Address More Manufacturing Challenges with Composite and Metal 3D Printing

whitePaper | October 11, 2022

Identifying problems before they cause equipment failure and costly, unplanned downtime is the purpose of proactive and predictive maintenance programs. And one of the most reliable ways of catching problems before they become failures is to detect when a piece of equipment is beginning to operate outside of its normal parameters – especially if it is beginning to run too hot or too cold. Variations from normal heating are often the first signs of impending equipment failure, so frequent thermal inspections of critical equipment such as motors, belts, and drives not only helps extend the life of these assets, but keep your entire operation up and running normally

whitePaper | May 13, 2023

Across every major industry segment, the application of advanced digital technologies and Industry 4.0 capabilities offers manufacturers powerful new capabilities to enable flexible production, improved product quality and real-time insight into the performance of their operations. However, these factories and production lines aren’t built by themselves. Designing, engineering and building these advanced systems demand intense investment in time, resources and know-how to solve some of the world’s most complex technology challenges.

whitePaper | July 23, 2023

Traceability, the ability to identify and trace the product, process, operator, context, and detailed quality and component supplier and lot information for every item that moved through manufacturing, is a must-have for manufacturing success. A robust traceability framework that envelopes the total process, product, and material traceability, is a critical component for manufacturers facing stringent regulations while seeking to reduce the overall cost of compliance.

whitePaper | December 12, 2022

Artificial intelligence (AI) can enable a new era in the digital transformation journey, offering tremendous potential to transform industries for greater efficiency, sustainability and workforce engagement. Even though the impact of AI applications in manufacturing and value chains is known, the full opportunity from their deployment is still to be uncovered due to a number of organizational and technical roadblocks. Recognizing this need, the World Economic Forum’s Platform for Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains and Platform for Shaping the Future of Technology Governance: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, together with the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Türkiye, convened industry, technology and academic experts to shed light on these challenges and propose a step-by-step approach to overcome them.

whitePaper | November 10, 2022

Evolving Design Tools To Meet Increasingly Complex Demands Packaging machine designs evolve at a rapid pace. The emergence of smart manufacturing and the need for smarter machines is creating a challenge in electromechanical design, information management, and robotic adoption. New vision and sensor technologies provide increased capabilities at the component level, providing faster and more accurate insight into production quality and improving throughputs.

whitePaper | September 23, 2023

Turbulent times in the manufacturing and industrial sectors have forced leaders to focus on their organizations’ digital transformation to survive. As part of this ongoing adaptation process, decision-makers are evaluating business and technological processes for optimization and automation, investigating new competencies and business models, and seeking new product and revenue opportunities.