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8 Ways the Plastics Industry Is Using 3D Printing

Mold Making Technology

Once relegated to rapid prototyping, 3D printing technology has now advanced far beyond the design studio. Today molders, moldmakers and OEMs alike are turning to this layer-by-layer production technology to save time, serve new markets and even fill supply chain gaps.

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Manufacturing In the Middle: Growth, Opportunity and New Challenges

Cisco Smart Manufacturing

Supply chain relationships. Some of the challenges that have arisen out of increased completion include more pressure on supply chains, customer consolidation and the potential impacts of tariffs on pricing. Source: Middle Market Manufacturing: How to Thrive in a Transforming Environment (2018).

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Emerson Presentation on Sustainability Efforts Plus Control and Software News

Gary Mintchell

After much searching, I found a document that is my monthly column for Automazione Oggi, an Italian automation magazine. Solutions Marketing Manager for AspenTech (an Emerson business), discussed how advanced automation ensures integrity across the carbon capture value chain. I remembered writing and swore it was for here.