E&T

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

This, it says, has enabled it to double its business impact in half the usual time, and at half the cost than in 2015. In fact, over half (55 per cent) of the business leaders we spoke to as part of our research said friend-shoring was their preferred way for restructuring the supply chain, ahead of on-shoring and near-shoring.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 2, 2023

By 2015, with 135 employees and 15 metal AM printers (along with several polymer AM types), Linear had evolved to be more additive service bureau than conventional toolmaker and molder. Last year, Linear merged with on-demand digital manufacturer Shapeways Inc.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 2, 2023

As the director of CSIRO’s Lab 22, Australia’s centre for additive innovation, I have witnessed the rapid and impressive growth of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry. Automotive businesses have adopted AM for rapid prototyping and parts manufacturing, expediting the design process.

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