Manufacturing Forecast: Industry Insights From Industrial and Process Manufacturers

whitePaper | August 17, 2022

The need for true customer-centricity is impossible to ignore in the manufacturing world. Disruptive technology, instant availability of information, the expectation of to-the-second service in an on-demand consumer economy have given rise to a new power balance, in which the demands of the customer call the shots – rather than the way manufacturing businesses determine they should operate. In this redrawn landscape, intelligent automation (IA) can be the difference between success and failure. But what does it take to integrate IA into a manufacturing operation – and where are its benefits felt most prominently?

whitePaper | September 21, 2022

In its early days, 3D Printing reinvented the prototyping process by allowing a faster and more cost-efficient way to create new products. The effortless experimentation with CAD designs and the production of proof-of-concepts with almost no design limitations or material waste, revolutionized the prototyping world.

whitePaper | November 11, 2022

The manufacturing and hi-tech industries are accustomed to economic downturns, legislative impacts, tax and tariff complexities, and supply chain concerns. During the Great Recession, the United States’ manufacturing downturn resulted in a loss of 10% of its GDP, compared with only 4% for the overall economy. With these already poignant experiences, it is not hard to believe the pace of change has picked up in the last decade.

whitePaper | November 30, 2022

The promise of metal additive manufacturing (AM) to completely transform how core parts are produced has largely been just that: a promise. The ability to 3D print parts has been deployed across countless industries, but limitations within conventional iterations of metal AM have relegated the technology to use primarily in prototyping or niche use cases.

whitePaper | August 1, 2020

The latest generation of scanCONTROL 30xx laser scanners is extremely powerful, precise and individually adaptable. The scanners are used for high-precision 2D / 3D profile and gap measurements in automation, production monitoring and quality control. For demanding surfaces such as red-hot objects or transparent objects, the patented blue laser scanners are ideally suited. This White Paper shows various applications examples and explains more about the benefits of high performance scanners.

whitePaper | October 11, 2022

Identifying problems before they cause equipment failure and costly, unplanned downtime is the purpose of proactive and predictive maintenance programs. And one of the most reliable ways of catching problems before they become failures is to detect when a piece of equipment is beginning to operate outside of its normal parameters – especially if it is beginning to run too hot or too cold. Variations from normal heating are often the first signs of impending equipment failure, so frequent thermal inspections of critical equipment such as motors, belts, and drives not only helps extend the life of these assets, but keep your entire operation up and running normally