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Stratasys Ltd | November 25, 2021

Stratasys Ltd. a leader in polymer 3D printing solutions, today announced that Danish shoe manufacturer ECCO is using Stratasys Origin One 3D printing technology to accelerate product development, allowing conceptual footwear samples to be reviewed early in the development cycle using 3D printed molds and lasts (mechanical forms shaped like a foot) with resin materials from Henkel Loctite. Shoemaking is an incredibly manual process, but ECCO has worked to integrate innovative tech...

Toyota | April 24, 2020

On February 1,1997, a fire destroyed an Aisin factory that made the inconspicuous P-Valve, a brake part required for every Toyota vehicle worldwide. Toyota’s policy is to source any critical part from multiple geographic locations, but in this case, 99% of global production of the part came out of this one plant-at that time, 32,500 units per day. Toyota’s vaunted Just-in-Time system meant only two days of inventory were available in total in the supply chain. In two d...

IndustryWeek | March 24, 2020

For manufacturers that are considered essential and are remaining open, MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network, Northeast Ohio's Manufacturing Extension Partnership Ohio MEP partner, has some suggestions on how to keep employees virus-free while working. The guidance is as follows: All office teams work remotely sales team, marketing teams and finance teams as well as back-office. When this isn’t possible, spread out remaining staff as far as possible and hold not in-per...

Manufacturing Technology

Globenewswire | April 25, 2023

Magna is adding a new customer in engineering and complete vehicle manufacturing with the announcement that it has been awarded a contract to manufacture the all-new INEOS Automotive electric off-road vehicle contract – which is expected to start production in Graz, Austria in 2026. In addition to manufacturing, Magna will also be responsible for the engineering of the complete vehicle. “We are excited to have been chosen as INEOS Automotive’s strategic manufac...