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PP Control & Automation | September 19, 2018

Maintaining strong relationships within the supply chain is essential for manufacturers; it can make, transform or break entire businesses. PP Control & Automation (PPC&A) has worked with leading global manufacturer of machine tools, Yamazaki Mazak for 25 years. This length of a partnership is not unheard of, but it is certainly rare. Perhaps even more impressively, the business - who are one of the world’s largest suppliers of electrical control system solutions acros...

tctmagazine | September 12, 2017

The first prototype of the world’s first certified hybrid manufactured ship propeller has been completed at the Port of Rotterdam’s RAMLAB facility. The result of a consortium of companies including Damen Shipyards Group, RAMLAB, Promarin, Autodesk and Bureau Veritas, the triple-blade “WAAMpeller” is a 1,350mm diameter propeller and was manufactured in Nickel Aluminium Bronze (NAB) using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM). The technology uses a Valk welding system wit...

IndustryWeek | January 14, 2020

Nearly three-quarters of manufacturing managers worldwide consider data sharing to improve their operations. In a recent study, the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group, entitled Share to Gain: Unlocking Data Value in Manufacturing, examined the opportunities associated with data sharing in manufacturing and the enablers for building successful data-sharing ecosystems. Although manufacturers are making strides in applying data-driven technologies, most focus on app...

ELEMENTUM 3D | January 13, 2020

Additive manufacturing research and development company Elementum 3D has received investment from Sumitomo Corporation of Americas through its Series A funding round. The undisclosed amount has been given to Elementum in order to support its endeavours in the development of advanced metal, composites and ceramic materials for 3D printing. It represents SCOA’s fourth investment in the additive manufacturing market, after backing aerospace supplier Sintavia, manufacturer AREVO, and service b...