Technology Strategies for Manufacturers Disrupt or Be Disrupted

Over the last decade, an explosion of new technologies has created new winners and losers in nearly every product space. New products for transport, communications, medical care, home, and business activities have given rise to swift and disruptive changes in the marketplace. Technology in this context refers to any discovery involving materials, design, use, and cost of an end product or solution, for example, new adaptive manufacturing processes such as 3D printing. For the purposes of this paper, technology also includes the use of services from connected products. In the span of three or four years, new technologies have emerged in mobile device manufacturing, medical devices, materials for air transport.

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Gebr. Pfeiffer

Gebr. Pfeiffer has a long and successful tradition of providing the highest level of quality and service. In a rapidly changing environment, the company remains focussed on the individual requirements of its international customers. Thanks to its commitment to these standards, Gebr. Pfeiffer and its staff will continue to shape the future of processing technology.

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