Additive Manufacturing in Aerospace: Strategic Implications

August 9, 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 aerospace industry, which are reduction of lead times, reduction of component weight, reduction of both production and operational costs, and reduction of the negative environmental impacts of production.

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Similar to a perfect storm, manufacturers have been navigating a unique time of multiple challenges including supply-chain disruptions, economic uncertainties, and worker shortages. Digital transformation is supposed to ease these strains. Digitizing processes and adopting the right technologies can help achieve cost efficiencies, allow for scalability and growth, and overcome talent gaps

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How to Reduce Your Total Landed Costs

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With over 45 years of experience providing industrial and retail packaging solutions, Progress Container & Display has the skills and knowledge necessary to help you with all of your packaging needs, including packaging design, packaging manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution. We’ve put together the following eBook to help you to identify and address potential opportunities for cost reduction in your packaging and supply chain.

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SALES & OPERATIONS PLANNING Balancing Supply & Demand in Manufacturing

whitePaper | September 1, 2022

A tale as old as industrialization itself. The former driven by producers, the latter by consumers. Every business is subject to the supply and demand paradigm, but manufacturing organizations in particular, since they determine the supply side of the equation. When we talk about “demand,” we are talking about the quantity of a specific good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase during a given period of time. When we talk about “supply,” we are talking about the quantity of that specific good or service that is available to consumers.

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The role of the Automation Strategist in manufacturing

whitePaper | July 5, 2022

The manufacturing industry is constantly evolving. New technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, data and analytics, advanced robotics, wearables and connected devices, and other innovations are reshaping how manufacturers produce goods, engage with customers, and support employees

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ADOPTING AN ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING STRATEGY

whitePaper | July 7, 2022

Change has always been a factor in manufacturing, but traditionally, market conditions have evolved over several months or even years. By contrast, in today’s global economy, incidents both local and thousands of miles away are shifting market demand quickly, impacting the availability of materials, and reshaping supply chain dynamics at breakneck speed. Manufacturers need to adapt to these changes immediately without sacrificing product quality, customer relationships, or valuable employees. And that requires an adaptive manufacturing strategy.

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Building a Data-Driven Culture for Smart Manufacturing

whitePaper | March 17, 2022

Manufacturing industry professionals must corral and understand massive amounts of data from many systems to drive operational efficiencies, higher levels of service, supply chain resiliency, and ultimately a complete view of the business. Having the ability to explore the impact of and interplay among changes in production efficiency, product quality, customer demand, and service excellence isn’t possible without visibility into data and meaningful data analytics. This “big data” approach to manufacturing operations and supply chain optimization can deliver big results and is at the heart of the digital transformation initiatives of many industrial companies.

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Gleason Corporation

Today, the global need for quieter, stronger, more affordable gears of all types and sizes has never been greater, or the stakes higher. Explosive economic growth in the developing nations, and an insatiable global demand for everything from energy to materials, roads to farmland, has helped fuel an unprecedented need for advanced new gear production technology.

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