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Manufacturing And 3D Printing At A Crossroads

21st Century Tech

If you have dabbled with 3D printing, you know it works like an inkjet printer but in three dimensions. It takes 3D digital files and renders them into physical objects by laying down ink in layers to build them. You can purchase an inexpensive home 3D printer that uses plastic filament inks. ” The FoF 1.0

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3D Printing Speeds Prototyping and Shifts Talent to Production Tooling

Mold Making Technology

By 3D printing prototype molds with the Fortify process, DeMarini Sports has given its traditional moldmakers more time to work on production tooling, shortening lead times and increasing the company’s development capacity. manufacturer of baseball, fastpitch and slowpitch bats, many of which we make to order.

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Protecting the digital manufacturing supply chain while promoting innovation

Control Engineering

Manufacturing Supply Chain Insights. Manufacturing is the No. Many small and midsized manufacturers assume their limited profile shields them from being targeted in cyberattacks, the opposite is often true thanks to the supply chain. Given the interconnectedness of global manufacturing, cybersecurity can be a massive challenge.

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Why companies need to stop postponing their Industry 4.0 transformation

Control Engineering

technologies and hear about examples of the benefits of software (or digital) transformation, additive manufacturing and distributed manufacturing. insights Manufacturers face threats and lost opportunities by not embracing Industry 4.0 The digital technologies of Industry 4.0 Implement three key Industry 4.0

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Editorial Advisory Board 2023-2026: Meet New Board Member Bob VanCoillie, Kenvue, Part of Johnson & Johnson

Mold Making Technology

3D printing/AM, digital manufacturing, IoT, AR, VR and cobots), training and workforce development and global competitiveness strategies. Bob presented at two MoldMaking Conferences on OEM corporate initiatives that are driving tooling digitization. He was also interviewed for a related article in MMT.

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The Intersection of Work, Play, Technology and Independence

Modern Machine Shop

On one level, Albert tells the story of a custom manufacturer called RapAdapt that uses integrated CAD/CAM to design and produce things that, as he puts it, “help people work, play and go about their lives with more independence.” This month’s cover feature by Editor Emeritus Mark Albert tells just such a story.

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IMTS 2024: Trends & Takeaways From the Modern Machine Shop Editorial Team

Modern Machine Shop

IMTS 2024 — The International Manufacturing Technology Show ran Sept. Transcript : Julia Hider — Senior Editor Modern Machine Shop's editorial team recently attended IMTS 2024, the largest manufacturing trade show in North America, where we saw all kinds of machining technology. 9-14 in Chicago, Ill.