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PI expands for higher electronics manufacturing capacities, shorter lead times

Motion Control Tips

The expansion will enable […] The post PI expands for higher electronics manufacturing capacities, shorter lead times appeared first on Motion Control Tips. With investments of around $2.3M For 2025, another investment of $2M has been approved.

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How to Reduce Lead Times in Your Supply Chain?

MRPEasy

Reducing lead times is crucial for manufacturers, especially with rising customer expectations and tough competition. This article discusses how to reduce your lead times through better supply chain planning, streamlined production, and improved vendor management. What is lead time?

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Machine Tool Drawbar Made With Additive Manufacturing Saves DMG MORI 90% Lead Time and 67% CO2 Emission

Modern Machine Shop

At the heart of the milling spindle of a CNC machine tool is a vital yet simple component with an outsized effect on the lead time and environmental impact of the spindle’s production. The lead time for this sequence, most notably for the chrome plating and transportation to and from this supplier, summed to 14 days.

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EOS Helps Manufacturer Atlas Copco Cut Costs By 30%, Lead Times By 90% and Win New Business with the EOS P 396 Solution

i4.0 today

EOS , a leading supplier of industrial 3D printing solutions, has today announced the successes of its project with customer Atlas Copco. By transitioning to in-house polymer-based Additive Manufacturing (AM) with EOS technology, Atlas Copco has cut production costs by 30% and lead times by 92%.

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Beckhoff Slashes Lead Times Through Strategic Warehouse Investments

Fabricating & Metal Work

With this and other strategic investments, we have returned to pre-pandemic lead times, which is a game-changer for customers across industries. The upgrades at Beckhoff USA coincide with the company’s comprehensive manufacturing and logistics efforts around the globe.

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Emerson SolaHD Industrial Rack Mount On-Line UPS Improves User Interface and Lead Time

i4.0 today

State-of-the-art diagnostics provide alerts to users about battery health status, efficiency metrics, replacement date prediction, data logging, input/output real-time tracking, bypass operation, faults, and much more, empowering users to keep their systems operating at peak performance. Today Magazine.

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UR Ships Cobots with Two-week Lead Time; Manufacturers Meet Section 179 Deadline

Fabricating & Metal Work

Facing unprecedented low unemployment figures, manufacturers of all sizes are struggling to fill repetitive and undesirable manufacturing jobs. Subscribe to learn the latest in manufacturing. www.universal-robots.com.