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How Additive Manufacturing Can Help Fix the Supply Chain

Fastener News Desk

By Clare Scott A supply chain crisis has been affecting the world in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic. Industry 4.0 and the cloud are enabling a vast digital manufacturing network in which a print job can be initiated in one part of the world and finished in another, exactly where the part is needed.

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How a collaborative approach is driving Ireland from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0

Control Engineering

Industry 5.0 insights Whereas Industry 4.0 refers to the use of digitalization, data connectivity and OT/IT interconnection to optimize manufacturing operations, Industry 5.0 The blessing and the curse of Industry 5.0 At the same time, because every Industry 5.0 MORE ANSWERS Keywords: Industry 5.0,

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IDTechEx Discusses the Long-Term Trends Shaping Additive Manufacturing

i4.0 today

Ten years ago, the 3D printing landscape was in the midst of its first big boom. The general public was being introduced to the possibilities of 3D printing through countless eye-popping headlines that speculated on 3D printing’s application in everything from toys to phones to organs.

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Advancing manufacturing: Catalyzing innovation and doing more with less 

AU Manufacturing

Chris Gill , technical specialist for Fusion 360 at Autodesk, highlighted these digitalisation trends, their benefits, and how they meld with the current state of manufacturing and supply chain today. . The supply chain is bound to encounter many other stresses in the future, including those that we have never encountered before.

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MTA Expands Support for Engineering-based Manufacturers with the Launch of a New Cluster of Trade Associations and Events

i4.0 today

The move has seen the Engineering Industries Association (EIA) and Additive Manufacturing UK (AMUK) join the MTA portfolio to create a unique alliance dedicated to promoting excellence in the field of engineering-based manufacturing. AMUK is the UK’s only trade association for Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing businesses.

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IMTS 2024 Conference Registration and Visitor Housing Now Open

Fabricating & Metal Work

Recognizing the critical role of job shops in the manufacturing industry, IMTS 2024 will feature three IMTS Elevate Job Shops workshops powered by AMT, Modern Machine Shop, and Additive Manufacturing Media. Workshop topics include “Make Your Shop a Top Shop,” “The Shop of Our Future,” and “3D Printing for Job Shops.”

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MakerVerse Secures €9.4 Million Series A Funding to Expand On-demand Manufacturing

i4.0 today

With manufacturers seeking an easier way to source industrial-quality parts, MakerVerse raised €9.4 MakerVerse offers a one-stop shop platform combined with a fully-vetted global supply chain for various advanced manufacturing technologies, such as CNC machining and 3D printing.