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How Amazon Manages its Delivery Routes (And How to Copy Them)

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

Amazon started as a website where you could pre-order books or send gifts. Nowadays, they’re a company where you can get just about anything you need delivered within hours. Amazon has grown exponentially in just the past decade. So how exactly did they get to where they are now?

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What is Automation?

CadCam Guru

The purpose of automation is to make a machine automatic. Because of automation, human intervention is reduced. Automation is widely used in automobile manufacturing, processed food manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, pharma manufacturing, packing machines, home automation, printing machines, textile machines, furnace and other machines in foundries and so on for a large number of applications.

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Economic Development Journal – Industry 4.0 – Future of Manufacturing

Martin Davis

The national Economic Development Journal recently asked me to write an article for them on Industry 4.0 and the future of manufacturing. What is the future of Manufacturing? Is it all about advanced manufacturing, digitization, technology, and automation? Many would argue that it is encapsulated in the fourth industrial revolution as defined by Industry … Continue reading Economic Development Journal – Industry 4.0 – Future of Manufacturing.

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MMT Chats: Solving Schedule and Capacity Challenges With ERP

Mold Making Technology

In this 30-minute conversation, Omega Tool ’s President Jed Weber, Vice President of Operations Randy Meissner and Sales and Project Manager Wes Stephens discuss enterprise resource planning (ERP) or more specifically their people and software solution to schedule and capacity load monitoring. The icons show the areas of Omega’s business from which they can gather and use information.

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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A bare-bones Brexit deal for traders, but a no-deal Brexit for many other sectors

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The trade and security deal the UK Government struck with the EU is a bare-bones deal for tariff-free trade in goods, but a no-deal for many other business sectors, creating significant frictions and less EU market access from 1 January, according to tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg.

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4 Reasons why this is the right time for you to go for a career in automation

CadCam Guru

1. Lack of Skilled Manpower : These days Companies need skilled manpower, as projects need to be completed in target time, with very high quality standards and without wasting money. So skilled engineers are in high demand in any industry. There is a lack of skilled engineers who are strong in the basics of their branch and at the same time have proficiency in Automation.

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How being a ‘remote-first’ business can improve your organisation

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

By Gerry Tombs, CEO, Clearvision In the last few days, there has been encouraging news about COVID-19 vaccines, with the vaccination programme kicking off across the country. And while there’s still a lot of green between this particular ball and the pocket, most of us let out a sigh of relief, with hope that there might be some return to normality.

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