The company’s G150 is aimed at small, high-precision parts made of tough materials.
Risk-management technology is beginning to help manufacturers cope with the supply-chain upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Thomas Derry, CEO of the Institute for Supply Management: “We are a lot better at managing risk than even 10 years ago.”
Manufacturing economic expansion eased in September while remaining at strong levels overall, the Institute for Supply Management said today.
Avoiding product defects—and quickly finding and fixing those that occur—is a critical priority for all manufacturers.
Tacoma, Washington-based Tool Gauge manufactures precision metal and plastic components and assemblies for the aerospace industry.
Composite materials consist of fibers—in the aerospace industry, they are typically glass, carbon or kevlar—suspended in a matrix of epoxy resin.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many aerospace and defense manufacturers realized they were not resilient enough to withstand the resulting challenges in their supply chains.
The concept of the digital twin in A&D was born in the 1970s, when NASA began employing full-scale virtual mock-ups of space capsules to forecast the performance of machines in outer space.
Supply chains are creating cybersecurity risks for companies, according to a security services firm report.
A new way of procuring systems, recognizing the Department’s digital future, and industry’s ability to deliver digital twins.
