Unlocking the potential of Additive Manufacturing

November 1, 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 inventory, make products on-demand, create smaller localized manufacturing environments, and even reduce the cost and complexity of supply chains.

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Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Motors Company -- a maker of quality vehicles for the young-at-heart -- was established in 1944 and has become one of the world’s fastest growing automakers, selling vehicles in 172 countries. To build a successful long-term brand vision that can truly be shared with customers, Kia has placed ‘design’ at the very core of its strategy and has reformulated its entire operational philosophy to achieve this goal. The move towards a design-led expanded product range has resulted in new models such as Soul, Optima and Sportage which have won influential design awards and attracted thousands of new customers to Kia. In 2010, Kia’s global sales surpassed the 2 million unit mark for the first time in company history.

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Business demands have forced manufacturers to be more agile. Smart manufacturers are adopting technology, specifically digital twins, to move faster. Using a digital twin in a manufacturing environment can fast-track discovering bottlenecks, drive efficiencies, lower costs, reduce environmental footprint, and help manage risk. However, there is mystery around digital twins, from defining what they are and their strengths to the critical importance of an ecosystem approach to address the diversity of digital twin scenarios. The goal of this paper is to demystify digital twins, so more manufacturers can apply the technology and bring agility to their operations.

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Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Motors Company -- a maker of quality vehicles for the young-at-heart -- was established in 1944 and has become one of the world’s fastest growing automakers, selling vehicles in 172 countries. To build a successful long-term brand vision that can truly be shared with customers, Kia has placed ‘design’ at the very core of its strategy and has reformulated its entire operational philosophy to achieve this goal. The move towards a design-led expanded product range has resulted in new models such as Soul, Optima and Sportage which have won influential design awards and attracted thousands of new customers to Kia. In 2010, Kia’s global sales surpassed the 2 million unit mark for the first time in company history.

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