i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The company landscape in additive manufacturing has also transformed, with prior players merging or exiting and new players consistently emerging. IDTechEx explores this question in their latest report, “ 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 2024-2034: Technology and Market Outlook “, and presents some of those trends below.

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Fastener News Desk

APRIL 22, 2024

4/18/24 | BLACKHAWK TEAM TULSA, OK (April 18, 2024) -BlackHawk Industrial, a market-leading distributor of metalworking and other mission-critical industrial products, continues to accelerate its expansion efforts with the announcement of two key appointments to its national Supply Chain Solutions vending operations team.

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AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The expression “supply chain issues” is familiar to all Australians, from the manufacturer whose production line has stalled awaiting parts from an overseas supplier to the housewife walking past empty shelves in her local supermarket. Media Release by Markforged. AM had a role to play here,” said Mr Elving. .

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 14, 2023

Manufacturers’ Monthly investigates why the aluminium expert has invested in providing Australian manufacturers and their customers access to cleaner, greener, more sustainable aluminium for different projects. In November last year, Capral introduced LocAl®, its own lower-carbon primary aluminium option. kg CO2e/kg Al.*

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Fastener News Desk

JUNE 7, 2023

Chair of the Institute for Supply Management ® (ISM ® ) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The May Manufacturing PMI ® registered 46.9 Chair of the Institute for Supply Management ® (ISM ® ) Manufacturing Business Survey Committee: “The May Manufacturing PMI ® registered 46.9

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AU Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Award-winning WA company Avicena was quick to recognise the contribution 3D printing could make to the manufacture and ongoing operation of its ground-breaking Sentinel Biosecurity Platform, an accurate, rapid and scalable molecular diagnostic instrument capable of detecting diverse pathogens, including COVID-19. .

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 9, 2023

To support this objective, Fastenal has entered into a scrap supply agreement with Trex Company, Inc., the world’s leading manufacturer of wood-alternative composite decking, railing, and other outdoor building products made from recycled materials. Manufacturers by Industry Week. Based in Winchester, Va.,

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 4, 2023

NEWS PROVIDED BY: Institute for Supply Management 02 Oct, 2023, 10:00 ET New Orders and Backlogs Contracting; Employment and Production Expanding; Supplier Deliveries Faster; Raw Materials Inventories Contracting; Customers’ Inventories Too Low; Prices Decreasing; Exports and Imports Contracting TEMPE, Ariz. , Oct. Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M.,

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 27, 2024

Last year, we were able to either reuse or recycle 70% of the materials that went through Fastenal’s distribution and manufacturing network. In fact, Trex Company is the world’s leading manufacturer of wood-alternative composites made from recycled materials. In the industry, that’s called the waste diversion rate.

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Fastener News Desk

MARCH 29, 2024

which uses the material to manufacture composite outdoor decking products. FAST-G Taylor Ranta Oborski | Financial Reporting & Regulatory Compliance Manager | 507.313.7959 Source: Fastenal Company Going to Fastener Fair USA? Launched a large-scale plastic recycling program with Trex Company , Inc.,

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JANUARY 16, 2023

Award-winning WA company Avicena was quick to recognise the contribution 3D printing could make to the manufacture and ongoing operation of its ground-breaking Sentinel Biosecurity Platform, an accurate, rapid and scalable molecular diagnostic instrument capable of detecting diverse pathogens, including COVID-19.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The company offers customers software supply chain management and automation tools to manage their cloud-native development lifecycles. Nexus Lifecycle, a world-class software composition analysis tool. Nexus Firewall, a first-of-its-kind defense against malicious software supply chain attacks.

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Fastener News Desk

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in January for the third consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® . TEMPE, Ariz. , Feb. The report was issued today by Timothy R.

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Fastener News Desk

DECEMBER 4, 2023

1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in November for the 13th consecutive month following a 28-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM ® Report On Business ®. A Manufacturing PMI ® above 48.7 percent, 2.8

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 3, 2024

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. Mold Tooling Lead time delays for molded parts often originate from difficulties with sourcing tooling. Even better, digital inventory can also be distributed.

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Canadian Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

“Continental is on the road toward becoming the most progressive manufacturer in the tire industry in terms of sustainability,” said Claus Petschick, Head of Sustainability at Continental Tires. “At This innovative power encompasses everything from the origin and sourcing of our materials to the reuse and recycling of our tires.”

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JUNE 14, 2023

Using open-source software has several benefits, including access to the source code, cost savings, flexibility, customization, community support, and availability of cutting-edge technology. However, each of these technologies can become an attack vector that hackers can exploit to penetrate the cloud system.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 20, 2023

The company is building an extraction system to filter Lithium from brine using a polymer-ceramic composite membrane, allowing the critical mineral to be extracted from salt lakes, mine tailings and other brine solutions using small amounts of solar-generated electricity and without added chemicals or water.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 21, 2018

There is no one size fits all view when it comes to manufacturing. Large, advanced plants are using a plethora of advanced manufacturing processes, robots and data as a core part of their operations. The report noted five key insights and areas that manufacturers in the middle market are focusing on, these include: Competition.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 2, 2023

Supply chain, staffing and COVID-19 are main concerns among SI Giant system integrators. Paper-thin solar cell can turn surfaces into power source. Asphaltene turned into graphene for composites. SI Giants 2023 average system integration revenue increases. 2023 System Integrator of the Year winners. See video.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 15, 2023

Australian manufacturer DECO which provides specialised aluminium building products and protective metal coatings, have partnered with Capral Aluminium in an industry-leading decision to switch 100 per cent of their Capral aluminium purchases over to LocAl® Green – Capral’s lower Carbon aluminium option. kg CO2e/kg Al.*

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E&T

DECEMBER 2, 2022

For the senior manager of Environment at Finnish steel manufacturer Outokumpu – the largest steel producer in Europe, second in the Americas – this approach to defining sustainability credentials for the metal is too vague. It is also a growing force in architecture, infrastructure and manufacturing industries.”

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Fastener News Desk

JULY 25, 2023

Watch now on YouTube @FastenerTV: (12:30) The looming possibility of a UPS strike is of deep concern to the nation’s supply chain professionals…according to a new analysis by the consulting firm Anderson Economic Group (AEG) A 10-day UPS strike could cost the US economy more than $7B, with $4B in losses for consumers & small businesses.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

A key priority is to ensure that future hydrogen comes from either low-carbon or carbon-abated sources. Another key element in the industries development will see material supply chains expanded and the zutilization of advanced materials such as polymers and composites.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

A recent development project evaluated the feasibility of using wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) to produce layup tooling for complex contoured winglets mounted at the tips of the wings of MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian (shown above) remotely piloted aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 8, 2023

4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in December for the second consecutive month following a 29-month period of growth, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM ® Report On Business ®. TEMPE, Ariz. , Jan. Fiore , CPSM, C.P.M., percent, 0.6

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2022

New Orders and Employment Contracting; Production and Backlogs Growing; Supplier Deliveries Slowing at a Slower Rate; Raw Materials Inventories Growing; Customers’ Inventories Too Low; Prices Increasing at a Slower Rate; Exports and Imports Growing; Record-Long Lead Times for Production Materials and MRO Supplies. TEMPE, Ariz. , Aug.

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Additive Manufacturing

APRIL 28, 2023

Rotterdam, The Netherlands – Raise3D , a leading manufacturer of 3D printers and printing solutions, announced substantial growth in its turnover and market share, both in printers and in filament sales, in line with what has been publicly released by CONTEXT.

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Dinesh Mishra

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Making of an Icon Established in 1962, Lakshmi Machine Works Limited (LMW) stands as a prominent Indian textile machinery manufacturer, uniquely positioned globally as one of three producing the complete range of textile spinning machinery. Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW) Limited is a leading textile spinning machinery manufacturer.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Additive Manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing. Mold in a Day Technology Slashes Tool Production, Eliminates Supply Chain Headache. Photo Credit: Next Chapter Manufacturing. 1, 2022 to Nov. 28, 2022): Cutting Tools. Mold Materials. Hot Runners. Mold Components. Automation. Inspection and Measurement.

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MESA

MAY 30, 2023

The combination is expected to accelerate Stratasys’ growth trajectory by uniting two leaders to create a next-generation additive manufacturing company that is well-positioned to serve the evolving needs of customers in manufacturing. billion in 2025 revenue.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JUNE 5, 2023

Copper is one of the “hottest” metals attracting attention in the additive-manufacturing world these days. Gradl reported that, in some cases, the move from conventional manufacturing to AM resulted in cost reductions of more than 50 percent and lead time reduced by up to 10X. Image courtesy Velo3D.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Manufacturers and investors, on the other hand, should be encouraged to develop products and materials with a more sustainable environmental and social impact, not just within these technologies but also in the biogas, nuclear, geothermal, and wind energy spaces. Composite resins are a crucial component of wind turbines.

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