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MANUFACTURING’S NEW MATH: CEOs juggle complex factors in calculating where to...
CEOs are rethinking their global manufacturing footprints, locating plants and R&D facilities as close as possible to major customers and preparing for a new wave of technologies that could...
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ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING – Business challenges drive aerospace companies to...
Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing has moved well beyond prototyping. Today, most aerospace companies use it to improve the functionality of existing components and fabricate non-structural...
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Opportunities and challenges of a manufacturing Center of Excellence
I recently blogged about the annual Gartner MESA survey and how it reveals that most manufacturers do not achieve the full value of their enterprise MES, or MOM systems, because they don’t start with a...
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How 3D simulation planning tools can make the plant floor safer and more...
It’s impossible to overrate the value of shop-floor safety. Above all, there’s the commitment to protect plant workers from production hazards. Then there’s the need to be regulations-compliant and...
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The Challenges of Robot Adoption
With the new experience economy, made-to-order is becoming a way of life for consumers. To meet this increasing demand in volume and variety, manufacturers need advanced production systems to keep...
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MACHINES THAT LEARN: Artificial intelligence may transform manufacturing, but...
Manufacturers recognize that artificial intelligence offers an exciting future, enabling greater automation, improved predictive maintenance and a move to mass customization. While adoption so far...
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How Is 3D Printing disrupting the supply chain?
The typical supply chain is often praised for its efficiency. After all, it’s a process that has been refined and remastered over the years to incorporate the latest innovations, technology, and...
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Digital Manufacturing on the Cloud? It could be your best idea!
088When it comes right down to it, the challenge for manufacturers of any size is to keep the shop floor humming and productive. Idle machines mean lost production, forfeited ROI, and wasted manpower...
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OYU TOLGOI: Massive Mongolian mine seen as a test case for ‘lean’ techniques
As the global mining industry pushes deeper and ranges farther for vital minerals, its leading firms are just beginning to adopt “lean” techniques – common for decades in manufacturing industries – for...
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What’s Missing From Your Manufacturing Processes?
Creating a more streamlined and efficient manufacturing process can improve revenue, optimize worker productivity, increase operational agility and even reduce the overhead and operational costs for...
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