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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About. Supply Chain Integrity

Foley

Both enforcement agencies and consumers increasingly are focused on manufacturers’ supply chains. Just as importantly, manufacturers will face tangible reputational risks if forced-labor issues are exposed in their supply chains. Human rights enforcement frameworks increasingly have real teeth.

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America Makes Announces IMPACT Project Call Worth $11.7M in Funding

MESA

The project call is also seeking innovative solutions for robotic AM process planning for continuous fiber-reinforced composite structures. This project call addresses the needs of a broad cross-section of our nation’s supply chain including the casting and forging supply chain,” stated Brandon Ribic, Ph.D.,

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Metal AM Advances in Composite Tooling

Mold Making Technology

The additive tooling matched identical carbon fiber-reinforced composite tooling in terms of dimensional control, vacuum integrity and true position hole location, while providing improved durability. It also reduced maintenance costs, tool costs (30-40%) and tooling lead times (20-30%). Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.),

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Blackhawk Expands National Vending Operations with Two Key Appointments

Fastener News Desk

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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Fastenal Teams with Trex to Turn Used Plastic into Outdoor Building Products

Fastener News Desk

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. and a leader in high performance, low-maintenance outdoor living products.

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How Avicena re-invented the wheel

AU Manufacturing

In the early iterations of Sentinel, most small components were made of aluminium, and many were sourced as ready-made items. To overcome this problem we literally ‘reinvented the wheel’, using a composite material including a percentage of carbon fibre, producing wheels that, after months in use, show no discernible signs of wear. .

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One change that’s keeping 600,000 pounds of plastic out of landfills

Fastener News Desk

In fact, Trex Company is the world’s leading manufacturer of wood-alternative composites made from recycled materials. Their composite decking is very popular, but they make a variety of outdoor building products. Said another way, Trex relies on us to help them with their supply chain. So, what’s next?