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

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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 Euros) to costs.

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How Additive Manufacturing Can Help Fix the Supply Chain

Fastener News Desk

and the cloud are enabling a vast digital manufacturing network in which a print job can be initiated in one part of the world and finished in another, exactly where the part is needed. This opens new doors for faster and more localized manufacture of parts in these and other industries. Industry 4.0

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What Does 2023 Hold for Printed/Flexible Electronics?

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With applications ranging from energy harvesting to sensing, and applicability to sectors being as varied as healthcare and automotive, printed/flexible electronics are set to change our expectations of what electronics can provide and where they can be utilized. Source: IDTechEx. Source: IDTechEx. FHE circuit schematic.

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polySpectra Unlocks End-Use Healthcare & Consumer 3D Printing with New COR Bio Resin

Additive Manufacturing

We see a world where every designer, inventor, and engineer can quickly and affordably make their ideas real with digital manufacturing. Based on Nobel-winning chemistry from Caltech, polySpectra has developed new materials with unmatched properties for use in medical, aerospace, automotive, defense, and other industries.

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The CHIRON Group publishes its first sustainability report

Dinesh Mishra

And, by investing in heat recovery and photovoltaic systems, as well as purchasing the required energy from renewable sources, the first milestone has already been reached: Production operations at the CHIRON Group sites in Germany are now carbon-neutral. Around two thirds of machines and solutions that are sold are exported.

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Nikon Metrology Acquires Avonix Imaging

Modern Machine Shop

” Together, the two companies will further advance the development of new products, while enhancing the business by leveraging the customer experience, especially in the automotive and aerospace industries. In its medium-term management plan through 2025, Nikon has positioned digital manufacturing as its key strategic business.

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IDTechEx Asks If Electronics Manufacturing Can Join the Digital Age

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Asked whether electronics is a ‘digital technology’, almost everyone would reply in the affirmative. However, while printed circuit boards (PCBs) enable digital technologies, the manufacturing processes used to produce them are still largely analog. Why Do We Need Digital Electronics Manufacturing?