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What steps can manufacturers take to improve the responsiveness to their supply chain?

A combination of intensely competitive global markets, constantly evolving consumer demands, and unsettling international geopolitical events means manufacturers cannot rely on conventional models to optimize efficient supply chains.

“Lean isn’t going to help you if your quality is bad. Why just make bad stuff faster?”

I hear this comment, or ones like it, more often than I’d like. It’s a misnomer that for whatever reason has caught on, even though it couldn’t be more wrong. Lean is a lot more than just “better, faster, cheaper.” The fact is that Lean and Quality are close cousins, and the relationship needs to be better understood throughout industry.

What is Augmented Reality in the Manufacturing Industry?
Wendy Mlynarek, Strategic Business Development Director at DELMIA takes a closer look at the many applications of augmented reality in the manufacturing sector, whilst also exploring some of the basics for the sector.

The highly anticipated 19th Annual Northeast Lean Conference is set to take place on October 3-4, 2023, at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA. Organized by The Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP), this prestigious event is a prime platform for professionals, experts, and enthusiasts from diverse industries to converge to share their Lean initiatives and

Digital Twin technology has quickly become a staple with many of the largest manufacturers in the automotive and industrial engineering sector around the world thanks to its ability to provide huge amounts of value in saving time and optimizing plant effectiveness. Whilst uptake in smaller manufacturing firms has been slower, those within the sector are slowly starting to
see the value that digital twin technology can bring, no matter the size of the business.

TAGAWAM, Mass. – When the students on the robotics team at Lansdale Catholic High School in Pennsylvania needed a metal belt to perfect their robot for competition, they turned to Belt Technologies, Inc. Not only did the donated drive tape perform beyond expectations, but it also helped the team rank first out of 29. “Our

Shock and vibration problems are common hurdles engineers encounter when working to ensure the reliability of military equipment. Hutchinson Aerospace and Industry specializes in creating engineered products such as vibration isolation mounts to address these challenges, not only for military applications but for other key industries as well.

Vlier Products, a unit of Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry, is celebrating 80 years of innovation in manufacturing by unveiling an all-new line of ceramic ball plungers that can be used for indexing, locating or positioning in a variety of applications. The Posi- HexTM ceramic ball plunger, the first product to be released in this new

Robotics simulation can be defined as a digital tool used to engineer robotics- based automated production systems. Essentially, robot simulation employs a digital representation (or a digital twin) to enable dynamic interaction with robot models and machines in a virtual environment. Robot an automation simulation aims to bring automation systems online much faster and initiate production with fewer errors than conventional automation engineering.

The manufacturing industry has always been at the forefront of technological advancements, and the use of QR codes is just one of the latest examples. Quick Response (QR) codes are two-dimensional barcodes that can be scanned with a smartphone camera to access information, making them a versatile, convenient, and effective tool across a range of