8 Barriers in a Manufacturer's Mind in Smart Manufacturing and How to Overcome Them with ProManage

whitePaper | March 2, 2020

Discrete manufacturers in Great Britain and around the world have undergone huge transformation in this fourth Industrial Revolution – for a number of reasons. A combination of factors that include economic and market uncertainty, changing customer expectations around technology and a fast-moving green agenda are putting pressure on businesses to hone their supply chains and explore more sustainable and digital business models.

whitePaper | November 11, 2022

A common ‘Design for Excellence’ approach in any product design process is the ‘Design for Manufacturing’ which is simply to ensure the products are easier to be manufactured. A significant and important part of this approach is the ‘Design for Manufacturing Test’ concept. A final product that was manufactured but is difficult to test to effectively measure its quality and reliability before shipping out may result in disastrous consequences when these products fail out in the field, especially when the products are used in mission-critical industries such as the automotive industry.

whitePaper | August 19, 2020

Industry 4.0 makes manufacturing “smart” through emerging technology innovations such as data analytics, autonomous robotics, and AI. These technologies drive increased productivity and performance throughout the value chain. These datadriven innovations require information technology (IT) systems deployed on-premise, often referred to as edge IT or edge computing. This edge IT can increase the risk of downtime for automation systems in some cases.

whitePaper | May 26, 2023

Today’s advanced tooling manufacturers want to design and iterate faster, speed up production times, assure yield quality, and improve the durability and performance of their inserts. Achieving all this, and more, is mission critical to the needs of customers in the aerospace, energy, automotive, and other industries for whom the rapid and repeatable production of high-quality cast parts is essential. Until now the limitations of conventional 3D metal printers made it difficult for tooling manufacturers to harness the full potential of additive manufacturing (AM) and advanced tooling manufacturing processes. But no more.

whitePaper | August 23, 2022

The contract packaging industry is growing at a 12.5% annual growth rate1, according to Contract Packaging Association (CPA). Driven by the continued increase in consumer brands (more than 30,0001 ), there are now over 1,0002 contract packaging companies in the U.S., ranging from smaller operations with 20 employees to some with more than 1,000 employees. More and more consumer goods companies are relying on contract packaging partners to continue providing quality products, faster time-to-market, reliable delivery, and continued innovation. While the packaging industry is seeing of opportunity and growth, there are some challenges to carefully navigate.

whitePaper | February 27, 2020

When selecting a manufacturer for plastic components, look for a partner who offers complete plastic solutions. Rather than providing just the base molding services, they should guide your team with project management from the initial design stage to the delivery of the finished product. At AdvanTech Plastics, we offer customers start to finish injection, insert and two-shot molding solutions.