Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

RAG & Gavco Partnership Shows Potential for 3D Printing Bridge to Injection Molding

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma-headquartered companies Rapid Application Group (RAG), and Gavco Plastics have announced a partnership that will combine their complementary expertise in manufacturing. . RAG, founded in 2017 by a group of seasoned military and additive...

Pandemic shows the need for an American manufacturing revival that Chicago could lead

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of U.S. manufacturing — and shown how digital technology can pave the way for its revival. A few local demonstrations: mHUB, a Chicago product startup incubator, teamed with 700 Illinois businesses to produce...

New 3D printing technology

What do airplanes, bridges, and wind turbines have in common? They can all be made from lightweight, strong, composite materials made of polymers reinforced with strong carbon fibers. . Fiber-reinforced polymer composites have many useful properties, but their big...

Lehvoss and Forward Engineering Partner to Fill “Knowledge Gap” in Design for Additive Manufacturing

The collaboration leverages additive manufacturing to accelerate development of automotive structural thermoplastic products. Lehvoss North America LLC, a provider of high-performance compounds and 3D-printing materials located in Pawcatuck, CT, has announced a formal...