Foley

JUNE 7, 2023

Both enforcement agencies and consumers increasingly are focused on manufacturers’ supply chains. Just as importantly, manufacturers will face tangible reputational risks if forced-labor issues are exposed in their supply chains. Human rights enforcement frameworks increasingly have real teeth.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Compliance Sourcing Composites 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

“We want Australian industry to supply components to our Australian solar panels and Capral Aluminium has joined us in realising this plan. The post Tindo partners with Capral Aluminium in Australian PV supply chain appeared first on Manufacturers' Monthly.

Supply Chain 97

Supply Chain Sourcing Manufacturing 97

NIST

MAY 31, 2024

When such an initiative involves new technology, it creates even more opportunities for a regional ecosystem and associated supply chains. Their technology utilizes renewable electricity from sources like solar and wind power to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.

Supply Chain 82

Supply Chain Manufacturing Sourcing 82

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Shifting to Nearshoring for Supply Chain Success Transforming global supply chains, nearshoring is emerging as a pivotal strategy for overcoming disruptions caused by geopolitical conflicts, raw material shortages, and trade route vulnerabilities.

Supply Chain 52

Supply Chain Logistics Sourcing Manufacturing 52

Gary Mintchell

JULY 8, 2024

Supply chain has never been my focus in writing. In recent years, the supply chain has experienced increasing pressure from strict compliance regulations, new sustainability initiatives, and an increased focus on transparency. I just posted about collaboration within an organization. This is more than a passing interest.

Supply Chain 147

Supply Chain Compliance Sourcing Automation 147

Cisco Industrial Automation

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Industry research shows that by 2023, 30% of manufacturers will enhance their shop floor digital twin with real-time signal transponder data, leading to an 80% reduction in logistic bottlenecks in shop floor and storage areas – Source: IDC FutureScape: Worldwide Manufacturing 2021.

Bottleneck 276

Bottleneck Value chain Supply Chain Sourcing 276

Automation Mag

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Rockwell Automation is collaborating with Circulor , a supply chain traceability solution provider, to help customers, especially in the auto, tire and battery industries, trace the origin of raw materials from source to final product, ensuring transparency across the entire supply chain.

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain Automation Compliance Sourcing 59

Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Makersite and Autodesk’s partnership empowers product designers and engineers to innovate more sustainable products at a faster pace by putting deep-tier supply chain and sustainability data directly into their hands, inside the CAD tools they’re already using.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Compliance Sourcing Manufacturing 130

Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Mark Dancer on Flourishing Business Distributors have a unique opportunity to embrace a revolutionary vibe, navigate breakthroughs, and transform the supply chain from the ground up—if they are willing to become bold changemakers. And just to be clear, I’m not just talking about a little better supply chain management.

Supply Chain 59

Supply Chain 3D printing Artificial Intelligence Sourcing 59

Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This is not exactly in my field, but this acquisition news opens a door on what’s happening in supply chain technology markets. Powered by Applied AI, Pivot88’s platform enables a 360-degree view of products from cradle to grave, equipping retail businesses with actionable supply chain data to mitigate risk.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Compliance Function Sourcing 130

Gary Mintchell

DECEMBER 18, 2024

These topics have been subjects of thoughts all this yeardata, supply chain, digital transformation, predictive maintenance, skilled labor. This year, the challenge will be not only keeping pace and embracing technological change but mitigating the risks of increasing labor shortages and supply chain disruptions.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Automation Manufacturing 130

Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 26, 2024

Key findings include: Manufacturing and Industrial Products remains the top targeted industry by cyber threat actors in H1 2024, leading with 377 confirmed reports of ransomware and database leak hits in the first half of the year Professional Services saw an increase in reported database leaks and ransomware attacks, jumping by 15% compared to 2023 (..)

Supply Chain 182

Supply Chain Sourcing Manufacturing Automation 182

Gary Mintchell

MAY 14, 2024

AVEVA launches hybrid cloud To mitigate barriers to industrial innovation, AVEVA is launching at Hannover Messe in April its new hybrid cloud Manufacturing Execution System (MES) solution that addresses the supply chain challenges by enabling manufacturing companies to fully visualize and optimize multi-site operations in the cloud.

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) 147

Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Sourcing 147

Gary Mintchell

JULY 20, 2022

layan Arkan, Vice President, Global Strategy and Sales Lead, Manufacturing and Supply Chain at Microsoft, a few years ago. Designing more resilient supply chains. Everyone who has any brush with news sources over the past couple of years knows about supply chain. Here are four trends he picked up.

Supply Chain 130

Supply Chain Automation Sourcing Manufacturing 130

Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Source: GXO Logistics While warehouse automation is not yet in most facilities, adoption is rising for mobile robots, automated storage and retrieval systems, and more. He has experience as an analyst, a consultant, and a supply chain strategist. GXO uses a variety of warehouse automation to serve its customers.

Robotics 114

Robotics Robotics Supply Chain Automation 114

Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 18, 2024

More urgent work is needed across the entire supply chain. An essential step in achieving complete supply chain transparency and action is through Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF), a way of measuring the greenhouse gases each individual product generates across its life cycle.

Beverage 105

Beverage Supply Chain Value chain Manufacturing 105

Robotics Business Review

MAY 6, 2024

Source: Agility Robotics To spread industrial settings, humanoid robots must prove their utility and integrate with enterprise systems. today announced that it has partnered with Zion Solutions Group, which it claimed will be the first systems integrator to offer a humanoid robot to the supply chain industry.

Robotics 128

Robotics Robotics Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence 128

Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Unlike single-purpose digital twins created from data locked in one application, virtual twins draw on a pool of consolidated data to deliver consistent insights from concept to testing, sourcing, purchasing, manufacturing, supply chain management, service after the sale and continuous improvement.

Supply Chain 122

Supply Chain Manufacturing Sourcing Artificial Intelligence 122

Gary Mintchell

APRIL 16, 2024

Here is one by a company called Makersite who touts their new approach called product lifecycle intelligence (PLI).

Supply Chain 147

Supply Chain Compliance Sourcing Manufacturing 147

Gary Mintchell

MAY 12, 2023

Improving supply chain performance: Enable seamless data sharing and collaboration with partners for downstream and upstream visibility across an organization’s entire supply chain coupling its own data with data from third-party partners and data from Snowflake Marketplace.

Manufacturing 130

Manufacturing Supply Chain Smart manufacturing Automotive 130

MRPEasy

JUNE 26, 2023

Traceability is the ability to track and trace the journey of a product or item throughout its entire supply chain, from its origin to the end consumer.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Sourcing Manufacturing 98

E&T

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While the war hasn’t led to shortages just yet, Webb reckons “a blackhole” in supply could appear in future. Supply chain problems and shortages of raw materials have regularly hit headlines over the past three years. Supply chain professionals have spent the last few decades focusing on how to take costs out.

Supply Chain 105

Supply Chain Electronics Sourcing Form 105

Robotics Business Review

JUNE 6, 2024

Source: maxon motor When looking to boost productivity and eliminate mundane manual tasks in the warehouse, adding robots is a good start, but it’s not enough. With a career in supply chain focused on efficiency and profitability, Santagate previously consulted for Tata Consultancy Services and was a leading industry analyst at IDC.

Automation 118

Automation Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence Robotics 118

Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Source: Planzer Planzer, a Swiss logistics company, is partnering with autonomous technology start-up LOXO to roll out their first joint project. The companies said they are collaborating to exploit this potential, create value, and meet the increasing demands on urban supply chains.

Logistics 121

Logistics Cargo Supply Chain Freight 121

MESA

MAY 26, 2023

This project call addresses the needs of a broad cross-section of our nation’s supply chain including the casting and forging supply chain,” stated Brandon Ribic, Ph.D., The project call is also seeking innovative solutions for robotic AM process planning for continuous fiber-reinforced composite structures.

3D printing 130

3D printing Supply Chain Composites Additive manufacturing 130

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It presents an opportunity to strengthen local economies, improve supply chain resilience, and enhance long-term competitiveness. Developing Logistical Expertise A well-trained workforce is key to supporting reshored supply chains. However, the path to successful reshoring is not without its challenges.

Supply Chain 96

Supply Chain Warehousing Logistics Manufacturing 96

Robotics Business Review

APRIL 4, 2024

Source: Kiwibot Consolidation among mobile robot providers is not limited to warehouses. Source: Kiwibot AUTO said its team will add more than 100 licensed patents to Kiwibot’s offerings. Source: Kiwibot Kiwibot is still evaluating consolidation and rebranding, he told The Robot Report.

Robotics 119

Robotics Robotics Supply Chain Artificial Intelligence 119

MEM

JANUARY 19, 2023

can produce goods more efficiently and improve productivity across the supply chain. Big data analytics – Big data analytics uses advanced analytic techniques against huge, diverse data sets from various sources, including equipment, CRM systems and IoT. Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 105

Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 Supply Chain Manufacturing 105

Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Source: Applied Motion Products Applied Motion Products Inc. The CPBD-A-C module is powered by the motor itself, eliminating the need for an additional power source, according to Applied Motion Products (AMP). The CPBD-A-C allows for remote control of conveyor system motors.

Supply Chain 119

Supply Chain Sourcing Robotics Robotics 119

Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 25, 2024

“SMEs are often more agile and innovative than larger businesses and can scale through their utilisation in Defence supply chains. They are also disproportionately affected by supply chain shortages, increased shipping costs and high inflation.

Supply Chain 105

Supply Chain Lead Time Sourcing Manufacturing 105

Manufacturer's Monthly

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Global Findings from “Voice of the Manufacturing Manager” To foster continuous growth, manufacturing leaders are making improvements in a variety of areas in their company—specifically in supply chain resilience , technology adoption , and sustainability. In addition, 75% say their company embraces a data-first strategy.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Manufacturing Sourcing Robotics 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 20, 2023

A unified planning solution enables seamless integration of data sources across the entire organisation, from global to regional levels, providing greater flexibility to adapt production processes to meet customer demand. Integrated from procurement to production to sales.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Manufacturing Bottleneck Sourcing 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 18, 2024

“We know that Central Queensland is key to the state’s economy, which is why we are acting to protect anchor manufacturers like Boyne Smelter because they support jobs and supply chains well beyond their own operations,” said Premier Steven Miles.

Supply Chain 92

Supply Chain Sourcing Manufacturing Composites 92

Polytron

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Rande Allen, VP of sales at Polytron, said project managers now aggressively assess and manage supply chain risks as part of project planning. This involves identifying potential vulnerabilities, establishing contingency plans, and diversifying supply chain sources to mitigate future disruptions.

Supply Chain 98

Supply Chain Smart manufacturing Automation Sourcing 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The government will also work proactively with Aleees Group, Avenira, and their supply chain partners to identify a suitable site in Darwin for the facility. ” Aleees Australia president Brandon Chang said the agreement has a significant impact on strengthening the lithium battery supply chain in the world.

Manufacturing 113

Manufacturing Supply Chain Advanced manufacturing Sourcing 113

Robotics Business Review

JUNE 21, 2024

Source: Neya Systems Neya Systems yesterday announced that it is partnering with the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International, or AUVSI. The partners said they plan to develop a cybersecurity and supply chain framework and certification program for uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs). Neya has worked with the U.S.

Compliance 122

Compliance Robotics Robotics Sourcing 122

Robotics Business Review

APRIL 15, 2024

maxon says its deep vertical integration allows it to provide all key components of a tightly integrated robotics drive from a single source. Source: maxon maxon has launched its new drive systems portfolio that is specifically designed for modern robotics applications. maxon says this is one of its strengths.

Robotics 124

Robotics Robotics Electronics Sourcing 124