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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. This has taken the form of long lead times, as well as stalling of production when parts needed for manufacturing fail. Industry 4.0

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Digital manufacturing, smart manufacturing, enable sustainability efforts

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives ZF Group, an automotive manufacturer, provides motion controls for automotive, industrial, wind power. Digital transformation on the way to smart factory implementation. The 2023 ARC Industry Forum, in Orlando, Feb. The 2023 ARC Industry Forum, in Orlando, Feb. Courtesy: Mark T.

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HP Supply chain and additive manufacturing opportunities in Spain

SMMT

We are facing a global supply crisis, strongly affecting the automotive sector, hindering its production chains and, therefore, its sales. Thus, we have learned that we must evolve towards more diversified supply chains, where components manufacturing sites are closer to assembly lines and consumer markets.

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Cloud-based Technologies Can Drive the Future of Europe’s Automotive Industry

i4.0 today

In July 2021, the German Association of the Automotive Industry, known as Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA), cut its forecast for production growth from 13 percent to 3 percent, citing supply-chain disruptions, including a shortage of semiconductors. billion pounds ($3.30 Euros) to costs. billion pounds ($3.30

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Are you Ready to Succeed in 2023?

Fabricating & Metal Work

Bolstered by the quality of solutions-based information and products on display at recent trade shows to support their expansions and overcome their labor woes, the metalworking industry is investing to ensure future success. Areas of collaboration include automation, robotics and digitalization of processes. Implemented.”

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How the control engineering profession helps sustainability

Control Engineering

Learning Objectives Shell in the petrochemical industry and ZF Group in the automotive industry explained how digitalization efforts are helping with sustainability goals. The 2023 ARC Industry Forum, in Orlando, Feb. The 2023 ARC Industry Forum, in Orlando, Feb.

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A legacy of innovative manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

“But one of the big challenges we’ve had in Australia is that compared to other industrialised nations, we don’t have the industry structure where you have a handful of large global multinationals at the top of the supply chain that drive procurement opportunities and best practice through the supply chain.