6 Ways 3D Printing Will Disrupt Manufacturing in the Next 5 Years

whitePaper | December 12, 2022

While the United States semiconductor industry remains a world leader, domestic manufacturing capacity for chips has undergone a substantial decline. The US semiconductor industry remains a leader in fields like chip design, but more and more firms have moved toward a “fabless” model, in which manufacturing at semiconductors fabrication facilities (“fabs”) is outsourced internationally.

whitePaper | May 20, 2022

In today’s Industry 4.0-driven market, companies strive to meet customers’ needs and offer the most competitive and valuable solutions while being efficient and reducing costs. To face this challenge, manufacturers need to leverage the advantages of digital transformation.

whitePaper | September 10, 2022

From the very beginning, SmarterChain’s vision has been to democratize top-tier supply chain knowledge and expertise. Through the years, we have been fortunate to work with best-in-class organizations and academic institutions and understand the importance of easy and systemic access to practical, top-tier strategic advice. As a plan of action designed to achieve a longterm ambition, strategy is what makes or any type of organization from a company, a nation, or an individual. The word ‘strategy’ itself comes from the ancient Greek words for ‘army’ (‘stratos’) and ‘lead’ (‘egy’) – it means leading your army into battle. And, as such, strategy is about the leadership required to make big ambitions a reality. For centuries, the biggest, most influential organizations and companies have led with radical approaches that have shaped the way we do business, as well as how we teach business to future generations.

whitePaper | September 13, 2022

From big data to analytics and the Internet of Things, digital transformation is disrupting every aspect of the way manufacturers operate. Market leaders who embrace this change will come out on top. Those slow to react – whether they’re industry giants or niche players – will be left behind and may struggle to survive. Winners are harnessing the power of cloud and application technologies to become more agile and operate more efficiently. They’re leveraging emerging technologiesto deliver compelling customer experiences and launch innovative new services, as well as creating new business models to scale, grow, and stay ahead of the pack.

whitePaper | January 16, 2023

Digital twin, in simple words, is the virtual model of a product, a process or a service. The concept of a digital twin has been around for quite a while but after the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT), it has become imperative to business due to its cost-effectiveness.

whitePaper | May 15, 2022

Around the world, traditional manufacturing industry is in the throes of a digital transformation that is accelerated by exponentially growing technologies (e.g. intelligent robots, autonomous drones, sensors, 3D printing). The pace of change reflects ’Moore’s law’ on the speed at which information technology-driven change happens. Companies and their industrial processes need to adapt to this rapid change if they are not to be left behind by developments in their sector and by their competitors.