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Part Monitoring & Maintenance for Aircraft Manufacturing

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This blog reviews the maintenance challenges in aircraft part manufacturing. Other benefits of additive manufacturing include its potential to shrink parts inventories and to create fixtures for tasks like welding fit up. It discusses what’s needed and suggests technologies and approaches that can help.

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3D Printing in Medical Devices: Leveraging a Digital Manufacturing Partner

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Designs can originate from many sources, the most common being CAD drawings or MRIs. This means that manufacturers can use 3D printing anywhere they see fit, but they must meet the regulatory standards for the finished product and adhere to current, good manufacturing processes.

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Applications of Augmented Reality in Car Manufacturing

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AR can augment, scan and support productivity in areas such as: 3D modeling, prototyping and testing: With AR, car manufacturing R&D can operate much more efficiently with the ability to “place” 3D models into real-world assemblies and existing products to test for fit, form and function.

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How to Achieve Net Zero Manufacturing

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For example, supply chain and sourcing decisions have an impact on an organization’s overall carbon footprint, as do fulfillment logistics. These steps include: Assess Net Zero Readiness This stage involves a high-level view of your operations and processes, particularly how they fit together in the overall scheme of the organization.

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The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing

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AI can aid in industrial asset management , applying automation to sourcing, supply chain management, storeroom management and other key areas of inventory that can make a significant impact on spending. Cybersecurity: With the advent of the connected facility, cybersecurity has become a major concern.

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Unpicking your packing challenges

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Quality assurance: Incorrect orders are a significant source of frustration for customers, be it items missing from their order / wrong items being delivered. Finding your ‘best-fit’ solutions: Each solution that you choose should always fit well and integrate to your existing workflows. Strong Fit. Strong Fit.

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The Complete Guide to Heat Sinks

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Regardless of their use, though, their purpose is the same: redirect heat from the heat source without adding stress to an overburdened system. To ensure that neither the machine it is in nor itself overheats, that heat sink transmits or transfers the heat generated by the heat source through the heat sink to the surrounding cooler air.

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