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Made in Queensland program awards $833k to NEM Equipment Hire

Manufacturer's Monthly

Minister for manufacturing, Glenn Butcher said, “NEM is adding industry 4.0 Minister for manufacturing, Glenn Butcher said, “NEM is adding industry 4.0 This is crucial for NEM as the business pursues increased project work from its air force and army clients.

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How Additive Manufacturing Can Help Fix the Supply Chain

Fastener News Desk

This has taken the form of long lead times, as well as stalling of production when parts needed for manufacturing fail. The nature of AM can shorten lead times, too. Industry 4.0 By Clare Scott A supply chain crisis has been affecting the world in recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SQP Engineering adopts FX20 3D printer to accelerate production

AU Manufacturing

Operating as an industrial manufacturing equipment provider specialising in machining, SQP has had to face various logistical issues and supply chain disruptions since its inception in 2006. Most of SQP’s business has historically been supplying precision-machined products for mining equipment, but Industry 4.0

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Utilizing AI for Spare Parts Inventory Management

ATS

Think shorter customer lead times, accurate forecasting of stock levels and even having a safety net for unexpected production hiccups. In this section, we’ll look at how AI helps in optimizing inventory levels, improves cost of goods sold (COGS), streamlines warehouse operations and “fine tunes” lead times to meet customer demands.

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SLM Solutions Presents New Software Partner Ecosystem

Additive Manufacturing

Digitalization of the manufacturing processes and supply chains are on the rise in the additive manufacturing industry and key asset for Industry 4.0. In this context, manufactures are seeking for solutions to produce parts on-demand and remotely to reduce inventory costs and lead times.

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Celebrating excellence in growth

Manufacturer's Monthly

their risks and enable their people to deliver on Industry 4.0. They’ve got order books at record highs, but are struggling to deliver in terms of the global supply chain in particular with high lead times and high freight costs. Pollett said encouraging companies down the right path via the acceleration of Industry 4.0,

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Five Reasons You Shouldn’t Say “No” to Automation

Fabricating & Metal Work

Plus, connected technology applications are opening the door for job shops to implement Industry 4.0. For smaller jobs, this results in lead times expanding as they simply can’t keep up. Lead times can easily go from six to two weeks, and workers are freed up to be more innovative and strategic.