dynamics.”

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Carbide , a manufacturer and global supplier of carbide blanks and pre-forms, offers its HB-3 grade, a submicron carbide specially designed for use in cutting tools for highly abrasive machining applications and wear components. It can be applied for use in drills and reamers, form tools, end mills, and other solid carbide cutters.

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The Fabricator

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Flexible metal folding equipment that form one unique sheet metal part after another open the door to kit-based manufacturing. When jobs flow as kits, work-in-process plummets, lead times shorten, and overall throughput can go through the roof.

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ATS

DECEMBER 18, 2024

It can spot consumption trends and patterns (seasonality, for example), reduce obsolescence by improving linkages between machinery and spare parts , and address supply chain challenges like extended lead times.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 13, 2023

Here’s a look back at some AM technologies that used raw materials to build a plastic-forming core or cavity insert in a mold. At the same time, DTM launched its RapidSteel material, a steel and copper matrix sintered to form a complete insert. Speed was the focus of this technology for those willing to pay a premium.

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 23, 2024

This tooling often takes the form of large aluminum plates with features such as grooves, notches and chamfers machined into the surface. “Tooling lead times were exorbitant,” he explains. “I penciled it out and went to our president at the time,” Koch says.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 30, 2023

What follows are reflections off of many of those facets, in the form of several different observations and thoughts: 1. The various savings from having manufacturing close — reductions in shipping cost, warehousing cost, lead time and supply chain risk, among others — likely sum to a value beyond 20% of the unit price.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 18, 2024

Working with colleagues at parent company, Precinmac , the company has formed cross-functional workgroup teams to look at different parts of their business to find solutions for how digitalization and AI tools can improve not just their actual machining, but also communication and training. “So that was our starting line.

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ATS

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This is why manufacturers need to focus on tracking these metrics such as lead time, on-time delivery rates and work-in-progress levels. Even once the solution is implemented, these KPIs need to be studied continuously to make sure the problem doesn’t re-emerge or evolve into other issues elsewhere.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 7, 2025

It gives us more control of lead times. We have great vendors, but we had an opportunity to take a little more control of the lead time. These are made with spin forming. We work with several spin-forming suppliers. That's important. We brought in the machine shop about six, seven years ago, in 2018.

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ATS

MARCH 25, 2025

This means providing lead time whenever possible about major repairs and keeping teams up to date about the status of unexpected maintenance tasks driven by predictive analytics. Leaders must find and maintain the balance between whats needed and whats available to maximize repair ROI.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 15, 2024

Weiler Abrasives has launched its new Precision Express program that cuts lead times for gear grinding wheels from months to days. We know not having the right gear grinding wheel can lead to extensive lead times, quality issues and idle machines.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

and world leader in nitrogen gas systems for metal forming operations, recently announced the upgrade of its Brecksville facility with two new machine tools to provide faster and more diverse gas spring solutions. Other benefits of these machines include: Up to 20% reduction in cycle time. Hyson, a business of Barnes Group Inc.,

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 3, 2025

Another additive innovation highlighted on the show floor was found at Mantle ’s booth and it comes in the form of a software upgrade. The company announced innovative toolpath strategies that it says will decrease print times for tool inserts by up to 20%, while improving surface finish on downfacing surfaces.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 3, 2023

The shops we’ve honored have gone that extra mile, completing the main entry form fully and with detail, plus a step beyond that. They have included PowerPoint presentations, photographs, employee input and videos with the form. They have also expressed very clearly their passion for their work and a desire to WIN!

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Applications include: prototype to production molds, forming tools, clamp plates, ejector plates, fixtures, robotics, medical equipment, electronics, semi-conductor components, patterns, vacuum tables, router tables, heating and cooling platens and other critical industry applications. This enables both lead time and cost savings.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 15, 2022

Disrupted supply chains and geopolitical situations are leading to longer lead times for parts and raw elements, costing companies time and money. Global challenges facing manufacturers don’t seem to be easing, which is opening the door for Titomic to partner with more manufacturers. A world first facility.

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CMTC Manufacturing Tech

JUNE 15, 2023

Some notable benefits of strong relationships include: Assurance of supply – A trustworthy supplier can ensure you have the right inventory at the right time. Working closely with suppliers enables you to avoid stockouts, manage lead times, and ultimately maintain a consistent flow of essential materials.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 16, 2023

Total lead time for the part decreased from 6-8 weeks to less than two weeks. Stretch form production tool. A collaborative effort between Spirit AeroSystems, Thermwood and Techmer PM produced what is believed to be the largest stretch form tool ever 3D printed, measuring 6.5' ' wide × 15' long.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 14, 2023

Phase 3D technology adds height mapping, a form of topographic layer data, and Sigma Additive Solutions provides thermal data from the melt pool, the area of the melted material during the metal 3D printing process. Materialise collaborated with Phase 3D and Sigma Additive Solutions, Inc.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As an example we also have a Rittal Perforex machine onsitewhich will enable us to respond to the market quickly, reduce lead times and all with local and Australia built content in our projects,” he said. David Hegarty, CEO, APS Industrial spoke about the thinking behind this large investment in its facility.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 7, 2023

Manufacturers can reduce lead times, enhance quality control, and better serve local markets by bringing production closer to home or regionalising operations. We expect electricity prices to rise in the medium term as the costs of the energy transition are passed on to consumers in one form or another.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

It can be applied for use in drills and reamers, form tools, end mills and other solid-carbide cutters. Carbide manufacturing process ensures reliable performance and prompt lead times across a variety of blank configurations.”

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Local Australian manufacturing will also help reduce current ACBs product availability lead times by as much as 50 per cent and increase the footprint of locally manufactured systems. One of the biggest challenges to the growth of our industries over the last few years has been global supply chain issues.

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Fastener News Desk

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

This has taken the form of long lead times, as well as stalling of production when parts needed for manufacturing fail. The nature of AM can shorten lead times, too. By Clare Scott A supply chain crisis has been affecting the world in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Siemens has been supporting the industries and creating the infrastructure forming the backbone of America’s economy for more than 160 years, with 40,000 employees, 17,000 suppliers, and customers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. In fiscal 2020, Siemens Group USA generated revenue of nearly $20 billion.

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