Caliber Technologies

The Manufacturer | March 02, 2020

The coronavirus crisis in China has had an unexpected impact on manufacturing. Manufacturers in China were shut down in a bid to contain the outbreak, and supply chains went into shock. UK manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover and JCB, who had come to rely on an uninterrupted flow of parts from China, were forced to scramble for continuity. JLR resorted to using suitcases to ship parts. JCB closed down production. What does this tell us about how supply chains will evolve in the future? The Co...

3D Printing

CORE Industrial | January 12, 2022

On January 11, CORE Industrial Partners LLC, a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced the acquisition of RE3DTECH, a leading provider of additive manufacturing services focusing on high-volume production components. RE3DTECH manufactures a broad range of products in-house, including 3D printing, finishing, quality control, and assembly. The company specializes in 3D printing production-grade items using multi-jet fusion and direct metal laser sintering technologies. <...

IndustryWeek | January 15, 2020

Essentium recently released the findings from independent global research on the current and future use of industrial 3D printing. Simply put, acceptance across all industries is growing. And the key to continued growth is crystal clear: manufacturers desire an open ecosystem. Although closed systems have been in the norm across industrial additive manufacturing - often locking manufactures into one vendors’ hardware, processes and materials - survey results show that the vast majority of ...

Digital Transformation

Sybridge Technologies | January 05, 2022

On January 4, SyBridge Technologies, a global industrial technology company, said it had bought Action Tooling LLC and Lakeshore Fixture & Gauge Ltd. Both agreements strengthen SyBridge's Technology & Services business area and position the company to provide end-to-end solutions. SyBridge's fifth and sixth purchases in 2021 are Action and Lakeshore. Crestview Partners, a New York-based private equity company, founded SyBridge Technologies in 2019 with a $200 milli...