Manufacturing and Supply Chain Articles

How Does Industry 4.0 Impact the Future of CNC Machining?

When German economist Klaus Schwab suggested in 2007 that interconnectivity - the internet of things - would drive the future of industry, he envisioned a time when data collection would be used to automate and optimize the efficiency of manufacturing processes. ....

3D Printing of Medical Equipment Can Help in the Pandemic—but Is Only a Stopgap

For the past several months, the COVID-19 pandemic has placed unique pressure on the U.S. health care system and led to significant spikes in demand for hospital beds, personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers, and other essential medical products....

3D Printing Meets Industrial Production

Additive manufacturing is on the march in industrial production. Research shows that while two years ago, prototyping was the most popular use of the technology, today even more complex use cases – such as production parts, bridge production, repair or jigs, fixtures...

3D Printing Lessons Learned from COVID-19 (And How They Will Change Manufacturing’s Future)

For manufacturers and consumers alike, COVID-19 has been both a humbling reminder of infrastructure fragility and an accelerant for change. The global supply chain was upended in ways never seen before. We learned quickly what it meant to lack access to everyday...