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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. The COVID-19 pandemic was a good example of how, in the event of supply chain issues, AM was able to help. AM makes the supply chain independent from consumer demand and reduces waste.

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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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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. Today Magazine.

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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

Combining with MACH, the UK’s national event for inspiring, innovating and connecting manufacturing, and the new Engineering Supply Chain Show, the cluster represents a united front, dedicated to furthering the interests of engineering-based manufacturing in the UK, in turn boosting business opportunities for UK manufacturers.

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Embedding Electronic Functionality: Is It Worthwhile?

i4.0 today

This approach can be applied to many length scales, with electronic functionality in the form of conductive inks and components are applied onto the surface of 3D objects, termed ‘partially additive’, or incorporated internally (termed ‘fully additive’, akin to 3D printing with electronics included).

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

Modern Machine Shop

Brent Donaldson, Editor-in-Chief of Modern Machine Shop: Welcome to Made in the USA, the podcast for Modern Machine Shop magazine that explores some of the biggest ideas shaping American manufacturing. That they've reached their practical limit when it comes to sourcing parts in the US versus outsourcing to a lower cost country.

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More Than Moldmaking at PTXPO 2023

Mold Making Technology

Feedback from its debut in 2022 revealed that the plastics supply chain is eager to reconnect and do business face-to-face once again. And, it’s an extra-special year for MMT , as we are celebrating the magazine’s 25 th anniversary.