Design World

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face the same labor shortages, rising operational costs, and lead- time pressure as the world’s largest companies. Automating processes like welding, palletizing, or CNC machining can deliver similar productivity gains to global manufacturers and job shops alike.

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Design World

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

By Philipp Pruesse, Sales Manager, Dimensionics Density In the world of modern manufacturing, additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a revolutionary technology that holds the promise of transforming industries through its capability to produce complex geometries, reduce lead times, and enable on-demand production.

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The Fabricator

JUNE 16, 2023

Steel prices continue to fall, as lead times and demand decrease. Some metal fabricators and manufacturers see that trend continuing possibly into the early fall.

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Design World

AUGUST 30, 2022

Boasting industry-best lead times, these low… The post Signal relays handle 2 or 3 A in SPDT or DPDT contact forms appeared first on Design World. A new line of signal relays is a candidate for low-level current switching in industrial applications, security devices, and test and measurement equipment.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Bison® Introduces All New Gen 2 SANIMotorⓇ Enhanced, next-generation SANIMotor® significantly reduces lead time of innovative product. These design changes maximize throughput and reduce lead times while maintaining the robust features that have established SANIMotorⓇ as a leading product in the market.

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Design World

JANUARY 24, 2023

The move increases production and testing space by more than two-thirds, removes manufacturing constraints, and improves capabilities, resulting in better lead times and inventory control. “We PMI Industries, Inc., We are excited… The post PMI Industries moves larger facility appeared first on Design World.

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The Fabricator

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

When jobs flow as kits, work-in-process plummets, lead times shorten, and overall throughput can go through the roof. Flexible metal folding equipment that form one unique sheet metal part after another open the door to kit-based manufacturing.

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MRPEasy

AUGUST 29, 2023

Manufacturing is experiencing a shift towards both more customization and shorter lead times. One option for catering to this contrary dynamic is the engineer-to-order manufacturing workflow. ETO has the potential to achieve fast-paced bespoke manufacturing, but only if companies leverage the right tools for the job.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

From this philosophy was born the unique Toyota Production System (TPS), which aims to maximise the use of human resources to shorten lead-times and constantly refine jidoka (‘automation with a human touch’). This approach has also led to additional automated processes.

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Plastics News

JUNE 9, 2023

A drought has prompted operators of the Panama Canal to restrict ships, which may lead to higher costs and longer lead time for deliveries.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 22, 2023

Lead time is the culmination of the entire mold manufacturing process. A quality mold delivered on time results from a team of professionals working together from sales, design and manufacturing to validation, delivery and support. Mold manufacturing boils down to lead times. How are shops assessed?

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Plastics Today

MARCH 15, 2023

The 1,700-square-foot cleanroom will support expansion of pick-and-pack processes and reduce lead times for single-use medical device components, said Qosina.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 29, 2023

has announced the deployment and continued market traction for its metal 3D printing system that automates how OEMs, molders and moldmakers make precision mold components, reducing lead times and costs while accelerating how manufacturers go from product idea to launch. Mantle Inc.

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MRPEasy

JULY 14, 2023

Just-in-Time manufacturing helps businesses shorten lead times, minimize inventory, and address other hidden inefficiencies by aligning supplies directly with production schedules. You can also listen to this article: What is Just-in-Time manufacturing?

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Mantle says its technology can dramatically simplify the moldmaking process and reduce lead times and costs but more than that Westminster is proving that out. Employees also understand how the cost and lead time of printing a part will be. Westminster took hold of Mantle’s first beta system in 2022.

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Mold Making Technology

AUGUST 29, 2023

The 5X-24’s ability to rotate and tilt the tool in multiple directions gives it to access hard-to-reach surfaces, all in one setup, which increases accuracy and reduces labor and lead time for faster mold production. Expand Machinery offers 12" and 24" trunnion sizes in its five-axis machine lineup.

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i4.0 today

JUNE 19, 2023

In the competitive thermoformed plastics market, thermoformers like Duo Form need to continually innovate their manufacturing process, shorten lead times, and reduce costs to better serve their customers and win new business. At the same time, maintaining mold quality and durability is key.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 14, 2023

Devised to streamline manufacturing, speed lead times, and minimize the potential for vibrations during operation, the new design replaces a nine-piece, welded steel ring with a single, rolled steel tube and repositions a new, concave guide wheel assembly for smoother movement around the wrapping ring.

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Modern Materials Handling

DECEMBER 13, 2022

With lead times for new lift trucks out as much as 100 weeks, maintenance has taken on new importance. Fortunately, suppliers and dealers alike have some powerful tools that provide a more proactive approach to service at both the fleet and individual truck level.

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AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 23, 2023

Backed by the NT government’s Advanced Manufacturing Ecosystem Fund , the latest addition to Katherin Joinery’s manufacturing capabilities will allow the company to replace fully imported products, reduce customer lead times, and enhance product quality.

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Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 11, 2022

If the year is 2022, there will be supply chain constraints and long lead times for furnishings and interiors. Assume your client is building a new house. At the moment, it consists of wooden slats and a frame in the ground.

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Canadian Manufacturing

AUGUST 21, 2023

The new warehouse, located in Milton, Ontario, will further elevate our commitment to a reliable supply chain, currency consistency and shorter lead times for our Canadian customers,” said Donald Williams, Director, Supply Chains at Greenfield Global. “As Greenfield also offers custom packaging sizes spanning from totes down to pails.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 23, 2023

The advantages include shorter lead times, improved tool life and increased sustainability. With AM technology, coolant can be guided to locations that would otherwise have been impossible,” explains Ingemar Bite, R&D Specialist at Seco Tools, who also believes that AM technology is helping to shorten lead times. “AM

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The Fabricator

JUNE 8, 2023

was experiencing a bottleneck problem in its packaging department that threatened its lead times. Situation Metal fabrication company Penn Sheet Metal, Allentown, Pa., Manual stretch wrapping of its pallet loads of architectural and roofing components and custom decorative products took.

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Plastics News

MARCH 8, 2023

to support growth, shorten lead times for North American customers. A manufacturing plant will be built in Japan for new company, Niigata Machinery Co.

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MRPEasy

AUGUST 10, 2023

Distributed manufacturing is gradually gaining ground thanks to providing benefits such as shorter lead times and lower distribution costs. You can also listen to this article: What […] The post What Is Distributed Manufacturing? appeared first on Blog for Manufacturers and Distributors.

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Drives & Controls

APRIL 20, 2023

Omron has launched a new generation of automation controllers that it claims offer the world’s highest precision data collection and large-capacity transfer capabilities, leading to rapid improvements in processes that cause defective products, as well as cutting wastage.

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E&T

APRIL 5, 2023

To meet the deadlines laid out of the Paris Agreement, many low-carbon steel projects will need to be green lighted by 2026 given the lead times involved, the report said. Adair Turner, ETC chair, said: “Investing in commercial-scale green primary steel is already possible this decade.

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Seeburger

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Even leading automotive manufacturers are quoting lead times of 15-18 months for […]. However, there are no signs of this easing up soon. The PlayStation 5, for which stocks were already low at Christmas 2021, is still suffering shortages.

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Plastics Today

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The technique slashed cost and lead time for producing prototype parts.

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Plastics Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

TrueShape technology reportedly cuts tooling lead times and costs by more than 50%.

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Plastics Today

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

TrueShape technology reportedly cuts tooling lead times and costs by more than 50%.

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MRPEasy

MARCH 14, 2023

Finding and eliminating bottlenecks allows you to use more of your production capacity, minimize WIP inventory, reduce lead times, improve quality, and increase the overall efficiency of your manufacturing business. Manufacturing bottlenecks are points in the production process that are constrained by inefficiency.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 22, 2023

to evaluate the lead time, cost and quality of Mantle’s printed inserts — developed via its TrueShape precision metal 3D printing technology — to produce dimensionally critical medical parts that are injection molded in a high-temperature thermoplastic. Picture of the assembled mold (left) and molded part (right).

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Rapid Mold Solutions in Erie, Pennsylvania R&D/Leverage in Lee’s Summit, Missouri R&D Europe in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England Over the past 12 months, Adler has sought to strategically enhance its facilities to streamline processes, shorten lead times and elevate the quality of its offerings.

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Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

As a result, the company will double sales, create 35 jobs, and improve lead times to provide made-in-Canada transformers to local Ontario suppliers. This expansion is also expected to help address supply chain shortages experienced by North American energy companies as the demand for green solutions grow.

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Drives & Controls

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Two Japanese companies – Mitsubishi Electric and Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) – have developed an AI-based electric motor design support technology that, they claim, can cut typical motor design times from as long as three days to just three hours.

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