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CAD/CAM Software Reduces Delivery Times by 70% With a Six-Month ROI

Mold Making Technology

Most mold customers hail from the automotive and consumer goods markets, but the company also makes tooling for the aerospace and medical segments. Most molded products are for consumer goods customers. This has paid off by shortening tool delivery lead times and increasing shop productivity.

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Meaningful Manufacturing

Dinesh Mishra

High-innovation industries like aerospace, space, and electronics are using and integrating this technology into their manufacturing processes. Substituting FDM for traditional manufacturing processes substantially reduces lead times and costs. It also makes production a simple, unattended and virtually labor-free operation.

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Make on-demand manufacturing easier and faster with RapidDirect

MEM

RapidDirect is a rapid prototyping service of choice for clients in aerospace, robotics, medicines, automotive, consumer goods, and many other industries. RapidDirect assists companies with their manufacturing needs by their self-owned factories and strong manufacturing partner network to satisfy clients.

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Additive manufacturing: trends and opportunities

Manufacturer's Monthly

Aerospace companies have used AM to create lightweight and intricate parts, reducing costs and improving fuel efficiency on the way. In healthcare, AM has been instrumental in producing personalised implants and prosthetics, leading to better patient outcomes.

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What is supply chain?

Fastener News Desk

For instance, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan shut down electronics factories, and 2017’s Hurricane Harvey disrupted US oil refineries and petrochemical plants, ultimately leading to shortages of some plastics and resins critical to different industries. How do great supply chain organizations work?

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Back In Action: An MCMT Special

Dinesh Mishra

India is among the world’s biggest metal-cutting machine tools markets, with sectors like automotive, general engineering, energy, and aerospace being the major demand drivers. Now with newer technologies, we see a good opportunity, demand, and growth for additive manufacturing. technologies.