MachineMetrics

Propel | August 13, 2020

A value chain is a culmination of all the business processes involved in the production process. Not to be confused with a supply chain, which focuses only on the technical processes of creating a finished product.Value chain activities include both primary and secondary activities. Primary activities are the actual steps included in building a product, including inbound and outbound logistics, operations, marketing and sales, and, finally, services....

Manufacturing Technology

Lightning eMotors | February 28, 2022

Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of zero-emission medium-duty commercial vehicles and fleet electric vehicle technology, has completed a 102,000-square-foot expansion of its manufacturing campus in Loveland, Colorado, and reconfigured workstations throughout the plant to incorporate advanced automation and augmented reality systems across multiple workstations and assembly areas. The extension of the facility and the investment in new equipment are part of the company's e...

Additive Manufacturing

Businesswire | April 10, 2023

Velo3D, Inc., a leading metal additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical parts, today announced Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing (KAM) has acquired a Sapphire XC printer to expand its additive manufacturing capabilities and joined the Velo3D Contract Manufacturer Network. The purchase is Keselowski’s first from Velo3D and it continues the company’s legacy of utilizing the most advanced manufacturing capabilities on the market to deliver finished, high-quali...

Robotics and Automation

ExOne | September 08, 2021

The ExOne Company the global leader in industrial sand and metal 3D printers using binder jetting technology, today launches the broadest portfolio of industrial-grade 3D printed tooling available — offering new solutions for plastic injection molding or forming, laying up composites, casting metals, and more. Already the global leaders in selling binder jet 3D printers for sand molds and cores for metalcasting applications, ExOne is expanding its tooling portfolio following...