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Increasing Productivity with Digitalization and AI

Modern Machine Shop

” By using digital tools to supplement their workflow, Malito hopes they can shorten their lead times on projects that require more engineering support. “If we have a customer part that currently takes 20-24 weeks to make, and we can shorten the engineering time from say eight weeks to two? .

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Fastener Distributor Index | October 2022

Fastener News Desk

On the positive side, stainless steel pricing seems to be stabilizing and many respondents noted improvement in supplier lead times and overseas transit times. Demand commentary again skewed pessimistic, with comments ranging from “slight slowing” to “noticeable declines”, and very few positive comments about demand.

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Photonic Integrated Circuit Market to Surpass US$50B by 2035

i4.0 today

Large demand volumes are required to offset the initial cost of designing and manufacturing PICs, and production lead times can take months. The photonic integrated circuit market is expected to increase in size by almost 9 times in the next 10 years. Source: IDTechEx What are the PIC materials of the future?

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Perpetual Wisdom

Dinesh Mishra

This enables the group to enhance its sustainability efforts by benchmarking energy usage and making informed decisions to opti mize consumption • Digital Factory and Process Optimization: The transition to a digital factory setup is another sustainability effort by the group. Personal Insights 1. This gives me a strong sense of achievement.

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Building Bridges: The Power of Connection at IMTS 2024

Modern Machine Shop

Source: AMT A Hands-On Summit This year’s Summit will take place on Level 2 of the East Building, closer to the hustle and bustle of the main show itself. Image source: AMT Around the Show Programming for students and other newcomers to manufacturing will also take place outside of the Student Summit.

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Reversal of fortune in the electronics supply chain

E&T

However, the Taiwanese supplier has a higher proportion of leading-edge production than its competitors and those lines rarely run far below capacity even during major slumps. Are they single sourced, geographical risks, or something else? Image credit: Gettyimages. Understanding semiconductor constraints is key to solving them.

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Harnessing the Potential of 5G: 10 Strategic Forces Redefining Connectivity in APAC

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Adapting to these developments will be crucial for companies looking to grow amid this evolving landscape: Mitigating Supply Chain Risks: by diversifying supplier and infrastructure sourcing strategies to foster more resilience. Technological Decoupling: developing indigenous 5G hardware/software, keeping in mind global interoperability.