i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

It’s an attractive middle-ground that enables OEMs to adopt a hybrid sourcing strategy that considers multiple factors. The PCB assemblies meanwhile are being sourced from a trusted Chinese supplier with a UK-based distribution hub. Uncovering the right sourcing strategy can be fraught with risks. Today Magazine.

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MEM

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

It’s an attractive middle-ground that enables OEMs to adopt a hybrid sourcing strategy that considers multiple factors. The PCB assemblies meanwhile are being sourced from a trusted Chinese supplier with a UK-based distribution hub. Uncovering the right sourcing strategy can be fraught with risks.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 6, 2024

Source: Replique In the realm of modern manufacturing and automation, the integration of robotics continues to redefine industry standards. Source: Replique Optimize performance with lightweighting Another key advantage of 3D printing in robotics lies in its capacity to optimize weight and enhance performance through innovative design.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 22, 2024

Source | Getty Images As we mark the halfway point of 2024, it’s a good time to take a moment to step back and assess where everything is, and whether any improvements can be made. Is your company meeting customer’s demands, lead times and so on? Are you an engineer, a technician, a manager, a business owner?

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Automation Mag

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

When looking at supply chains, for example, almost all (98 percent) manufacturers are considering geographic strategies to optimize supply chain resilience, opting for closer or politically stable sourcing destinations. On the topic of carbon footprints, manufacturers are particularly hopeful about the impact of ESG on their businesses.

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Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This includes reshoring operations, exploring alternative suppliers outside regions more susceptible to disruption, and adopting dual-source strategies for critical equipment. As a result, businesses are actively seeking ways to enhance adaptability and transparency within their supply chains.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 20, 2024

Source | Pyramid Molding Group Reshoring has become a prominent buzzword in the world of manufacturing, but it's more than just a trendy term; it’s a real phenomenon. Customers are welcome to visit any time and check on the progress of a mold. Pyramid Molding Group is committed to full transparency.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Source: AUAR Automated Architecture, or AUAR, yesterday said it is shipping two of its Micro-Factories, which feature ABB robotic arms, to the U.S. Unlike existing systems, they don’t require large factories to be set up and have a quick lead time of 12 weeks from order to shipping, said the partners. This is the Bristol, U.K.-based

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Fastener News Desk

MARCH 4, 2025

”- Chris Pauli, Executive Vice President How This Expansion Benefits Current and Prospective Customers Proactive Support: Faster service and reduced lead times for customers in Arkansas, Arizona, and nearby regions.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 1, 2025

These high-production molds for the electrical industry were designed and produced on-time. Source | Versatile Mold and Design Could you tell us about Versatile Mold and Design’s history and current operations? How has having offshore partners influenced your operations, particularly regarding lead times and cost-effectiveness?

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Manufacturers have had to rapidly reassess and pivot to new sources of supply to ensure greater resilience in their supply chains and reduce excessive capital-intensive inventories. Konica Minolta has identified the three primary reasons why industries are turning to 3D printing: reduced lead time. production delays.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Source (All images) | KD Shah / Pyramid Molding Group Pyramid Molding Group (PMG), a domestic mold builder and plastic injection molder based in Rockford, Illinois, partnered with Lettuce Grow to develop tooling for the second generation of its innovative hydroponic plant stand.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 24, 2024

Source: Formic Technologies Formic Technologies Inc. The company said this will allow it to provide more automation to more manufacturers, deploy more rapidly, and offer shorter lead times. Formic Stack address labor shortages with automated palletizing, while Formic Pack automates placement of prepacked goods into containers.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 30, 2023

“The Tucson facility provides reduced lead times and increased supply security, and through local sourcing and reduced freight, better environmental results for our customers,” Moke noted.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 25, 2024

Specifically, within the defence context, SMEs face barriers to entry such as increased security requirements, limited publicly available information about Defence requirements, and long lead times before contract signature.” Image: Industry Capability Network It identified an improved approach to collecting as the first step.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 11, 2024

Source: Porta Solutions North America Inc. The machine can reportedly machine over three times faster than a typical machining center, reducing labor, automation and part costs, as well as space and energy consumption. The Portacenter 400 is mass-produced with lead times ranging from 60 to 90 days.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 4, 2025

This list represents committed exhibitors as of the time of publication. Get To Know EPS FloTek Source | EPS FloTek Moldmaking is the process EPS FloTek has built its entire technology around. Source | Incoe Corp. Current as of 2/16/25. Get To Know Incoe Corp.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Elving pointed out that an estimated 40 per cent of all components used by Australian manufacturers are sourced from China, with a large percentage of the balance coming from other offshore sources. AM had a role to play here,” said Elving. Reduced inventory levels are a key benefit of AM. “The

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 19, 2025

Source | Wepco Plastics Inc. As part of the EOS process, Wepco identified its differentiators: fast aluminum molds, cost-effective pricing, unique partnerships and a proven process focusing on two tools at a time to meet lead times. “On-time delivery is where we'll live or die.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 30, 2023

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. Wanting to then bring their new developments to market, they were stymied by lead time delays in getting the products made.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 23, 2023

Caramia notes that Motion can work with customers to address the sourcing of products to reduce long lead times on overseas imports.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Source: M&M Quality Grinding M&M Quality Grinding specializes in centerless grinding for applications that require demanding industry standards. The company provides precision bar materials and grinding services from a single supplier, eliminating unnecessary steps and reducing lead times.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Source: Platinum Tooling Technologies Inc. Speed multipliers for all BMT turrets including Doosan, Haas, Miyano and Nakamura, as well as many Citizen models, are in stock, with others available from factory stock for short lead times. 1:3 axial live tool speeder from Heimatec features ER 25 output and 18,000 rpm max.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Image: Capral FIN Windows & Doors partners with Capral Aluminium to source Australian-made components, ensuring high-quality custom windows and doors for Newcastle, Central Coast, and Hunter Valley customers. Not only is it locally sourced, but it also helps us reduce our carbon footprint in production.”

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 2, 2024

Source | Stock, Copilot Mold manufacturing boils down to lead times. If you can’t meet or exceed a customer’s delivery expectations, that customer probably won’t return. So mold builders must use all available resources, including skills and experience, to continually improve their work performance.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Source (All images) | APSX As moldmakers face increasing pressures to deliver faster and more cost-effective solutions, integrating 3D printing (3DP), machining and desktop injection molding into the process can offer significant advantages for both novice and advanced moldmakers. A mold produced on a desktop resin 3D printer.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Another trend that Sevaan Group has noticed in component manufacturing is that companies have been increasingly choosing to source their parts in Australia. Whereas several years ago, companies took some of their parts supply sourcing overseas, particularly to Asia, there has been a shift back to sourcing parts locally. “At

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 6, 2025

Source | Cimatron Cimatron announces the launch of Cimatron CAD-AI, a tool designed to transform CAD analysis and toolmaking. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning for feature detection, CAD-AI automates critical tasks, improving manufacturers' speed, efficiency and accuracy in mold, tool and die-making.

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MEM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

From sourcing raw materials to delivering finished vehicles, AI-driven algorithms work tirelessly. Suppose a car manufacturer sources parts from various suppliers globally. By doing so, it minimizes lead times, reduces inventory costs, and ensures that parts arrive just when they’re needed on the assembly line.

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MEM

AUGUST 18, 2023

Revolutionising manufacturing for resilience and efficiency ~ Redefining production with dual sourcing of your hybrid manufacturing ~ In today’s globalised and rapidly evolving business landscape, disruptions to manufacturing are inevitable. The right choice of second-source partners can solve a lot of headaches.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 29, 2024

Source | CloudNC CloudNC has announced that its CAM Assist solution can now create programming strategies and tool paths with AI for 3+2-axis CNC machines. This enables manufacturers using CAM Assist to raise productivity and shorten lead times, while also estimating for more work, more quickly.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Source: (top left) Boucherie, (top right) TK Mold & Engineering, (bottom left) Emuge-Franken, (bottom right) Plastic Ingenuity The top ten most-viewed articles in January were not only a testament to what our readers took an interest in—they reflect what is trending in our small but mighty world of moldmaking. Dapra Corp.,

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 21, 2024

Source: Meltio Meltio ’s M600 metal 3D printer features blue lasers, a large build volume and a fully inert chamber for the best material properties. The printer is designed to solve the problems of long lead times, costly stock-keeping and fragile supply chains.

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MEM

AUGUST 21, 2023

Here, Jerry Sanham, Business Development Director at Filtronic, a designer and manufacturer of RF-to-mmWave components and subsystems , explores how dual sourcing your hybrid manufacturing requirements can help. The right choice of second-source partners can solve a lot of headaches.

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i4.0 today

AUGUST 18, 2023

Here, Jerry Sanham, Business Development Director at Filtronic, a designer and manufacturer of RF-to-mmWave components and subsystems , explores how dual sourcing your hybrid manufacturing requirements can help. The right choice of second-source partners can solve a lot of headaches. For more information, visit www.filtronic.com.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 19, 2024

Source (clockwise) | Steel 21, Trumpf, Molder’s World and TCI Precision Metals. Sintered, Porous Mold Steel Eliminates Gas Buildup Source | Molder’s World Molder’s World Inc. The injection molding process all starts with a metal mold. The processes and technologies used to produce these molds are also just as pivotal.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 5, 2024

Source: Uddeholm Uddeholm USA ’s Tyrax ESR combines toughness, corrosion and wear resistance. This matrix-based microstructure is designed to achieve a high-gloss surface with only a few polishing steps, reducing the tool lead time and enabling the production of better plastic parts, the company claims.

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