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Factories of the Future Take Shape on a Foundation of Digital Transformation and Digital Twin concepts

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

The adoption of digital twinning (DT) – a disruptive and transformative concept with data at its core – has accelerated in virtually every aspect of the automotive area from product design and testing to supply chain, sales and services to manufacturing. DT will be key to driving the adoption of 3D printing in manufacturing.

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Nature-inspired tech to move transport towards net-zero

E&T

To drive down harmful emissions, engineers are taking inspiration from nature to come up with greener technologies, including helping current forms of transport, from cars to planes, evolve and move towards net-zero. Information was gathered about the frequency of logistics as well as producers’ requirements.

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production

Modern Machine Shop

I almost ran my car off the road, when you look at the supply chain, and be able to say, hey, each region, every country in the world today, we need to make sure that we secure our own interests. So it was really optimizing a supply chain, a low-cost supply chain.

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Why Guam Might be the Next Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence

Additive Manufacturing

Sunset on the beach in Guam The island is almost 100% reliant on imports and supply chain fragility remains a high concern, so there is a desire to build more self-reliance into the system. The Makerspace combines desktop 3D printing, laser cutting, and machining along with systems for research on recycling waste into usable products.

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5G’s role in the adoption of enterprise augmented reality

Control Engineering

61% of the respondents were involved in some form in 5G-enabled AR activities. They created COSMOPlat, an industrial internet platform to digitalize all factory processes including supply chain and logistics workflows. What enterprise use cases are you currently testing with 5G?

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Additive/Subtractive Hybrid CNC Machine Tools Continue to Make Gains (Includes Video)

Modern Machine Shop

View of a metal 3D printing operation on a hybrid machine tool from Mazak. A part made complete using metal 3D printing and machining might require only one-third as much machining time as the 3D printing. The hybrid machine tool is, in one sense, a niche technology.

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 5: A Motorcycle Supply Chain in Amish Country

Modern Machine Shop

They include pragmatic and logistical considerations about supply chain distribution, concerns about intellectual property theft, the loss of brand reputation and customer loyalty, as well as what a former guest on the series called feelings of economic patriotism. So 10 years ago, supply chain was a concern for us.