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Victoria to boost defence manufacturing with supply chain initiative

AU Manufacturing

Minister for Manufacturing Sovereignty Ben Carroll announced the first round of grant recipients under the Victorian Land Systems Fund – Supply Chain Uplift Program, which aims to support local companies to improve their capabilities in defence manufacturing. billion annually for the state’s coffers.

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Supply Chain: Managing Additive Manufacturing Variation, Qualification, & the Entire Process 

Additive Manufacturing

In recent years additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and materials have evolved into being able to achieve industrial-grade parts production, which means AM parts are now entering the supply chain. Angeline Goh, additive manufacturing technology lead for Shell agrees. “We

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Building an Effective CPG Supply Chain Using a Cloud-based MES

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Many consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers are affected by supply chain shortages and are taking steps to avoid shortages or overproducing items, not in demand. In October 2022, PepsiCo said it plans to automate and digitize more of its supply chain data to ease ingredient shortages and boost efficiency.

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Optimas’ World-Class Manufacturing Expands Capacity to Near-Shore Production in North America

Fastener News Desk

The Mexico production center will complement world-class fastener manufacturing facilities in Wood Dale, IL, and Droitwich Spa in the United Kingdom and continue the company’s near-shoring efforts to minimize supply chain risk.

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Rockwell Automation’s global study reveals 85% of automotive manufacturers to maintain, grow workforce

AU Manufacturing

Manufacturing is becoming more innovative in the automotive sector , with advancements such as driverless technology and sustainability, particularly with the growing popularity of electric vehicles. Moreso, among automobile manufacturers, process automation had the best return on investment.

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AM Medical Summit, Powered by ASME, Co-locates withAdvanced Manufacturing Minneapolis, November 2-3

Additive Manufacturing

NEW YORK (August 1, 2022) – An estimated six million patients have benefitted directly or indirectly from medical applications of additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing – from orthopedic and cranial implants to surgical guides and instruments to dental restorations and external prosthetics. The overall AM industry grew to $11.7

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Certified Quality Management for Plastics Professionals – Materials to Tooling to Recycling

Mold Making Technology

A well-implemented quality management system can increase customer confidence. Photo Credit: iStock The certification of a company’s quality management system (QMS) to a recognized international standard proclaims the achievement of an effectively implemented management system whose process controls are adequately robust.