MEM

AUGUST 18, 2023

Revolutionising manufacturing for resilience and efficiency ~ Redefining production with dual sourcing of your hybrid manufacturing ~ In today’s globalised and rapidly evolving business landscape, disruptions to manufacturing are inevitable. The right choice of second-source partners can solve a lot of headaches.

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MEM

AUGUST 21, 2023

Here, Jerry Sanham, Business Development Director at Filtronic, a designer and manufacturer of RF-to-mmWave components and subsystems , explores how dual sourcing your hybrid manufacturing requirements can help. The right choice of second-source partners can solve a lot of headaches.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2024

Source: ARM Institute The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today selected six new technology projects for funding. Adaptive insertion of automotive parts using multi-modal AI In automotive , aerospace , and consumer electronics, adaptive insertion is performed by humans. Register now and save.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Sydney-based Sevaan Group is a contract manufacturing firm that employs about 50 staff and specialises in precision manufacturing of metal parts and products for OEMs in a range of industries including defence, mining, agriculture, gaming, space and robotics, electronics and transport.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Source (All images) | Molded Precision Components and MPC Advanced Machining Who is MPC Advanced Machining? We measure 100% of our electrodes on our tool room CMM and then transfer all the offsets electronically to the sinker EDM using software developed by our CMM programmer/operator.

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Source | Vista Metals Vista Metals Corp. Applications include: prototype to production molds, forming tools, clamp plates, ejector plates, fixtures, robotics, medical equipment, electronics, semi-conductor components, patterns, vacuum tables, router tables, heating and cooling platens and other critical industry applications.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 3, 2024

Mold Tooling Lead time delays for molded parts often originate from difficulties with sourcing tooling. Brackets, electronics enclosures, ducts, components of medical devices and more have made this leap. These smart ski goggles were developed with a 3D printed electronics enclosure.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 31, 2024

Source: ANCA CNC Machines US ANCA ’s TapX grinding machine is designed and integrated with automation to provide high productivity in mass production. The total setup time is said to be one hour for a TapX machine, reducing lead times for small- to medium-batch production, urgent order response and customer changes.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Source: Hurco Market Dynamics and Business Strategies Reshoring trends are leading to increased emphasis on domestic production in many markets. This shift is driven by concerns over supply chain resilience and a desire for greater control over quality and lead times. Source: CGS North America Inc.

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Fastener News Desk

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

“New order rates remain depressed due to buyer and supplier disagreements regarding price levels and delivery lead times; these should be resolved by the second quarter. WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING “Business is still strong, but we have begun to see softening in some pricing, and lead times seem to be improving.”

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Suppliers continue to have capacity, with lead times improving and shortages not as severe. Two of the six of the largest manufacturing industries — Food, Beverage & Tobacco Products; and Computer & Electronic Products — expanded in August, compared to none in July,” says Fiore. Redeploying people where we can.”

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

While the situation has improved for many commodities since the depths of the pandemic shutdowns, especially mechanical components, vendors of motion control systems expect extended lead times to continue through at least 2023.

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i4.0 today

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) are tiny optical systems manufactured with technology used in the electronic integrated circuit industry. Large demand volumes are required to offset the initial cost of designing and manufacturing PICs, and production lead times can take months.

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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.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 14, 2022

Whether it’s combating supply chain instability, labor shortages, lead times, or seamless integration, the right industrial enclosure solution is the heart of your automation system, and manufacturers need industrial cabinets that help them overcome these challenges. Digitalized design for simplified engineering.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 3, 2024

Suppliers continue to have capacity, with lead times improving and shortages not as severe. Computer & Electronic Products] “It seems that the economy is slowing down significantly. Production execution was down compared to June, likely adding to revenue declines, putting additional pressure on profitability.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 22, 2025

Source (all images) | Dynamic Tool Corp. For instance, consider a plastic part that supports the functionality of another component, such as a housing for electronics that needs to dissipate heat at a specific rate. Do our timing, budget and resources align with our goals? Your team just defined the cost of the product!

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 21, 2023

But if you’re still using outdated purchasing processes, it can lead to problems on the shop floor that affect workflow, customer relationships and the company’s bottom line. For example, jobs ship late because parts or materials didn’t arrive in time. Quality problems arise when sourcing parts from unreliable vendors.

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 8, 2023

Average lead time remained 32 percent above previous trough for capital expenditures and 37 percent for purchased materials; both are too high. Electronic components still a major supply chain issue, particularly if the component you need is not the current hot technology.” ” [Computer & Electronic Products].

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Fastener News Desk

MARCH 2, 2023

EFC’s engineered products include plastic injection molded components, spring steel stampings, cold-formed fasteners, clamp products, motion control and routing components, electrical/electronic connectors, and light assemblies among numerous other products. EFC has locations in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Fastener News Desk

JANUARY 17, 2023

Read more: Bulten has streamlined their global distribution chain, aiming to bring about more efficient logistics in order to reduce lead times, and streamline processes, while also reducing costs and environmental impact. Bay Supply is looking to add electronic data interchange in the next few months. “We

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Manufacturing supplier lead times continue to decrease, but at a slow pace. ” [Computer & Electronic Products] “We need to coordinate very closely with suppliers in order to yield a more cost-competitive offer. The Prices Index remained in ‘decreasing’ territory, 4.6

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Fastener News Desk

JUNE 7, 2023

Manufacturing lead times clearly improved in the month. Supply chains are prepared and eager for growth, as panelists’ comments and the data support reduced lead times for their companies’ more important purchases. WHAT RESPONDENTS ARE SAYING “Overall impact for our business is mixed.

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Fastener News Desk

AUGUST 1, 2024

Manufacturing lead times sentiment improved again but remain at elevated levels. ” [Computer & Electronic Products] “Sales in our industry are extremely slow entering into the second half of the year, and no upturn is expected until at least the fourth quarter.” percent in May 2020 ).

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Our Robotics Campus will help us to serve our customers more efficiently and support new and existing sectors like automotive, electronics, logistics, healthcare, e-commerce and pharmaceuticals to unlock the full potential of automation.” Source: Interact Analysis www.abb.com go.abb/robotics Subscribe to learn the latest in manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

JULY 14, 2023

With factories closed, lead times and backlogs quickly grew. Even global companies with factories and customers around the world were affected, like many other organizations, with long delays on delivery times, which were unheard of pre-2020. With reduced availability, prices of raw materials and vital components rose sharply.

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Fastener News Desk

MAY 1, 2024

Suppliers continue to have capacity but work to improve lead times, due to their raw material supply chain disruptions. ” [Computer & Electronic Products] “Market conditions have definitely softened. ” [Primary Metals] Read full report from ISM Source: ISM GOING TO FASTENER FAIR USA?

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While multi-sourcing and intensifying cooperation with our suppliers and customers all over the world, we concentrated our focus on emergency response scenarios, business sustainability management, preparation of quality and performance improvement programs for suppliers, and increasing the level of automation based operations.

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Fastener News Desk

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Manufacturing supplier lead times continue to decrease, a positive for future economic activity. ” [Computer & Electronic Products] “Starting to feel softening in the economy, with labor still a challenge to backfill critical roles. The 2024 forecast looks challenging, specially from a cost perspective.”

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JUNE 5, 2023

This is in large part due to its superior thermal conductivity, which is desirable in rocketry and industrial applications such as electronics, where heat exchange is critical. As AM systems continued to evolve their processes and controls, the materials industry began working to better-standardize powder manufacture and sourcing.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 18, 2023

located in Buellton, manufactures products for the consumer electronic market, serving customers such as Intel, Agilent, IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Latona said that once upon a time, companies could fulfill two of these three business practices: price, quality or delivery. Excelta Corp., Necessity is the mother of invention. Fenton, Mo.)

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Fastener News Desk

MAY 11, 2023

For instance, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan shut down electronics factories, and 2017’s Hurricane Harvey disrupted US oil refineries and petrochemical plants, ultimately leading to shortages of some plastics and resins critical to different industries.

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Dinesh Mishra

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Lastly, the machine tool industry is diversifying into emerging areas such as electric vehicles, aerospace, electronics, and semiconductors. The group is focusing on expanding its offerings in emerging sectors like aerospace, defence, and electronics. Industry 4.0 Personal Insights 1. This gives me a strong sense of achievement.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 1, 2024

With the current economy, labor shortages, and lead times for new and leased equipment continuing to grow, companies need versatile options. and globally sourced materials. That includes programming, custom holding fixtures, tooling, automation, service and support. They also need a service provider they can depend on.”

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2023

Before the end of the next day, I was an electronic assembler. Worked my way from mechanical assembly, electrical assembler up to electronic tech. Once they understood how to do that stuff, then we start sourcing locally. And you look at a source like casting out of Taiwan and machine casting out of Taiwan. Assembly tech.

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 2, 2024

Source: All images provided by J&M Media What place does five-axis machining have in YCM’s offerings? It is designed to reduce part handling, setup and overall lead time, while improving part quality, precision and surface finish for complex shapes and contours. What is YCM’s approach to smart manufacturing?

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 23, 2024

Flexible, efficient and one-stop tap grinding results in faster tap design, setup, and changeover to reduce lead times and boost competitiveness. With the efficiency, accuracy and reusability of a single source machine, customers can expand their product range to include spiral, straight flute and forming taps, and even micro parts.

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