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How 3D printing is reshaping the future of supply chains

Manufacturer's Monthly

Manufacturers have had to rapidly reassess and pivot to new sources of supply to ensure greater resilience in their supply chains and reduce excessive capital-intensive inventories. They can first design their customised products using computer-aided design (CAD) software and then transfer the files to a 3D printer for production.

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How Lego helped Gold Coast company crack the Top Gun market

AU Manufacturing

When I wanted to design new concepts, I did use Lego which I commandeered from my parent’s place. However, as time went on, I taught myself how model using 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) packages so now, I’m afraid, the Lego has taken a back seat and gone back to grandkids.”. Source: [link].

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7 ways SCADA software can advance IIoT implementations, if you do it right

Control Engineering

Available and emerging standards are helping SCADA migrations improve designs, bring faster benefits and ease integration and implementation, including with 3D software representations where appropriate. Today, with SCADA being so easy to implement and taking on more analytic functions, it has become the staple for every serious manufacturer.

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Siemens software selected for digital shipyard

Manufacturer's Monthly

Birdon will use Siemens’ Teamcenter® software for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), integrated with NX software for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) to streamline product design data development by creating a digital thread — a single source of truth, throughout the design process.

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Diversified marine services business Birdon selects Siemens’ software for digital shipyard

AU Manufacturing

Birdon will use Siemens’ Teamcenter software for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), integrated with NX software for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) to streamline product design data development by creating a digital thread – a single source of truth, throughout the design process.

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Tool Storage Systems Provide Organization, Security and Inventory Control

Fabricating & Metal Work

Connecting to multiple suppliers’ tool databases, CoroPlus Tool Supply can store correct tool information, including ISO parameters, bill of material, spare parts, product images and computer aided design (CAD) file types, in a single area. However, this is not the only benefit of the system. www.sandvik.coromant.com.