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CATL | September 29, 2021

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) announced that its Ningde facility has been recognized by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as a global Lighthouse factory, the first battery manufacturing base joining WEF's Global Lighthouse Network (GLN). As CATL is one of the 21 new Lighthouses globally, the WEF made the following remark about CATL's manufacturing competitiveness: "Confronted with increasing manufacturing process complexity and demand for high produ...

Design News | June 15, 2020

A recent survey of manufacturers shows that 56% of those polled said they have implemented some form of AR/VR technology into their organization over the last 12 months. Another 35% said they are considering doing so. More than a quarter, 27%, said they have fully deployed an AR/VR solution and are looking to scale further. AR/VR platform company, Grid Raster, has released the results of the survey. The questions explore trends in how companies are using AR/VR. Roughly 215 respons...

CNET | April 02, 2020

Sandy Munro is the guy to call when companies want to cut the excess and create a seriously lean product to roll down the manufacturing line. So he's just the person to comb over the Tesla Model Y. Autoline went inside Munro's facility with a Model Y Performance variant. In a video released Wednesday, he gave his first impressions of the car. Munro has decades of experience advising companies as CEO of Munro & Associates, a leading lean manufacturing consulting firm. But he gai...

Additive Manufacturing

Velo3D | December 24, 2021

Velo3D, Inc., a leader in metal additive manufacturing technology for mission-critical metal components, has announced the delivery of its first Sapphire® XC. The Sapphire® XC, or "Extra Capacity," is Velo3D's newest and biggest metal 3D printer, capable of producing both larger components and quicker manufacturing. The Sapphire® XC is a scaled-up version of the Sapphire® printer that utilizes the same FlowTM print preparation software, AssureTM quality control soft...