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10 Areas Manufacturers Might See an Impact from AI

Fabricating & Metal Work

Demand Forecasting AI helps optimize production schedules, reduce lead times, and avoid stockouts by predicting product demand based on historical data, market trends, and customer behavior. AI-powered ERP helps control supply chain management by predicting supplier lead times, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing logistics routes.

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The Future of Manufacturing: What Will Power Production

ATS

Trends and technologies such as microfactories, automation, on-demand production, and more are creating a new reality where local and onshore manufacturing can fit into the overall logistics puzzle along with offshore applications to maximize flexibility, resiliency and profitability. Long-term predictions (10+ years in the future).

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

Modern Machine Shop

Brent Donaldson: And while those businesses have arranged through various end products, including motorcycles, robots and measuring tools, they have all had one thing in common. Chad Miller: Sure, logistically, it's until we stand up in North American supply base, we're still doing various levels from Taiwan, right?

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Additive manufacturing: trends and opportunities

Manufacturer's Monthly

Author: Dr Daniel East – group leader, Advanced Manufacturing and Metals, CSIRO When we established Lab 22 in 2015, our primary goal was to introduce the pioneering technology of 3D printing to Australian companies and demonstrate its potential benefits. This enables structures that previously couldn’t be produced in a single piece.