The Power of Advanced Manufacturing

March 5, 2018

SME is the go-to organization for connecting manufacturing companies and professionals to knowledge and resources, reaching more than 500,000 manufacturing practitioners each year. Advanced manufacturing is the use of innovative technology to improve products or processes.

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Mantle

Mantle helps manufacturers bring new products to life faster, cheaper, and more easily than ever before with its patented TrueShape metal 3D printing technology. TrueShape delivers precision parts that dramatically cut the time and cost of making production-grade tools, molds, and dies. Mantle tools have produced hundreds of thousands of parts for customers - a number that grows each day. Mantle is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Digitize the industrial machinery supply chain

Infographic | February 17, 2020

A digital supply chain can dynamically predict demand patterns while improving visibility and leveraging asset availability. Industrial machinery leaders view digital investment as important across the supply chain activities. Industrial machinery leaders see strong returns from digital technologies in their supply chains.

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Industry 4.0: Changing the Face of Manufacturing

Infographic | March 17, 2022

Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the way companies manufacture, improve, and distribute their products. The annual reduction in inventory levels expected from Industry 4.0 adoption. The increase in productivity that could be achieved by first wave IIoT adopters. The number of manufacturers implementing IIoT in their manufacturing operations. The fourth industrial revolution is still in its nascent state. But with the swift pace of change and disruption to business and society, the time to join in is now.”

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Digital Marketing: The New Edge for Manufacturers

Infographic | May 4, 2022

According to recent studies, an average manufacturer spends 8% of their annual budget on advertising, generating leads, and making business deals. 94% - Customers in the B2B market research online before buying a product, 82% - Manufacturing companies that invested in digital marketing have reported increased success within the last year, 80% - Manufacturers that use marketing automation experience an increase in their leads, 77% - Marketers have noticed a significant increase in their conversion rate due to successful digital marketing campaigns.

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All You Need to Know about Lighthouse Factories

Infographic | January 21, 2022

Industry 4.0-enabled factories are also referred to as lighthouse factories.There are 90 lighthouse factories worldwide.

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Lean Manufacturing: Five Key Principles

Infographic | March 29, 2022

Lean manufacturing is a method of reducing waste. It adds value by eliminating unnecessary elements. The five lean principles are inspired by the Toyota Production System, which is a framework for eliminating waste.

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Digital Twin - Making Manufacturers More Predictive

Infographic | April 1, 2022

It is, in essence, a computer program that uses realworld data to create simulations that can predict how a product or process will perform.

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Spotlight

Mantle

Mantle helps manufacturers bring new products to life faster, cheaper, and more easily than ever before with its patented TrueShape metal 3D printing technology. TrueShape delivers precision parts that dramatically cut the time and cost of making production-grade tools, molds, and dies. Mantle tools have produced hundreds of thousands of parts for customers - a number that grows each day. Mantle is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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