Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

Mighty Buildings Makes Stylish, 3D-Printed Prefabs Starting at $99K

Amidst the pandemic-fueled housing boom, newly launched company Mighty Buildings offers an attractive solution to the nation’s lumber and labor shortages: 3D-printed homes that can be built with 95% fewer labor hours at twice the speed of conventional construction. ....

GM establishes a clear model for the Future of 3D Printing in Automotive Industry

GM , the American automaker, has been at the forefront of using 3D printing in automotive industry. The company is using 3D printing since 1989 for prototyping. It is moving faster than many companies to seize a competitive advantage. . GM, till the end of 2019, had...

3D printing and the future of manufacturing post COVID-19

COVID-19 has exposed the limitations of traditional manufacturing supply chains when it comes to continuing 'business as usual' by quickly responding to major disruptions like the ongoing pandemic. . The virus initially gripped China, which holds a leading position...

To buy or not to buy to 3D printer

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt setbacks for plastics processing, and created a few opportunities too. And one of the latter that’s received outsized attention is in 3D printing. Especially in the early days of the crisis, shortages of medical devices and protective...