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Mar 06, 2019

Design and manufacturing expectations keep escalating. There’s a heightened consumer desire for variety, customization, automation, and technological innovation. Manufacturers across all industries want parts that are more durable, lighter-weig...

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Jan 29, 2019

Change is not a word that many people think of when it comes to the manufacturing industry. Words like precise, quality, reliability, efficiency are more commonly associated with manufacturing. But change is happening, and it’s increasing in sp...

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Jan 24, 2019

The technological advancements of the last 100 years have helped society thrive - life expectancy at birth has risen globally from 48 in 1955 to 72 years and GDP per capita grew on average about 1.9% per year since the 1960s. Around the world, a rapi...

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Jan 23, 2019

Grasping the opportunities and managing the challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution require a thriving civil society deeply engaged with the development, use, and governance of emerging technologies. It is, therefore, important to highlight an...

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Jan 21, 2019

Production in modern economies is organized around supply chains, which involve business processes ranging from product design to customer delivery. The performance of supply chains is driven by the efforts and behaviors of multiple stakeholders, suc...

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Jan 21, 2019

With the advent of Industry, 4.0-the transformation of manufacturing by automation and big data-forward-thinking product manufacturers are engaging with a broad spectrum of pioneering technologies to reduce costs, optimize products, speed development...

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Jan 21, 2019

The world of product development, manufacturing and production is changing. With Industry 4.0 we’re on the brink of a new dawn of automation and intelligence, with smart, connected products and the smart factories that produce them. Autonomous ...

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Jan 11, 2019

Manufacturing has long been a benchmark of economic vitality. An essential driver of economic growth, the sector accounts for 16% of global GDP today and employs nearly one-quarter of the total global workforce (1.2 billion people). It is projected t...

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Jan 10, 2019

Many companies are piloting Fourth Industrial Revolution initiatives in manufacturing, but few have managed to integrate Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies at scale to realize significant economic and financial benefits. The World Economic For...

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Jan 10, 2019

Manufacturing is crucial for global economic growth. However, the manufacturing industry is facing unprecedented challenges that must be addressed by companies and governments if it is to succeed: the need to create hyper-personalized experiences and...

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Dec 24, 2018

Innovations in technology have always driven industrial revolutions. The world is witnessing the fourth Industrial Revolution - Industry 4.0. The digital era is making way for a new way of thinking about manufacturing and its operations. Advances in ...

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Dec 06, 2018

With the widely forecasted and massive growth of industrial and direct manufacturing applications for 3D printing, numerous commercial 3D printer manufacturers are making bold claims about the superior strength of their 3D printed parts. However, a 3...

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Dec 04, 2018

According to the Australian Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, the manufacturing industry currently contributes around $100 billion to Australia’s GDP annually, employs around 900,000 Australians, and contributes over 25 per cent o...

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Nov 29, 2018

The path to creating successful connected products is littered with road kill. Many industry-leading manufacturers stumble in getting their discrete products connected and creating meaningful solutions. Without deep insight into all the potential pit...

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Nov 27, 2018

3D printing (3DP) has left behind its status as a niche technology. As a key element of the Industry 4.0 revolution, 3DP is evolving as a practical alternative for both product development and conventional manufacturing. The time for further analysis...

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Nov 21, 2018

This report contains socio-legal research conducted on the relationship between 3D printing and intellectual property (IP) at the current point in time and in potential future scenarios, through the use of horizon-scanning methods in six countries-Ch...

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Nov 19, 2018

While manufacturing companies certainly need to explain how their products or services work, 51% of respondents said they always/frequently prioritize their sales/promotional message over the audience’s informational needs while creating conten...

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Nov 19, 2018

If you head up your company’s manufacturing operations, you are undoubtedly charged with producing better products faster while cutting costs, increasing production uptime, not to mention finding a way to efficiently meet customer demands for c...

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Nov 14, 2018

Since the start of the First Industrial Revolution, manufacturing has been the force pushing industrial and societal transformation forward. Today, we’re in the midst of another industrial revolution, as a new generation of sophisticated techno...

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Nov 11, 2018

Development of comprehensive data policy necessarily involves trade-offs. Cross-border data flows are crucial to the digital economy. The use of data is critical to innovation and technology. However, to engender trust, we need to have appropriate le...

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Nov 01, 2018

With the deafening burst of the consumer/hobbyist 3D printing bubble, some large companies that previously offered a low-cost line of 3D printers targeting this audience wisely abandoned those lines in favor of large, expensive, industrial-class manu...

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Nov 01, 2018

The perception and promise of 3D printing are that it offers a digital workflow that is simple, fast and automated; a process where complexity is free. That perception is generally correct up to the moment that parts are removed from the 3D printer. ...

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Oct 31, 2018

The manufacturing industry is undergoing a digital transformation - driven partially by new technological advances, but largely by a massive change in customer expectations. Today, B2B buyers are reluctant to send countless emails back and forth with...

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Oct 30, 2018

In the era of mass production and lean manufacturing, companies are looking for ways to help boost productivity and reduce unit costs while maintaining quality and repeatability. The focus is on continuously improving production techniques, accelerat...

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Oct 25, 2018

Faster fashion and in-season flexibility are keywords in providing an attractive offer to consumers and for being successful in the challenging market environment. Only if companies transform from the historical supply focus to a demand focus can the...

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Oct 20, 2018

The primary driving factor for the adoption of 3D printing techniques in the development of products is that 3D printing is an additive manufacturing process. Traditionally, products are constructed using a subtractive process that involves removing ...

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Oct 18, 2018

The importance of metrology - the science of measurement - to manufacturing industry is largely underestimated, except by engineers. Sir Joseph Whitworth, the 19th Century inventor of early measurement standards, said: “You can only make someth...

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Oct 17, 2018

For decades, manufacturing businesses have relied on connected machines and the correlating data to help streamline operations. Now, innovative Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are taking machine data to unprecedented new levels - but also intro...

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Oct 10, 2018

The United States has long thrived on its ability to manufacture goods and sell them in domestic and global markets. Manufacturing plays a vital role in almost every sector of the U.S. economy, stretching from aerospace to pharmaceuticals and beyond....

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Oct 04, 2018

A tight labor market is paying off for workers in the manufacturing industry. With unemployment, the lowest in years, hovering around 4 percent, the majority of hourly and salary employees across genders have seen increases in the past year in base p...

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Oct 03, 2018

In the end, you need to be rewarding your sales reps with more than just money if you want to keep them motivated and if you want your sales compensation plan to deliver on its promises.

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Oct 03, 2018

The first CRM launch truly changed the way sales were managed. We went from tracking customers on spreadsheets (and even in rolodexes) to tracking them and their attendant opportunities with software. It wasn’t long before reps started to feel ...

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Oct 03, 2018

Let’s explore some of the current processes around pipeline management and forecasting and how they can be improved.

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Sep 27, 2018

Traditional manufacturing methods have relied on surface finishing as a secondary operation. This is particularly true for metals. Processes such as casting, manual milling and lathes, and CNC machining produce a ‘raw’ part that typically...

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Sep 26, 2018

This white paper will examine relevant topics for current and future manufacturing stakeholders and provide recommendations for future action. To better understand the roles of manufacturing and future outlook, this white paper will analyze the curre...

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Sep 25, 2018

Learn about the opportunities that Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies could bring to the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and its resident companies to enhance competitiveness in the automotive and electronics industries while creating positive ...

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Sep 25, 2018

In traditional manufacturing, process qualification refers to tested validation data that ensures a specific manufacturing process can provide a consistent result. For Additive Manufacturing (AM), qualifying the process is essential to create parts t...

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Sep 20, 2018

Smart Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT): we are bombarded by new terms and hype that remind us daily of the rapidly changing world for manufacturers. Everyone can find an excuse for ignor...

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Sep 20, 2018

Digital continuity underpins our ability to have confidence that when we use a piece of information to make a decision that this information accurately reflects the current state of our collective knowledge. We also understand that if a better versio...

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Sep 20, 2018

Manufacturing equipment is getting smarter. Machines, devices, sensors, RadioFrequency Identification (RFID) tags, robots, and automation controllers are now being connected together with the latest network technologies. Recent breakthroughs enable n...

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Sep 19, 2018

Digitalization will impact the entire business environment. We see many changes already on the consumer side, where Smartphones and Apps have disrupted long-established business ecosystems with unexpected value propositions and cost saving potential....

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Sep 18, 2018

The world is urbanizing and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming life at an unprecedented rate. Cities must be agile - able to move quickly and easily - to enable their citizens to thrive. Agile Cities: Preparing for the Fourth Industrial...

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Sep 17, 2018

Digital revolution is shaping factories around the world. IoT (Internet of Things), 3D Printing, VR (Virtual Reality) and Robots are driving productivity improvements, cost reduction and optimization in manufacturing facilities. However, in the race ...

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Sep 11, 2018

Early adopters, however, are already taking a leadership role by creating and implementing a talent strategy to train team members on the integration and use of technology throughout the supply chain. To grow and innovate in what is projected to beco...

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Sep 08, 2018

Quebec Manufacturers & Exporters (QME) is an association whose mission it is to improve the business environment and to help manufacturers and exporters be more competitive on domestic and international markets by bringing to bear its leadership,...

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Sep 07, 2018

Manufacturing as we know it is changing. Today, many manufacturers find themselves on the cusp of a fundamental transformation driven by the continued convergence of the digital and physical worlds. The pace of this convergence continues to accelerat...

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Sep 07, 2018

Given all the recent hype surrounding 3D printing, it’s easy to forget that the technology isn’t some relative newcomer or unknown bit player. Rather, 3D printing, including metal additive technology, has increasingly become a principal a...

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Sep 04, 2018

What Ford had no way of foreseeing was that sweeping changes to the auto industry in the 21st century would completely reorder sales drivers. While the auto industry was built on innovation, its continued growth depends on it. Electric cars, car shar...

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Sep 02, 2018

A multinational electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company urgently needed to set up a new production line to test a client’s miniature IoT chipset. The manufacturer was on a tight schedule with strict budgetary requirements that demanded...

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Sep 01, 2018

Falling prices on printer hardware and a plethora of new materials and design tools have catapulted additive manufacturing from a part-time prototyping resource into a full-scale production method. Yet as companies engage in more widespread use of th...

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Sep 01, 2018

Industry 4.0 has long been a buzzword in the world of manufacturing, rising to prominence in 2011 as part of an initiative to enhance German competitiveness in the global manufacturing market - although it was then Industrie 4.0. What Industry 4.0 pr...

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Sep 01, 2018

Traceability can seem staggeringly complex. Barcode reading stations need to be integrated into complex systems to enable the collection, storage, and analysis of massive amounts of valuable tracking data on a daily basis. Unthinkable quantities of w...

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Aug 30, 2018

Laser additive manufacturing (LAM) is rapidly becoming an important method for the fabrication of both prototype and production metal parts. This document examines the need for laser beam characterization to deliver optimum results in LAM and then sh...

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Aug 24, 2018

The manufacturing sector is no stranger to change. Over the course of three industrial revolutions, companies have relied on everything from water and steam to electricity and information technology to power their operations, provide services and mak...

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Aug 21, 2018

Vacuum forming is a versatile and easy to learn the process. With affordable 3D printed tooling and a wide variety of applications, it could be the perfect fit for your next prototyping project. Vacuum forming with 3D printed molds is a great way to ...

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Aug 21, 2018

ARK believes that 3D printing, or more broadly additive manufacturing, is a revolutionary platform technology that will usher in the Third Industrial Revolution. Building objects layer-by-layer-a stark contrast to traditional manufacturing techniques...

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Aug 16, 2018

Given all the recent hype surrounding 3D printing, it’s easy to forget that the technology isn’t some relative newcomer or unknown bit player. Rather, 3D printing, including metal additive technology, has increasingly become a principal a...

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Aug 12, 2018

Manufacturing has been shaped and then reshaped by multiple disruptive waves. A mechanical revolution was the first one to revolutionize the manufacturing industry. It was followed by waves of Industrial Automation and Robots. They took manufacturing...

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Aug 12, 2018

While additive manufacturing (AM) has mostly been used as a prototyping tool, in the past five years it has matured as a means of enhancing multiple stages of the product development process, including the production of an end-use parts-a process ter...

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Aug 06, 2018

Values and ethics are not esoteric, relative or fuzzy: they’re practical, accessible and essential. Technologies embody the ethical frameworks and the values of the societies that create them, and as they continue to inform the administrative f...

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Aug 01, 2018

While the world is not yet at the stage where doctors can 3D print new organs for patients, the technology has made inroads in the healthcare space, particularly in dentistry and prosthetics. Proponents of additive manufacturing and 3D printing see i...

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Aug 01, 2018

In fact, Manufacturing Industry, explicitly indicated in the BDVA SRIA vertical markets picture, is one of the most promising sectors for Data-driven solutions and Data-oriented new Business models. During the Data Economy Conference organised in Bud...

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Aug 01, 2018

Fast-forward 70 years. While specific job roles and skill sets may have evolved over time, OJT is more important than ever, especially with the rate of changing technology and the changing workforce. The retirement of millions of experienced and know...

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Aug 01, 2018

Additive manufacturing (AM) describes types of advanced manufacturing that are used to create three-dimensional structures out of plastics, metals, polymers and other materials that can be sprayed through a nozzle or aggregated in a vat. These constr...

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Aug 01, 2018

This report describes how Additive manufacturing (AM) changes the way products are made and what this means for work. The introduction of AM in the manufacturing industries will impact value chains, business models and specific activities such as pro...

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Aug 01, 2018

New digital molding technology from 3D Systems is revolutionizing the direct production of 3D printed plastic parts, and it is doing so at scale. 3D Systems not only invented the tool-less plastic parts manufacturing process, but laboratory testing h...

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Aug 01, 2018

As additive manufacturing (AM) enters serial production, new approaches for quality assurance are needed. For this, a range of new process monitoring systems is available. Some solutions are provided by AM system manufacturers for their own systems, ...

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Jul 31, 2018

United States manufacturing is the largest in the world producing 18.2% of the world’s goods according to the U.S. Manufacturing Statistics & Outlook. However, this leading position is continually threatened by high operating costs, opening...

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Jul 30, 2018

Robotics Industries Association (RIA), the robotics industry trade group, reported in February 2018 that the robotics industry in North America set new growth records in 2017. Robot shipments in 2017 surpassed all previous records with shipments of a...

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Jul 26, 2018

ABI Research ranked these platforms based on their proven innovation/implementation criteria framework. ABI Research analyzed each platform on its innovation, out-of-the-box thinking, and plans to deploy and support transformative technologies, such ...

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Jul 23, 2018

Custom ICM solutions are built for you, not auditors, so they typically don’t offer visibility into actions performed over time. Auditors may lack confidence in your homegrown system, especially if they find errors or omissions. In fact, audit ...

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Jul 23, 2018

It all ties together. You want your sales reps to behave a certain way and close a certain amount of deals in specific verticals that match your company’s 3- and/or 5-year vision, but the systems you currently have in place to drive this behavi...

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Jul 23, 2018

You’ve reached a certain point in the evolution of your company and you know it’s time to invest in a CPQ system. But buyer beware: There’s a certain misconception around CPQ systems as being plug-in devices or turnkey-ready overlay...

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Jul 23, 2018

The spreadsheet conundrum... Joe Smith, sales director for Great Start-Up Number 5 Billion and Thirty-One, puts on a blindfold and reaches out blindly for something, ANYTHING, to help him organize his team’s deals and commissions. He’s ho...

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Jul 19, 2018

Today’s manufacturing buyers rely on online search engines to research and find potential suppliers. If you are in this industry, you know how hard it can be to compete. The best way to get ahead is easy: Optimize your website to ensure potenti...

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Jul 18, 2018

Initially, when we think of 3D printing, we imagine a strictly additive process stacking wafer-thin layers one by one. Each layer is either contributing to the end-user part or the support structure to maintain the build integrity throughout the prin...

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Jul 12, 2018

Bringing a product to market is rarely straightforward. Without the right technology or process in place to support each stage of design, development, and production, companies often face significant cost and efficiency challenges. Failing to thoroug...

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Jul 07, 2018

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is revolutionizing many industries, and manufacturing is no exception. Manufacturers are using IIoT to digitize their overall businesses-finding new ways to engage with customers and optimizing operations. Ope...

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Jul 05, 2018

International Data Corp (IDC) research found 3D printer shipments in the U.S. grew by almost 20% in 2015 compared to 2014. Looking ahead, 3D printer shipments in the U.S. are expected to grow by a 16% CAGR through 2020. Shipments in the very low-end,...

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Jul 01, 2018

3D printing is becoming increasingly mainstream, but there has been limited uptake in the food industry to date. This paper considers how the technology can be applied to food manufacture and asks whether it can make the leap from gimmick to game-cha...

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Jul 01, 2018

The Factory of the Future certainly a buzzword but what do people mean when they refer to it? It’s an evolving definition but at its core, the factory of the future refers to the recognition that things are changing dramatically. When we think ...

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Jun 18, 2018

The last couple of decades have witnessed the emergence of multiple disruptive technologies. They have defined, rather redefined the computing world. 90s saw an explosion in personal computing, thanks to lower cost PCs and an introduction of user-fri...

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Jun 18, 2018

The digital revolution is now breaching the walls of manufacturing, with a wave of new data acquisition and processing capabilities. Manufacturers are seeing the opportunities of this digital transformation of the industry (aka Digital Manufacturing)...

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Jun 16, 2018

As digitalization continues to upend the manufacturing sector, 3D printing is taking on a new role-not just for fast and cost-effective prototyping-but also as a viable mainstream production technology. Like other industries, manufacturers are rapidl...

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Jun 14, 2018

The traditional radial and external rotor motors in the HVAC and commercial air-moving marketplace today present manufacturers with design and manufacturing constraints: the need to accommodate large and heavy motors and stock many motor options to m...

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Jun 13, 2018

Our client, a global manufacturing giant with annual revenue of around $13 billion from aftermarket services, used an in-house group to set prices and sell spare parts for the bigger machines that it manufactures. One of the client’s key object...

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Jun 13, 2018

Manufacturers are now facing unprecedented challenges of complexity and growth while connected technology, often known as Industry 4.0 or Industrial IoT, brings the possibility of building the ‘Digital Factory’: an industrial facility whe...

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Jun 11, 2018

Total knee replacements (TKR) are very common surgical procedures. Approximately 4.7 million Americans have undergone total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and are living with a TKR. Approximately 600,000 TKR surgeries are performed each year. Despite how co...

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Jun 09, 2018

Thomas Edison first installed his incandescent light bulb in a New York City factory in 1881. Today, Edison’s filament technology is still used for industrial applications in the form of incandescent halogen lamps, but there are now other optio...

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Jun 07, 2018

Materials must be suited to the application in order to have successful results. The properties of any material become increasingly important as a product progresses from concept and functional prototyping to production. However, material properties ...

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Jun 04, 2018

Biologics have experienced steady double-digit growth over the last 15 years and now comprise slightly more than a quarter of all New Molecular Entity (NME) FDA approvals. Similarly, EvaluatePharma’s 2017 report on orphan drugs projects that by...

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Jun 03, 2018

Each year, healthcare needs and costs grow due to an aging population, the rise in chronic diseases, and more. In fact, global healthcare spending is projected to reach nearly $9 trillion by 20201. To address this, practitioners in the healthcare ind...

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Jun 01, 2018

Additive manufacturing (AM) has developed way beyond its inception as a mere rapid prototyping technology. It now presents itself as a viable alternative manufacturing process for fully functional parts. However, the non-recurring engineering costs i...

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Jun 01, 2018

Digital technologies are reshaping the manufacturing landscape. Product-based business models are being disrupted by service-based business models, new skills are needed in a world of smart products, and innovation success depends on the effectivenes...

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May 30, 2018

Our annual State of 3D Printing allows for the 3D printing industry to define itself by collecting data. With these findings, you will know what is expected of the future of 3D printing along with knowing the new trends that we saw come into existenc...

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May 29, 2018

Industry 4.0 has arrived, blurring the lines between the digital and physical worlds. As intelligent, interconnected systems seamlessly support activities along the entire value chain, Industry 4.0 is transforming manufacturing industries across the ...

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May 29, 2018

The top two challenges for manufacturers implementing Smart Manufacturing solutions are finding skilled people and figuring out where to begin, according to SME’s Manufacturing in the New Industry 4.0 Era Survey.

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May 17, 2018

Welcome to a new era of 3D printing. Leap beyond the limits of previous technologies and enter a world where 3D printing allows you to move rapidly from thoughts to things, from radical prototyping to final parts manufacturing. A world where you can ...

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May 17, 2018

Additive manufacturing technologies and 3D scanning will massively change our future. As a technology pioneer, Sulzer evaluates additive processes and materials newly available on the market. Suitable processes are optimized by technical specialists,...

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May 15, 2018

Perhaps the consistent drumbeat of warnings about the skills gap has dulled concern by busy manufacturers focused on daily challenges. Yet, from production errors to downtime, common business pains typically tie directly back to identifying, recruiti...

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May 15, 2018

Both high-strength composite 3D printing and metal 3D printing are valuable fabrication methods. Used separately, they address a broad spectrum of manufacturing use cases. Together, they enhance each other and provide clever solutions. In this paper,...

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May 15, 2018

According to a 2016 survey, 62% of manufacturing industry respondents reported their company had activated their crisis communications within the previous year. This white paper will outline strategies to help your business address unfortunate circum...

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May 08, 2018

Metal powder re-use in additive manufacturing (AM) has been investigated using a Renishaw AM250 system and titanium alloy Ti6Al4V ELI (extra low interstitial) powder. The study is a follow-on from the encouraging results obtained in a previous study ...

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May 06, 2018

The Manufacturing Enterprise Systems Association has devised a five-layer roadmap to enable manufacturers to adopt smart manufacturing technologies, processes, and practices. Now, manufactures need to put the digital pieces in place to get there.

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May 06, 2018

Utilizing data in manufacturing is becoming an everyday norm, but what are big benefits and how can these propel the workforce forward? Data and connectivity now play a vital role in increasing the efficiency of production lines. In the Annual Manufa...

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May 03, 2018

From the phones in our pockets to the reality of self-driving cars, the consumer economy has started to tap into the power of deep learning's neural networks. This technology is now migrating into advanced manufacturing practices for quality insp...

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May 02, 2018

Hannover Messe was a vibrant and well-attended tradeshow. The impact of technology and the pursuit of digitization was evident in full. The appetite for new transformative technological approaches was hearty, yet some confusion within the market cont...

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May 01, 2018

Robots. Artificial Intelligence. Complex algorithms that take decisions for you before you even knew they needed to be taken. Machines that talk to each other and take action about the goods they are producing. Vehicles that drive themselves, and ale...

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May 01, 2018

The relentless pressure for companies to create new products, enter new markets, and achieve greater market share while satisfying existing customers, is exacerbated by the onslaught of new technologies and industry trends that threaten disruption. O...

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Apr 27, 2018

To say that Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT) is changing the way things get done in manufacturing is an understatement. Fueled by the rapid rise of smart technologies, manufacturers are bringing together IIoT, connected machi...

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Apr 26, 2018

During the last decade, Additive Manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, has come into its own. Its growth opportunities are increasing exponentially, particularly in the aerospace, automotive and medical industries, where they are successfull...

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Apr 25, 2018

We are in the early days of a 4th Industrial Revolution, a far-reaching analog-to-digital shift that will completely transform the $12 trillion global manufacturing industry. It will fundamentally change the way we conceive, design, produce, distribu...

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Apr 25, 2018

Each year, healthcare needs and costs grow due to an aging population, the rise in chronic diseases, and more. In fact, global healthcare spending is projected to reach nearly $9 trillion by 2020. To address this, practitioners in the healthcare indu...

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Apr 24, 2018

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterized by the unprecedented advances in technology transforming the way individuals and groups across society live, work and interact. New principles, protocols, rules, and policies are needed to accelerate ...

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Apr 23, 2018

Many manufacturers are well beyond talking about digital transformation, and some are already gaining the benefits. Find out how manufacturers have made strides by investing in new technologies, and what else the leaders are doing to ensure investmen...

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Apr 23, 2018

Historically, the information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT/operations) departments within an industrial manufacturing company could function fairly independently. Operations kept the plant running smoothly, and IT managed business a...

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Apr 17, 2018

Factories rely on a number of technology suppliers and partners. When these systems work together, manufacturers can experience significant benefits. Connected assembly tools and controllers are one part of this essential digital ecosystem. Industria...

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Apr 16, 2018

This whitepaper aims to provide a brief introduction to Blockchain, and largely, highlight the potential uses of Blockchain in a manufacturing environment. The implementation details of Blockchain are deliberately omitted in this document.

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Apr 15, 2018

Manufacturing in 2050 will look very different from today, and will be virtually unrecognisable from that of 30 years ago. Successful firms will be capable of rapidly adapting their physical and intellectual infrastructures to exploit changes in tech...

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Apr 12, 2018

Only machine vision can locate, align, and guide electronic hardware and OLED components with the required precision and speed to help manufacturers meet their production goals. Since 1986, original equipment manufacturers, machine builders, and end-...

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Apr 11, 2018

Blockchain is essentially a ledger technology that uses cryptography to provide an authoritative record of secure transactions. By doing away with a trusted centralized middleman responsible for the ledger, blockchain allows for a trustless trust. Th...

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Apr 11, 2018

In the early 1980s, the American inventor Charles Hull developed the first additive manufacturing process, which he called stereolithography. He applied for a patent for the principle in 1986. This invention paved the way for additive manufacturing (...

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Apr 09, 2018

The way most manufacturers see the quality is greatly influenced by Dr. W. Edwards Deming, Ph.D., best known as the father of the “plan, do, check, act” cycle. Thinking of manufacturing as a holistic system and applying such an approach t...

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Apr 09, 2018

Given the increasing pressure to speed up drug development and make the process more cost-effective, pharmaceutical companies want to ensure that their most promising drug candidates hit the market.

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Apr 07, 2018

Developing, launching and sustaining a medical device product line comes with many well-known challenges. Additive manufacturing (AM) offers unique opportunities to address these challenges across the entire product lifecycle, from early conceptualiz...

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Apr 02, 2018

The system architecture for the Industrie 4.0 production plant (I4.0 plant) serves as a model technology solution that assists users in making customized products and provides long-term flexibility at discrete, automated assembly production facilitie...

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Apr 01, 2018

Additive manufacturing is not only useful as a production method for end-use parts, but also as a complement to other manufacturing methods in the machine shop. Industrial 3D printers produce high-strength parts tough enough to withstand manufacturin...

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Apr 01, 2018

Complex systems like enterprises, social networks, biological and physical systems, smart cities, smart homes, and financial systems comprise complex business processes that generate massive amounts of data in real time. This data is usually stored o...

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Apr 01, 2018

Most steels belted radial passenger and light truck tires are composed of an inner liner, two polyester reinforced body plies, two steel beads, two bead reinforcing strips, two anti-chafing strips, two steel belts, with belt edge wedges or wrap aroun...

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Apr 01, 2018

This report explains how digitalization is transforming manufacturing globally, detailing what exactly smart manufacturing or Industry 4.0 is and examining the productivity impacts that digitalized manufacturing promises to deliver. The report examin...

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Apr 01, 2018

Manufacturers are under severe competitive pressures to deliver and support higher quality and more custom products and services faster and at lower costs. To address these challenges, computer-aided engineering (CAE) is being integrated with several...

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Mar 27, 2018

Industry 4.0 is transforming chemical manufacturing. Companies are adapting to the digital world, recognizing the power of “connection” among products, production equipment, and personnel. But transformation entails challenges. Some are s...

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Mar 26, 2018

In the volatile 21st Century business environment, critical decisions must be made more frequently and more quickly than ever before. To do this, managers need immediate access to accurate and up to date information. Anything less than perfect data w...

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Mar 24, 2018

We want quality food that looks appetizing, tastes good and is safe and nutritious. Healthy eating is an integral part of our modern lifestyle and trends change very quickly! If they also are to stay healthy, manufacturers need smoothly running 24/7 ...

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Mar 23, 2018

The approaching Fourth Industrial Revolution, with increasing use of advanced technologies such as 3D printing and robotics, is expected to have a major impact on the manufacturing process globally. The question we address is whether developing count...

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Mar 22, 2018

Platforms are sets of components that interact in very well defined ways to allow a range of products and services to be produced. The term has been appropriated from the software and manufacturing industries, where systems based on platforms have bo...

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Mar 20, 2018

The compelling need for most manufacturers to digitalize and automate their operations is now very widely recognized by the leading manufacturers and specialist management consultants interviewed for this study. Ultimately, an ideal digitalized and a...

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Mar 20, 2018

Many manufacturers have realized significant cost savings and productivity improvements by integrating high strength additive manufacturing (AM) technology into their business, especially in support of their maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) ...

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Mar 19, 2018

In this issue, we explore processing equipment within the US food manufacturing space. The industry as a whole remains dynamic and powerful, generating billions of dollars in revenue and economic activity every year. Consumer and business trends in f...

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Mar 15, 2018

Chemical manufacturers are faced with increasing pressures across multiple dimensions of their enterprise. Heightened regulatory compliance requirements, while put in place for good reasons, create new and complex pressures manufacturers have never f...

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Mar 14, 2018

Blast Motion developed an innovative approach to maximize athletic potential. Blast designs and produces wearable sports technology to help analyze athlete’s body mechanics for golf, baseball, and softball. Like many OEMs today, Blast Motion ne...

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Mar 14, 2018

Electronics and high tech manufacturers, contract manufacturers and Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) companies are under constant pressure to meet demands for innovative assemblies and products while increasing efficiency and quality.

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Mar 14, 2018

Manufacturers across the globe have adopted clear 3D printed prototypes to deliver better products, faster. The use of clear materials in prototyping has changed the way designers approach designs for lights, headlamps, reflectors and packaging items...

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Mar 12, 2018

3D printing has turned into a helpful and possibly a transformative Innovation in a medicinal sector. As the use of this technology has increased, the effectiveness, performance, and availability of accessible materials have also expanded in the deve...

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Mar 12, 2018

PolyJet printing is one of the most common Additive Manufacturing printing types used in industry and in labs. PolyJet printing layers are jetted liquid photopolymers that are instantly UV cured to create 3D models that can be handled immediately.

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Mar 09, 2018

Manufacturing agility is increasingly important in today’s world of wildly fluctuating demand, short product cycles and constant change. Successful manufacturers don’t just grudgingly react to change, however, they embrace change as an op...

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Mar 08, 2018

While automation and its drivers are among the most discussed topics in the business world, few organizations are focused on where to begin, how to make the best use of machine intelligence and where to apply it in their business. A first step is to ...

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Mar 06, 2018

We talked to manufacturers from the automotive, metal forming, food and beverage, and aerospace industries about their process of selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and gathered their responses. When you’re making a decision...

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Mar 01, 2018

While manufacturers possess vast amounts of valuable data, hardly any of it is being analyzed. With a well-developed analytics strategy, manufacturers can tap into this value, converting data into actionable insight to improve decision-making. This w...

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Feb 28, 2018

Salesforce Research surveyed 291 customer service professionals in the manufacturing industry worldwide to discover how elevated customer expectations are changing the game. This report highlights 10 of the biggest customer service shifts that manufa...

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Feb 26, 2018

More than 95% of point-of-care professionals expect to see an expansion of POC manufacturing enabled by additive manufacturing, commonly called 3D printing. While healthcare providers operate in an evolving environment influenced by policy, regulatio...

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Feb 20, 2018

Manufacturers are under constant pressure to minimize downtime, improve quality, and respond faster to individual customer requirements, all while lowering costs. PTC’s newly released ThingWorx Manufacturing Apps provide the solution.

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Feb 16, 2018

Western economies have faced an onslaught of negative developments in their domestic manufacturing bases over the past 40 years. With the rise of Industry 4.0, the current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, manufactu...

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Feb 16, 2018

3D printed cars, airplane components, and medical devices get the lion’s share of industry headlines. But global manufacturers like MAHLE, a leading automotive parts supplier, have found the technology offers tremendous value beyond those on th...

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Feb 16, 2018

This year’s Annual Report will highlight collaborations as we focus on our goal of being a bridge for collaborations involving industry, students and faculty. For this academic year, we selected Managing Smart Manufacturing as our theme. You wi...

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Feb 15, 2018

Faced with stagnating wages for most Americans, business, civic, and political leaders across the United States are rediscovering manufacturing as a source of good jobs and lasting economic growth. In an era of unrivaled global competition, however, ...

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Feb 13, 2018

3D printing has moved beyond prototyping. The current state of 3D printing systems, materials, and parts-on-demand providers makes 3D printing jigs and fixtures and other manufacturing applications practical and accessible to manufacturers. Mainstrea...

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Feb 11, 2018

In the water industry, a strong market demand exists for small, high-pressure pump systems. However, the casting of impellers for such small pumps in the required quality is difficult or impossible because of their low wall thickness and their unfavo...

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Feb 11, 2018

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has advanced from spewing toner on a white sheet of paper to building layers of plastic until an object is formed; to now using specialized printers to print a body part, airplane engine parts, or a ...

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Feb 06, 2018

The IIRA is the result of an exercise by multiple industrial stakeholders from energy, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation and public sectors under the IIC to achieve broad consensus in a driving device and product interoperability and deployin...

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Feb 05, 2018

Manufacturing is experiencing a customer-focused revolution. On the global side, this means manufacturers are ramping up innovation in an effort to develop and produce more sophisticated offerings than smaller rivals. High-margin growth is the ultima...

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Feb 05, 2018

But now, manufacturers must understand, interact with, and develop closer relationships to their end customers to deliver truly exceptional customer experiences. This new landscape is shifting business models to put customers at the center of every e...

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Feb 04, 2018

A new competitive landscape has emerged in the manufacturing sector that is being referred to as Industry 4.0 or Smart Manufacturing. This term describes the emerging trend in the industrial space to create an intelligent network of connected things ...

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Feb 03, 2018

Maintenance is a strategic concern when developing and manufacturing a product - and for good reason. In fact, a third of all maintenance activities are carried out too frequently - and, according to IBM, nearly half are ineffective. For machine oper...

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Feb 02, 2018

Experts have estimated that less than 5% of the steps and time taken in producing a product actually create customer value. Lean thinking is a method that redesigns processes to optimize the entire product flow (the value stream), rather than singly ...

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Feb 01, 2018

In this part of our food industry Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) guides series, we share the best practice methods for taking maximum control of your financial responsibilities within food manufacturing. The guide will explain how your company ca...

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Feb 01, 2018

The goal for medical device manufacturers that use EO sterilization to minimize patient exposure to EO residues and (and EO derivatives) from their devices and ensure that the levels of residual EO, ethylene chlorohydrin (ECH), and ethylene glycol (E...

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Feb 01, 2018

The increasing convergence and affordability of digital, biological and physical technologies will dramatically affect how the Arab world produces, consumes, trades and moves, and it may challenge how we relate to one another and even what it means t...

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Jan 31, 2018

Businesses in the U.S. spend more than $170 USB per year on occupational injury and illness related costs that eat away at corporate earnings. In Manufacturing, the risk of severe injury or illness is higher than most other industry sectors, making a...

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Jan 26, 2018

Modern manufacturing execution systems (MES) can deliver the flexibility to enable manufacturers to define the solutions that meet their strategic needs. MES is what you make it: Define the MES functions needed, use standards, consider modularity, an...

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Jan 25, 2018

A combination of powerful forces – both technological and macro trends – are altering where and how goods are made and shifting labour demand. Jobs will be displaced by automation across global production value chains, but there will also...

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Jan 24, 2018

This is an exciting and challenging time to be in manufacturing. Innovations in technology are affecting how you do business from the shop floor to the supply chain to the customer – everything seems to move faster than ever. The challenge ofte...

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Jan 23, 2018

Architects don’t build without modeling. They create “blueprints,” produce renderings, and build 3D models. But while these planning tools may resemble the actual building in shape, there is no resemblance in size or materials. As a...

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Jan 21, 2018

The Third Industrial Revolution is defined by electronics and IT, automated production, and advanced globalization. It has changed how individuals interact with each other, commerce, and whole communities. However, the changes we are beginning to see...

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Jan 19, 2018

Production is the beating heart of commerce. But it is a double-edged sword, supplying necessities and amenities for humanity while depleting the global commons that sustain life on earth. This collaborative effort demonstrates how to harness the tec...

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Jan 18, 2018

The digital mission in manufacturing is to create experience ecosystems that transform the focus from designing, selling, and servicing complex products to one where the product becomes the platform through which new digital products and services are...

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Jan 18, 2018

NetSuite Advanced Manufacturing delivers a single integrated cloud solution that replaces the disconnected systems that are used by manufacturers today. It offers comprehensive functionality and is specifically designed to help manufacturers of all s...

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Jan 17, 2018

After a decade of stagnated productivity, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is expected to create up to $3.7 trillion in value by 2025. Technologies such as the internet of things, advanced robotics, artificial intelligence, and additive manufacturing...

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Jan 17, 2018

Many manufacturers indicate they have a more positive outlook about the economy for 2018 than in 2017. The growing U.S. and global economies, rising energy and commodity prices, and improved business and consumer confidence support this positive outl...

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Jan 16, 2018

The aircraft industry is experiencing growth on the back of strong travel demand. To keep pace, aircraft companies are increasing production - which puts pressure on the industry’s supply chain. To sell more airplanes, aircraft companies depend...

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Jan 15, 2018

The purpose of this White Paper is to clarify the role that collaborative robots - or cobots - play in what has now become known as Industry 4.0. After reviewing the concepts Industry 4.0 and cobot, we will examine the suitability of cobots for use i...

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Jan 15, 2018

Performing a cleaning validation during the initial phase of a device’s lifecycle aids manufacturers in complying with current good manufacturing practices (CGMP) and quality system (QS) regulation as set forth by FDA for medical device manufac...

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Jan 15, 2018

The rise of 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, will revolutionize global commerce. Companies will begin to shift away from standardized products, produced in massive factories, thousands of miles away from the point-of-sale. Retailers...

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Jan 11, 2018

Temperature problems are well known in the high-tech industry. Everyone knows of cases where overheated products stopping working and in the best case scenario, resume their function, but only after an extensive period of cooling down. In past years,...

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Jan 09, 2018

Manufacturing companies contributed $2.17 trillion to the U.S. economy according to the most recent annual data. Manufacturers, of which 98.6 percent qualify as small businesses, have become more agile, more productive and leaner in recent years. The...

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Jan 08, 2018

The future of manufacturing is in technology. It’s obvious that the next generation of manufacturing champions will come from companies that leverage technology to drive innovation. However, only 10 percent of companies around the world describ...

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Jan 04, 2018

Industry 4.0 is the current stage of the industrial revolution. It represents the use of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), automation, sensor technology, and other innovative solutions to streamline the production and distribution. Industry 4.0 b...

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Jan 02, 2018

Before selecting a manufacturing execution system (MES) for a complex process, the company must take time to carefully describe their data flow needs both in current terms and in future scale-up scenarios. This is a matter of understanding the number...

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Jan 01, 2018

If you are involved in Metal 3D Printing, it is important to take into account that the type of recoater you use will influence the production process. What kinds of recoaters exist and which potential issues are related to them? And more importantly...

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Jan 01, 2018

Custom ear molds provide a highly secure and comfortable fit for applications like hearing aids, musician in-ear monitors, high-end earphones, and hearing protection-but manufacturing customized pieces can be a challenge. With digital scanning techno...

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Dec 18, 2017

Standards are essential to accelerating the widespread commercialization of new technologies in the global manufacturing industry. In recent years, government and private-sector partners have made significant investments in strengthening the competit...

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Dec 16, 2017

Today's competitive manufacturing arena demands lower cost, more product variants, shorter product introductions, and better compliance to industry standards and regulations. This has led many manufacturing companies to move beyond the old paper-...

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Dec 15, 2017

There can be no turning back. Manufacturing processes are becoming increasingly digital. As this trend unfolds, many companies often struggle to determine what they should be doing to drive and deliver real value both operationally and strategically....

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Dec 12, 2017

This article discusses the challenges created by new suppliers from low-cost countries specifically for German automakers. These new competitors are increasingly reducing their deficiencies in skills, supplier structure and costs. Therefore, strategi...

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Dec 08, 2017

The purpose of this white paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the SLS printing process, its applications and the elements needed to successfully implement it in the wider production cycle. We hope that this paper provides a useful referen...

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Dec 08, 2017

The speed of application development and application change is increasing and with it, the demand of Rolls Royce like quality. Companies look to build new capabilities with high expectations being placed on the IT department. Although the IT industry...

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Dec 07, 2017

Bhavyabhanu Electronics Private Limited (BEPL) is a fully owned subsidiary of Astra Microwave Products Limited (AMPL). AMPL has 25 years experience in design & production of RF/Microwave Products and has established BEPL for providing reliable, h...

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Dec 04, 2017

New types of data means new improvements for your business. Industry 4.0 combines intelligent sensors, analytics, and artificial intelligence to let you optimize your operations in real time. What would you do with less unplanned downtime?

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Nov 30, 2017

Modern technology has changed the ways customers perceive products and services in manufacturing. In a customer-centric market, customers are developing requirements for more agile service and better, sustained product quality. Their expectations hav...

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Nov 29, 2017

Are you taking advantage of best practice labeling and coding for your company? With packaging demands and trends constantly evolving, it’s never been more important for Australian food & beverage manufacturers to stay alert and ahead of th...

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Nov 28, 2017

To be the authors of change rather than victims of it, manufacturers must innovate. The notion that the only constant in life changes dates back to ancient Greece, but in the 21st-century change seems to have accelerated. Business changes range from ...

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Nov 23, 2017

In the last decade, few industries have been impacted by rapid advancements in technology quite like manufacturing. Manufacturers have been faced with an evolve-or-die ultimatum as customers expect faster rates of innovation. A lower cost of entry ha...

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Nov 21, 2017

3D Printing is more than just prototyping. Today, 3D Printing offers transformative advantages at every phase of creation, from initial concept design to production of final products and all steps in between. Today’s competitive environment mak...

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Nov 19, 2017

Despite this colossal market opportunity, most of today’s industrial-class 3D printers are suitable only for prototyping and tooling and must be situated in additive manufacturing labs due to their size, expense, special facility and equipment ...

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Nov 14, 2017

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) takes advantage of the latest software and hardware capabilities to increase productivity. It stands to reason that greenfield manufacturing plants might be planned with native IIoT technologies. After all, to...

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Nov 14, 2017

Manufacturers around the globe are undergoing a profound transformation. External market shifts and technological changes are reshaping the competitive landscape for manufacturing firms, ushering in a new era of growth, change, and economic opportuni...

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Nov 06, 2017

Lean production removes bottlenecks and reduces non-value-adding wastes, getting your product faster to customers. This whitepaper explains what lean is and how it works, but more importantly, goes through how to overcome the black packaging hole by ...

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Nov 06, 2017

Industry 4.0 offers an unprecedented opportunity for transformational success, but companies must have plant floor software that is ready for that journey. The fact that Industry 4.0 is already predicted means companies can prepare themselves now.

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Nov 06, 2017

The company Achleitner was founded in 1932 and has developed from a skilled blacksmith’s shop to a commercial middle-sized company. The company is still a family business. An important step to realizing such projects is a close and healthy coop...

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Nov 06, 2017

If you head up your company’s manufacturing operations, you are undoubtedly charged with producing better products faster while cutting costs, increasing production uptime, not to mention finding a way to efficiently meet customer demands for c...

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Nov 06, 2017

Manufacturing companies contributed $2.17 trillion to the U.S. economy according to the most recent annual data. Manufacturers, of which 98.6 percent qualify as small businesses, have become more agile, more productive and leaner in recent years.

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Nov 05, 2017

Ultra and JustFood have been working closely together with a couple food manufacturing companies. One to note is a global snack food company, one of the world’s largest producers of salted snack products in addition to branded, private-label pa...

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Nov 03, 2017

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), not only dramatically reduces lead times, but can also provide significant cost savings through reduced material consumption, improved performance and added efficiencies. 3D printing processes a...

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Nov 01, 2017

Manufacturers recognize the disruptive potential of blockchain to streamline complex supply chain operations, simplify trade finance and spur the transition to customized manufacturing made possible by 3-D printing. Yet, most manufacturers are not mo...

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Oct 28, 2017

Significant advances in additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, commonly known as 3D printing, over the past decade have transformed the ways in which products are designed, developed, manufactured and distributed. 3D printing’s ability and a...

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Oct 27, 2017

The IoT represents a scenario in which every object or thing is embedded with a sensor and is capable of automatically communicating its state with other objects and automated systems within the environment. Each object represents a node in a virtual...

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Oct 26, 2017

Industry 4.0 is the vision of future manufacturing that allows not only lower cost, higher quality, and faster processing - but all of that with personalized products. It´s a marketplace where smart products and smart equipment interact autonom...

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Oct 26, 2017

We have a 168-year history of strategic, long-term thinking that has helped ensure the Freudenberg Group’s success. But frankly, the pace of global change we are experiencing today is unprecedented, and it keeps getting faster.

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Oct 25, 2017

Manufacturing has evolved substantially since the Industrial Revolution. And it continues to advance today with innovations from the Internet of Things (IoT). In fact, with the infusion and integration of IoT-enabled sensors and programmable logic co...

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Oct 20, 2017

A semiconductor wafer undergoes a wide range of processes before it is transformed from a bare silicon wafer to one populated with millions of transistor circuits. Such processes include Physical or Chemical Vapor Deposition, (PVD, CVD), Chemical-Mec...

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Oct 17, 2017

Technological innovations have changed industrial manufacturing since the 1900s. And while this is nothing new, for the past years, digitalization has been widely discussed by companies and governments as the new transformation of manufacturing as we...

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Oct 16, 2017

Configure-price-quote (CPQ) technology performs two overarching critical missions for manufacturing companies and their customers. The first mission of CPQ is to Get the Right Product. This means, in a high-level sense, that the sales rep and the cus...

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Oct 11, 2017

To expand the chemical capabilities of 3D printed structures generated from commercial thermoplastic printers, we have produced and printed polymer filaments that contain inorganic nanoparticles. TiO2 was dispersed into acrylonitrile butadiene styren...

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Oct 11, 2017

In an era which is being referred to as Industry 4.0, government departments are increasing their digital footprints and adapting their technology and engagement environments to remain competitive and relevant. As information and assets owned or used...

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Oct 09, 2017

Manufacturing education is in crisis. The evidence is striking and undeniable: Despite a consistently high United States unemployment rate for several years - ranging between 8% and 10% from February 2009 through March 20121  - as many as 600,00...

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Oct 08, 2017

Additive manufacturing offers the possibility of a highly flexible production at acceptable costs for a low number of pieces. As it is already used for the production of moulds for injection moulding, the usability for the production of forging tools...

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Oct 08, 2017

A MES migration project represents a big endeavor for any organization as it involves a significant amount of time, cost, risk and it involves many stakeholders within the company. It’s critical for the success of the migration project to get c...

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Oct 05, 2017

The world of additive manufacturing is at a crucial point. There have been breakthroughs in printing larger parts. More metals are being developed for use in 3D printers. An additive is becoming part of the game plan of many different manufacturers.

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Oct 03, 2017

Competition in business is inevitable. But, believe it or not, it can actually benefit your company in the long run. Healthy competition in the manufacturing industry eliminates complacency and encourages innovation, which can quickly gain consumers ...

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Oct 02, 2017

There are dozens of types of manufacturing environments, from individual ingredient for sale to another manufacturer to branded product for the store shelves at a retailer. Depending on where you sit in the supply chain, your requirements for manufac...

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Oct 01, 2017

Combination products are therapeutics that combine two or more products (drug/device, biologics/device, biologics/drugs, or drug/device/biologics), regulated and sold as a single unit. Examples of combination products include drug-coated implantable ...

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Oct 01, 2017

To many, metal 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM), is way out there on the someday horizon. In reality, however, it’s already in use in multiple industries, providing a highly favorable effect on the bottom lines of those that have al...

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Oct 01, 2017

Digital forces are affecting operations within nearly every industry, presenting manufacturers with a renewed opportunity to drive efficiency throughout every link in the supply chain-from strategic research and development, agile factory operations ...

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Sep 30, 2017

Additive manufacturing (AM) is making inroads into the automotive industry. Historically, AM was used primarily to produce prototype parts and models. Today, AM is also used to make tooling for assembly lines or to produce vehicle parts. One of the a...

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Sep 24, 2017

The greater the integration and visibility within a supply chain, the fewer delays there are in time-to-market, the greater the production quality and the more effective supplier collaboration becomes.

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Sep 24, 2017

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, was developed in the 1980’s as a process used to make three-dimensional objects. Additive manufacturing creates parts from the ground up by fusing together layers of material. Its counterpart, ...

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Sep 24, 2017

As per a report by McKinsey, the manufacturing industry is set to double itself to  $64 trillion by 2030. Manufacturing has always been the mainstay of any economy around the world. However, earlier, it was seen as a monolithic industry with var...

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Sep 23, 2017

No two factories are the same. They vary in size, in the products they make – from high precision devices to commodity products – and in the volumes they produce. But all manufacturers, who want to stay competitive, share the challenge of...

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Sep 22, 2017

Semiconductor manufacturers are among the earlier adopters of MES. Once vital to maintaining the competitiveness of their operations, these applications are getting obsolete and the need to circumvent their limitations causes significant cost, and wi...

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Sep 21, 2017

Without trust, value chains - particularly those that support global manufacturing - would not exist. However, that trust has been historically difficult, and costly, to establish. Trusted suppliers are thoughtfully selected and managed, as well as m...

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Sep 20, 2017

Process manufacturing organizations run on data-from manufacturing, operations, and business perspective. The data generation and collection strategies at the center of manufacturing processes have evolved dramatically, especially in recent years. Pr...

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Sep 20, 2017

The ways in which disposable systems simplify biomedicine production are persuading many to implement more of these devices into their production lines. Some have fully committed to this shift from stainless steel equipment, with the ambition to have...

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Sep 19, 2017

The application is jig and fixture making - which also includes gauges, organizational aids, and other manufacturing devices. AM produces these tools by adding material in an automated, layer-by-layer process rather than removing material with a cutt...

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Sep 19, 2017

Precision ADM developed a TiTO (Titanium Topology Optimized) Aerospace Panel Support Structure. The purpose of the project was to use topology optimization to redesign and replace a machined aluminum mount for supporting loads from a large panel and ...

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Sep 19, 2017

Nearly every enterprise across every industry is examining and adopting mobility as a key paradigm in the ongoing evolution of its IT operations. While some have argued that manufacturing and supply chain operations have not profited from mobility as...

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Sep 18, 2017

As a rubber product manufacturing company, you compete in a highly competitive marketplace. Your industry is driven by volatile commodity-based raw materials with end customers demanding quality products, fast delivery, and competitive prices in smal...

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Sep 14, 2017

At its core, a Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) is an information system used in manufacturing to track, control and monitor the transformation of raw materials to finished goods. Proper implementation of a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) u...

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Sep 14, 2017

The new workforce is computer savvy and are used to fast-paced graphic intensive video game interaction. Are we running the shop with 10-20-year-old procedures? Or leveraging the latest media-rich and 3D graphical tools? The new workforce is also mor...

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Sep 12, 2017

Kitron is one of the leading international electronic manufacturing services (EMS) suppliers with operations in Norway, Sweden, Germany, Lithuania, China and the US, where manufacturing and related services are delivered to customers globally. The co...

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Sep 11, 2017

Life Sciences companies are attempting to improve compliance and manufacturing efficiency while they drive to grow revenue and margins. However, current market conditions are creating substantial headwinds to attaining these targets.

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Sep 09, 2017

Review any directory of medical device outsourcing resources and you’ll see an assortment of offerings and services: design and engineering, components, assembly, legal, regulatory, sterilization and many more. You can find virtually any compan...

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Sep 08, 2017

Today’s supply chains are in a race to deliver the highest quality products in the shortest, most economical time possible to win the chance to sell again. With such an intense focus on quality, speed and cost, only the suppliers most effective...

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Sep 08, 2017

Finishing or secondary operations encompasses a broad range of processes that change a manufactured part’s properties. appearance and reshape it to meet certain dimensions, or use it to enhance functionality, such as increasing strength, chemic...

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Sep 08, 2017

Additive manufacturing (AM) has the potential to offer many benefits over traditional manufacturing methods in the fabrication of complex parts with advantages such as low weight, complex geometry, and embedded functionality. In practice, today&rsquo...

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Sep 07, 2017

This white paper outlines the need for medical device manufacturers to evolve their business practices by transitioning from paper-based processes to digital in three main areas: business, technology and regulatory. To achieve success in today’...

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Sep 04, 2017

Today’s supply chains are in a race to deliver the highest quality products in the shortest, most economical time possible to win the chance to sell again. With such an intense focus on quality, speed and cost, only the suppliers most effective...

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Sep 01, 2017

The global manufacturing economy is at a pivotal crossroad. While technology and globalization have opened exciting new revenue streams and markets, they have allowed a sobering downside to sneak in behind them. Interconnectedness has led to interdep...

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Sep 01, 2017

The global additive manufacturing (AM) - 3D printing - the industry was valued at $6 billion for 2016, and is predicted to grow to more than $26 billion by 20221. This rapid growth has arisen mainly because of the evolution of AM from primarily a pro...

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Sep 01, 2017

It can be very challenging, even for Best-in-Class manufacturers, to both drive efficiency gains and then translate these gains to bottom line results. In this Analyst Insight, Aberdeen will examine what is driving manufacturers to focus on creating ...

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Aug 31, 2017

Metal additive manufacturing (AM) is experiencing rising acceptance and strong growth across a wide range of industries. Metal AM enables the production of complex metal parts with superior mechanical properties without the need for costly tooling an...

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Aug 31, 2017

CONNECTIVITY within the manufacturing process is not new. Yet recent trends such as the rise of the fourth industrial revolution, Industry 4.0,  and the convergence of the digital and physical worlds-including information technology (IT) and ope...

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Aug 30, 2017

The assembly line as the core element of mass manufacturing hasn’t been in use very long, historically speaking. It’s been just over a century since automotive magnate Henry Ford implemented it at his factory in Dearborn, Mich.

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Aug 30, 2017

When genius inventor Henry Ford introduced the first assembly line in 1913, it changed the world. No longer would products need to be built one at a time by learned experts and master craftsmen, each with years of study as apprentices and journeymen ...

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Aug 28, 2017

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), has been around now for several decades, expanding into new markets and industries in unique ways as innovators have embraced the technology. It wasn’t until the last few years, however, t...

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Aug 24, 2017

Also known as additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping, 3D printing has left an indelible mark on manufacturing. Rapidly establishing itself as an alternative to traditional manufacturing, advances in 3D printing hardware and materials over the p...

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Aug 24, 2017

The data challenge, in big data terms, is variety. Big data means volume, velocity, variety. As far as we know, we're the only company that has developed a systematic, unified way to make widely varied raw production useful.

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Aug 20, 2017

Metal 3D printing is the ideal alternative to complex designs that machining or casting can’t achieve. It offers the mechanical properties of aerospace standard materials and the design freedom of 3D printing. The impact of metal 3D printing on...

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Aug 20, 2017

Advanced manufacturing is transforming everything about the way we make things in America. The technological advances that drive manufacturing today are drastically changing the way products are developed, produced, shipped and sold.

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Aug 15, 2017

Regardless of whether your group has been diligently planning for scale-up since Phase I or you have delayed scale-up work until now, it would be a mistake to assume Phase III will be clear sailing. The reality is that several manufacturability probl...

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Aug 13, 2017

With DFM, a product’s design is assessed early on for its manufacturability. Will the manufacturing be simple or complex? Can parts be altered to lower their cost and number? Can any parts or raw materials be standardized? This critical step he...

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Aug 12, 2017

This paper highlights the strategic importance of real-time manufacturing data, and how cloud ERP is uniquely suited to deliver company-wide visibility into operations. Getting the right information, at the right time, to the right decision-maker is ...

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Aug 09, 2017

SmarTech has identified four ways that the aerospace industry expects to derive value from additive manufacturing (AM) in the aerospace field at the strategic level. In this White Paper, we examine four supposedly critical aspects of AM in the aerosp...

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Aug 08, 2017

As manufacturers embark on their journey to Industry 4.0, they are accelerating digital to optimize, modernize and automate. Digital Transformation is accelerating across the value chain, Reducing costs, improving agility and speed to market are the ...

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Aug 04, 2017

Prototyping with 3D printing helps teams communicate with stakeholders and ultimately results in better end products. At a relatively low cost, teams can show 3D printed prototypes to customers, business partners, and people across the company.

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Aug 02, 2017

Industry 4.0 challenges the status quo and creates new opportunities as a result of the digital transformation of business processes and business models. Humans, machines, systems, logistics, and products will be able to communicate and collaborate d...

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Aug 01, 2017

Globally, technology trends and industry shifts are emerging and growing in strength that will shape a future of manufacturing and change how products are manufactured and distributed. Demand from customers is driving the shift to mass customization ...

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Jul 31, 2017

The manufacturing industry is witnessing a lot of customer facing trends which present opportunities to engage with customers and partners in a more lasting and prolific manner, and at the same time, these trends also present challenges for the manuf...

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Jul 29, 2017

Manufacturing companies have historically had an on-off relation with technology. Most have aggressively adopted traditional technologies such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). However, they have been slow in adopting recent digital technologies...

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Jul 27, 2017

Industry 4.0 promises benefits not only for the operations team but for every stakeholder. This includes customers, shareholders, suppliers, and employees. However, there are IT challenges to overcome, including the volume of data IoT generates, cybe...

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Jul 21, 2017

ADDITIVE manufacturing (AM), more popularly known as 3D printing, describes a group of technologies used to produce objects through the addition rather than the removal of material. AM was first used commercially in the mid-1980s for the creation of ...

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Jul 21, 2017

The additive manufacturing industry grew 21% in 2017, as the industry expanded by more than $1.25 billion, creating new products and geometries that haven’t been done before, according to the Wohlers Report 2018. Metal Additive Manufacturing ha...

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Jul 20, 2017

On the way to a digital transformation of their products, European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need access to manufacturing facilities for the necessary electronic components and systems. Since SMEs, in general, are more successful by a...

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Jul 14, 2017

SSMC, a joint venture of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXP) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC) implemented RFID inventory and production control to their enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to improve visibility throughout th...

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Jul 07, 2017

The growing pressure to meet environmental compliance requirements has driven manufacturers to invest heavily in “green power” solutions that conserve water and energy. In addition, the expected arrival of a U.S. carbon market and the exp...

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Jul 07, 2017

Engineers and designers feel pressured to design products quickly, and managing the transition between the two disciplines can be tough. Now industrial designers can capture ideas without having to think about CAD, while mechanical engineers work sim...

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Jul 02, 2017

The adoption of 3D printing, also commonly referred to as additive manufacturing, is occurring at a very rapid pace with a further projected growth of 45% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) over the coming years. An important aspect of the widespre...

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Jul 01, 2017

A revolution in manufacturing is firmly underway. Infineon, a German semiconductor manufacturer, is investing $105 million in the next five years in order to turn its Singapore plant into a smart factory. It took robots and 3D Printing to make Adidas...

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Jul 01, 2017

Manufacturing is rapidly entering the 4th industrial revolution where the old, complex and formerly closed environments, solutions and systems meet new, connected and more open ones. This offers immense possibilities for the manufacturing industry, a...

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Jul 01, 2017

It is no secret that the pharmaceutical industry is feeling intense pressure to transform their operations and the way that they do business around the world. Institutions that have manufactured products the same way for decades are now being forced ...

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Jul 01, 2017

Forward-thinking manufacturing companies are aware that digital transformation is essential for profitable growth and sustainable competitiveness. Digital is changing the game for manufacturers. Smart, connected products, plants, assets, and operatio...

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Jun 30, 2017

The road to take a drug compound from discovery to commercialization is long, expensive and often fraught with unforeseen challenges. While every project will undoubtedly face some bumps along its path, far too many programs hit insurmountable obstac...

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Jun 28, 2017

Custom foot orthoses have been linked to reduced risk and recurrence of injury through individualization of cushioning and support features. Applications include, but are not limited to pain relief, increased heel cushion, correction of flexible defo...

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Jun 26, 2017

One of the most hotly discussed topics in the manufacturing world today is Industry 4.0. A broadly defined group of emerging innovations in industrial automation and data exchange, Industry 4.0 demonstrates a tremendous potential to bolster productiv...

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Jun 20, 2017

Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of orthopedic medical devices are facing cost pressures like never before. To reduce cost and make their products more attractive to reimbursement-restricted purchasers, OEMs are curtailing the size of their sa...

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Jun 16, 2017

Workers in this industry are exposed to a wide range of hazards which include the following: Same level falls which are often caused by slippery conditions can result in sprains and strains, Exposure to sharp instruments such as knives, Collision wit...

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Jun 16, 2017

As robotics and additive manufacturing tools become less costly and more accessible, manufacturers across the state are increasingly tapping into these new technologies. Many macroeconomic factors are also driving this trend, including international ...

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Jun 14, 2017

Manufacturers must fully embrace social, mobile, analytics and cloud technologies to achieve the operational excellence, agility, innovation and customer centricity required to remain relevant with customers, business partners, and the entire manufac...

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Jun 14, 2017

After the Great Recession-and, the loss of nearly 6 million manufacturing jobs-a coalition of concerned academic, business and government leaders crafted a plan to restore US leadership in manufacturing for the 21st Century. This year, they are rolli...

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Jun 10, 2017

Industrial manufacturers typically experienced single-digit revenue growth through the 1990s, but most recently, growth has slowed tremendously for many companies. All industrial manufacturing sectors, from industrial machinery and tools to industria...

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Jun 10, 2017

Manufacturing is an old process that has changed little in recent years. Worse than that, it is part of an older business process that many argue is no longer fit for the needs of the electronics market. New paradigms in buying patterns are putting p...

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Jun 10, 2017

Before setting out on any project, the end-goals based on desired benefits need to be decided on. The scope and depth of the project, especially the budget, is important. In the case of Industry 4.0 and Smart factories where implemented on a site-wid...

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Jun 10, 2017

What does the “Internet of Things” mean for electronics manufacturing? Is it a practical solution to the challenges facing the industry today? For the Internet of Things to be possible in manufacturing, a key bottleneck must be overcome: ...

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Jun 07, 2017

A little more than 80 years ago, Charlie Chaplin’s classic movie Modern Times was released. The scene in which he tries to keep up with the assembly line with his arms flailing as he twists wrenches in each hand is one of the best-known in film...

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Jun 06, 2017

This white paper outlines and refutes the six most common myths and misconceptions that exist about cloud ERP software solutions for manufacturing. There’s no doubt that cloud computing is one of the most talked-about, important and disruptive ...

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Jun 06, 2017

ORC International's report "Implications of Inaccurate Forecasting on Biologics Drug Substance Manufacturing" explores the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to forecasting challenges specifically related to biopharmaceutical...

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Jun 06, 2017

Consultants play a critical role in ensuring the long-term success of small biopharmaceutical companies, though much of their work happens behind the scenes. From lifecycle planning to marketing advice, consultants help fill gaps in knowledge while h...

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Jun 05, 2017

Digitisation is radically changing the face of manufacturing companies. Digital factories are transformation manufacturing, as companies implement innovative technology and look for employees with fundamentally different types of qualifications.

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Jun 03, 2017

The overall concept of IT project governance is the processes that ensure appropriate priority and decision-making across projects or initiatives that enables an organization to achieve its goals. Project governance provides objective oversight and m...

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Jun 01, 2017

Hazards that may place consumers at risk can arise at any point during a product's lifecycle. The FDA Importer Guidance includes recommendations concerning preventive controls firms can implement to mitigate these hazards.

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Jun 01, 2017

Governments around the world are increasingly putting emphasis on the interplay between manufacturing, innovation and economic growth. The 20th-century model where technological innovation was driven by a small number of countries with a handful of r...

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May 26, 2017

High-frequency (HF) RFID solutions have a complementary technology in the ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID. UHF technologies can provide manufacturing and logistics operators with longer read ranges and faster read speeds. Also, its simultaneous tag-r...

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May 25, 2017

The development of blockchain - a digital technology used to record transactions between business partners or to store data – is causing huge excitement in financial sectors. The technology promises to deliver a trusted, distributed ledger that...

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May 25, 2017

Manufacturing companies are benefiting from technology in most key areas of the flow from design through manufacture. This applies to the wire harness industry which is a key element of the modern automotive industry. Wire harness manufacturing engin...

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May 24, 2017

Robots and automation are an integral part of the manufacturing industry today, enhancing human intervention to process control, coordination, and higher order decision making. Automation is not a new age concept in Business Process Management (BPM) ...

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May 23, 2017

The international regenerative medicines market – which includes the likes of cell therapies, gene/gene-modified cell therapy, and tissue engineering – is set to climb to around $67 billion by 2020. Alongside, discovering therapies that w...

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May 21, 2017

The solution to one of the industry’s most critical challenges - a severe talent shortage - is right in front of us. The country’s approximately 75 million millennials, those roughly between 18 and 34 years old, are coming of age and sear...

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May 20, 2017

Touch and tactile sensor are devices which measures the parameters of a contact between the sensor and an object. This interaction obtained is confined to a small defined region. This contrasts with a force and torque sensor that measures the total f...

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May 19, 2017

From a medical device manufacturer’s standpoint, tooling is often the least focused upon element in a product development process. Yet, tool design often has significant impact on product quality and cost; production scalability; and on-time de...

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May 16, 2017

One of the easiest, most cost-effective ways to increase your efficiency is through the use of RFID technology. RFID makes data collection easy and can eliminate the human dependency and errors. In the food industry, RFID can increase traceability an...

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May 16, 2017

Industry 4.0 is completely disrupting manufacturing - an already fiercely competitive sector where aggressive innovation separates the winners from the losers and only the fittest survive. IDC predicts that by 2018 one-third of the top 20 manufacturi...

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May 15, 2017

The senior Cox was passionate about manufacturing and had a prowess for solving engineering problems. Those were the cornerstones on which he built a business that today is a leading supplier of precision machining services throughout the US Southwes...

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May 13, 2017

For discrete manufacturers, track and trace each component that comprises your product - from suppliers and manufacturers through assembly and final delivery to customers. For food and other process manufacturers, it’s the ability to trace each...

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May 10, 2017

More quickly responding to changing markets and consumer tastes? Meeting the needs of consumers who are more connected, informed and outspoken? Contending with new competitors, like online food providers, specialty producers or supermarket brands? Co...

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May 10, 2017

Global markets often drive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to outsource on a global scale as well. In some cases, the outsourcing strategy puts production near end markets to reduce time to market and logistics costs. In other cases, the goal...

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May 08, 2017

Dimensional Metrology Systems facilitate critical measurement of medical parts, but the selection of a metrology system can be challenging. A wide range of options exists for hardware and software which can be combined to create different types of sy...

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May 05, 2017

Manufacturing medicinal products involve a series of processing steps using various equipment and ancillary systems within a facility. Each step/equipment/system can pose a risk of contamination. Contamination is the undesired introduction of impurit...

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May 04, 2017

A decade before the American Revolution, Glasgow instrument maker James Watt was assigned with repairing a Newcomen steam engine. He quickly realized the design could be improved by adding an external condenser coil, which greatly increased thermal e...

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May 01, 2017

Whether called Industry 4.0, Industrie 4.0, Smart Manufacturing or even China 2025, the basic idea is the same: The entire manufacturing value chain is experiencing a technology-driven transition in terms of capabilities and expectations.

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May 01, 2017

While hyperbolic claims may prompt you to question the value of such initiatives as Industry 4.0 and digital transformation, they can be strategically valuable and directly actionable. In the specialty chemicals manufacturing industry, where most org...

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May 01, 2017

Contract manufacturers have played a significant role in the medical device industry for decades, and that role will be expanding in the years to come – some analysts expect the volume of devices built by contract manufacturers to double in the...

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May 01, 2017

Competing in global markets requires OEMs and suppliers to continuously seek ways to more effectively communicate manufacturing requirements when bringing products to market. The collection of manufacturing requirements can be referred to as the prod...

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May 01, 2017

Following one of the most difficult economic environments in decades, manufacturers around the world have been reevaluating their ERP systems. Aerospace and defense manufacturers, automotive suppliers, food and beverage manufacturers and others are l...

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Apr 23, 2017

The benefits of 3D printing within the medical industry include improved economics and better clinical outcomes for patients. The technology offers opportunities to hasten medical device prototyping and development and improve patient care through cu...

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Apr 21, 2017

It was just a few years ago that the world of automation was dominated by fieldbuses with serial protocols such as CAN and Profibus, as well as central industrial control systems. Communication protocols based on the transfer of data packets (Etherne...

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Apr 20, 2017

To be a valuable asset to your customers, you need to continually innovate. You must look for ways to drive long-term profitable growth, enhance the customer experience, improve overall quality, and expand products and services. The question is: How ...

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Apr 10, 2017

This report outlines the current status of additive manufacturing (AM) research internationally and nationally, with a focus on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats posing UK AM research. AM is a technique which enables the creation ...

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Apr 05, 2017

PwC’s 2016 Global Industry 4.0 Survey is the biggest worldwide survey of its kind, with over 2,000 participants from nine major industrial sectors and 26 countries. The study explores the benefits of digitizing your company’s horizontal a...

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Apr 01, 2017

The consumer goods sector is changing fast. Product proliferation, market volatility, and intense competitive pressures are placing increasing demands on manufacturers, and on the equipment they use, especiallty in the food and beverage sector. Today...

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Mar 27, 2017

Stratasys Connex multi-material 3D printing gives you the ability to create models with multiple materials in a single build. This document outlines how to prepare SolidWorks CAD files for multi-material PolyJet prints. Each region of a part that wil...

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Mar 27, 2017

With the economic upturn, the times of low volume and rationalization are over. Volume is steadily rising for many, and manufacturers are now dealing with a different problem than cost-cutting-how to meet increasing demand after resource cuts and no ...

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Mar 27, 2017

Harness manufacturing is a low margin business where quality, accuracy, and speed are essential to success. A mistake in the specification of even the smallest component is magnified by large production volumes. Discovering an error in the customer s...

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Mar 24, 2017

There are many critical elements to the quality manufacturing of FDA-Approved medical devices. The purpose of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to safeguard the health of the American public through the regulation of certain products, includi...

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Mar 23, 2017

Starting up or growing a manufacturing company can be extremely challenging and involves making numerous crucial decisions regarding financing, location, choosing the right machines, targeting specific market segments, and setting the right team in p...

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Mar 13, 2017

The term Manufacturing Execution System was originally coined to encompass intelligent controllers often called System Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), shop-floor data collection, quality management systems and granular scheduling functions (wor...

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Mar 07, 2017

ORC International’s 2016 study highlights issues inherent in forecasting biologic drug substances. From discussions with pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry leaders, it is clear that demand forecasting is a significant challenge when plan...

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Mar 02, 2017

Manufacturers have their own unique systems, processes, and procedures designed around the specific needs and characteristics of their products and markets. Some markets demand the flexibility of batch manufacturing while others benefit from the spee...

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Mar 01, 2017

Until the 21st century, all disruptive innovations followed the same adoption curve. But with exponential technologies and digital connectedness, disruptive innovations now have steeper adoption bell-curves as implementation rates accelerate. 3D prin...

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Mar 01, 2017

Chemical manufacturing is on the verge of a renaissance. Low feedstock costs and more investment capital have generated a spate of new chemical projects. While this growth is a boon to the industry, the resulting increase in transportation demand und...

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Mar 01, 2017

The ability to design and fabricate complex, 3D biomedical devices is critical in tissue engineering. Applications for 3D biomedical devices are a restoration of 3D anatomic defects, the reconstruction of complex organs with intricate 3D microarchite...

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Feb 28, 2017

This paper describes the Plex Manufacturing Cloud implementation and training process, a process perfected over hundreds of successes. Plex’s four-phase training takes place in stages: piloting, testing, systems enhancements, and go-live. Targe...

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Feb 20, 2017

This paper highlights what manufacturers need to know to take advantage of barcoding to improve their business performance.‹ The benefits of barcoding are improved accuracy, efficiency, and traceability, along with an ease in adhering to a customer o...

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Feb 16, 2017

Complex discrete manufacturers today are part of multi-faceted, fast-moving supply chains, with the production of distinct items in an increasingly global and competitive environment. Orchestrating the movement of parts and components around the worl...

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Feb 16, 2017

While the memories are painfully fresh, the data would suggest that the Great Recession has come to an end. The housing market has finally addressed the huge inventories (peaking at 12.2 months in January 2009) left by the subprime mortgage market co...

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Feb 15, 2017

The food manufacturing industry comprises food, confectionery, beverage, ingredients, and flavors and extracts manufacturers. New Jersey’s food manufacturing industry is a major component of the state’s food production and distribution co...

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Jan 31, 2017

We are at the beginning of the fourth industrial revolution. The most commonly used terms to describe this development, which is rapidly changing the industrial landscape, are Industry 4.0, smart manufacturing, the Internet of Things, cyber-physical ...

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Jan 26, 2017

The goal of Pharmaceutical Process design has long been to implement a fixed process that can produce on-spec materials, which can be confirmed by quality testing. Fortunately, the data-rich nature of the continuous manufacturing process potentially ...

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Jan 24, 2017

Safety is the solid foundation of an enterprise's reliability, the basic requirement for an enterprise's sustainable development, and the most important way to maintain an enterprise's competitiveness. Strengthening safety management and ...

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Jan 23, 2017

Biopharmaceutical companies take on a lot of risks developing new large molecule drugs. With more complex molecules in development, changing capacity needs, uncertain forecasts and increased competition, the market demands flexibility and innovative ...

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Jan 15, 2017

Access to skilled workers is the number one driver for a country’s competitiveness. Yet U.S. manufacturers are challenged to find the talented workforce needed to fill good jobs currently available, much less in the future. Addressing this issu...

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Jan 07, 2017

Wire harnesses are vital components within modern transportation platforms such as aircraft and automobiles because they distribute power and signals between the various devices that deliver electrical and electronic functionality. They are also cost...

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Jan 04, 2017

Opportunities to transform an industry are rare, but often they develop from unexpected sources. Long considered an essential yet largely commodity-output business,  biopharmaceutical supply chain management may emerge as a hidden transformation...

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Dec 12, 2016

According to a recent study, the global single-use technology biopharmaceutical market reached $1.7 billion in 2014, a $0.3 billion jump from the year prior. Looking at the period of 2014 - 2019, the market is predicted to expand at a compound annual...

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Dec 01, 2016

Industrial 3D printing opens up many new design possibilities, but it’s important to keep a few fundamental principles in mind when designing for additive manufacturing processes. Most of these are fairly obvious like feature resolution, surfac...

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Nov 30, 2016

Your Computer Aided Design (CAD) file tells the story of your potential part. It holds the data and information about the material, tolerances, geometry, and features. CAD applications use a universal set of surface and solid definitions that make up...

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Nov 15, 2016

The Factory of the Future for process manufacturing is coming, and it’s being built on technology, innovation, and advanced manufacturing capabilities. But what is it, exactly? And what are the technologies you need to know about to help your p...

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Nov 14, 2016

Manufacturing is experiencing a digital transformation with the advance of 3D printing in modern manufacturing facilities. The current strategic imperative is to embrace the breakthrough potential of 3D printing by integrating digital into your organ...

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Nov 01, 2016

Additive technology offers the ability to produce personalized products with lower development costs and shorter lead times during manufacturing and less material waste. It can be used to manufacture complex parts and enables manufacturers to reduce ...

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Nov 01, 2016

Mobility in the workplace sounds all well and good for Fortune 100 companies, but what about in a small to mid-sized manufacturing plant? Can mobility redefine the way manufacturing companies run their businesses and increase their competitive advant...

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Oct 26, 2016

Although the trend in manufacturing has been towards centralization to leverage economies of scale, the recent rapid technical development of open-source 3-D printers enables low-cost distributed bespoke production. This paper explores the potential ...

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Oct 15, 2016

Lean manufacturing’s greatest benefits are from eliminating waste from the many processes manufacturers rely on to anticipate, respond to, fulfill, and serve customers, making it more possible for them to be more aligned to the unmet needs of t...

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Oct 06, 2016

While food and beverage companies are expected to deliver more every day with tighter margins, traceability-and having deep knowledge about what is occurring on the plant floor is more important than ever. Traceability is imperative to avoiding and m...

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Sep 24, 2016

Business and manufacturing professionals are looking for new ways for operations to support improvements to their company’s products, services, and bottom line. At the same time, it’s important to optimize the leverage of their limited hu...

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Sep 19, 2016

From Henry Ford’s moving assembly line to Taiichi Ohno’s Toyota production system, now known as lean production, manufacturers globally have constantly strived to make their operations better. The concept of lean, widely known for its too...

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Sep 04, 2016

As a complex discrete manufacturer today, you’re part of multi-faceted, fast-moving supply chains in an increasingly global and competitive environment. Orchestrating the movement of parts and components around the world is an intricate process...

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Aug 19, 2016

Today’s consumer products manufacturers face intense global competition for market share and profitability. They must manage the challenges of increasing costs, shrinking profit margins, and continually changing buyer preferences in an environm...