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What is a Microfactory?

ATS

Drawbacks: May not be the most cost-effective option for high-volume, low-mix manufacturing Limited material or design options owing to the nature of microfactory equipment Difficulty with inbound logistics because of a broadly distributed network of facilities (though this may be offset by outbound efficiencies). What is a gigafactory?

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Dragos Industrial Ransomware Attack Analysis: Q2 2023

i4.0 today

In a previous blog post , Dragos assessed with moderate confidence that ransomware groups would intensify their efforts to impact industrial organizations to meet their financial goals, given their dwindling revenues. Dragos identified 253 ransomware incidents in the second quarter of 2023, an 18% increase from the previous quarter.

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Aerospace Composites: 6 Big Questions To Ask Before Onboarding Time Sensitive Material Management Software

Plataine

Due to supply chain disruptions (post-Covid), factories experience material shortage while logistics and procurement managers testify that material orders that used to be fulfilled in weeks now take months. software with AI-based algorithms, that’s tailor-made for aerospace composites, in order to deal with specific challenges.