Smart manufacturing is now being rapidly adopted by a much wider range of business sectors.
Today’s manufacturers are under pressure to be more flexible, reduce downtime and costs and increase efficiencies.
The COVID-19 black swan event disrupted the global economy and forced companies to rapidly rethink their processes, operations and supply networks.
To get to smart manufacturing, the industry needs integration, simulation and analysis.
Like the United Nations’ international delegates who use interpreters to understand each other, robots, machines and other industrial components from various vendors speak different computer languages and need translators to help them communicate.
LIFT recently expanded the focus of its desire to “create innovations faster, better and cheaper” to the materials, processes and systems involved in moving innovations from concept to commercialization.
Profound changes in the manufacturing landscape are now being driven by current health concerns and their influence on how plant and factory workers do their jobs.
Marposs has launched a new virtual and interactive showroom that highlights its solutions for the gauging, inspection and testing of components manufactured for the electric vehicle market.
EOS said it has launched EOS Affirms, a new student scholarship program that aims to help minority groups and people of color pursue and complete STEM educational programs.
Desktop Metal, Inc. said it agreed to acquire EnvisionTEC, a provider of volume production photopolymer 3D printing solutions for end-use parts, for total consideration of $300 million.
