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Moldmakers Help Drive Innovation in Medical Device Manufacturing

Mold Making Technology

Source: M.R. Many mold builders I spoke with are repositioning themselves in the value chain and taking a more active role in managing the impact of new technology on mold designs. Their focus on comprehensive metrology and tool validation services is reducing overall lead times and optimizing development costs.

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Wind Turbine Innovation: Strategic Imperatives Driving the Future of Renewable Energy

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Compression of Value Chains 3D Printing of Turbine Parts On-site : On-site 3D printing of turbine components is enabling localized manufacturing at installation sites, significantly cutting logistics expenses and reducing lead times.

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AUAR and ABB bring robotic Micro-Factories to U.S. homebuilding

Robotics Business Review

Source: AUAR Automated Architecture, or AUAR, yesterday said it is shipping two of its Micro-Factories, which feature ABB robotic arms, to the U.S. Labor shortages and fragmented value chains exacerbate the problem, said AUAR. This is the Bristol, U.K.-based ABB teams in the U.K.,

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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. We’ve identified five emerging trends impacting global supply chains in 2022: logistics disruptions. production delays. digital transformation.

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Coming to McCormick Place in April: Additive FOR Manufacturing at Formnext Chicago

Modern Machine Shop

Source: AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology The world’s leading additive manufacturing (AM) trade show is launching a U.S. ” Additive manufacturing is a means of part production offering the chance for low labor requirement, fast lead time and design complexity such as internal features.

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Relationship Management Up & Down the Supply Chain

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

Optimizing the value chain – Working with supply chain partners to optimize existing processes, implement new ones, and adopt novel technologies to enhance collaboration and performance. A partner like CMTC can provide vital support for supplier sourcing, supplier development, and supply chain optimization for your business.

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Supply Chain as a Service

Dinesh Mishra

The components of Supply Chain as a Service typically include: Integrated Business Planning: comprehensive solutions for demand forecasting and planning, supply planning, ecosystem impact planning, and risk resilience. Dissociated & siloed systems make industry run at “t-2” or “t-1” days older data at best.