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The benefits of automated solutions on the factory floor have been well known and understood for years. Yet there’s still one hurdle holding back some manufacturers in making progress on their digital transformation efforts: not fully understanding the associated upfront and ongoing costs.

IMTS has provided insights over the years into the status of additive manufacturing (AM) within the traditional manufacturing realm.

After decades of hype and predictions surrounding additive manufacturing (AM), AM is poised to be on the brink of becoming the disruptive technology that many have long expected. Disruptive technologies are often deemed too costly, less capable or too niche to replace incumbent technology. But over time, many of these technologies reach a tipping point and rapidly replace these incumbents.

Named the next phase in the digitization of the manufacturing sector by McKinsey & Company, Industry 4.0 is sweeping through manufacturing—combining connectivity with computational power and data for unparalleled capabilities. Here are three ways Industry 4.0 is forcing manufacturers to rethink one key metric: their lead times.

When additive manufacturing first hit the market, some said it would eventually be the death of traditional, or subtractive, CNC machining. More than 30 years later, new machines are showing additive manufacturing as it really is—a complementary technology.

Alex Berry and his team at Sutrue Ltd. (Colchester, England) exploited the benefits of 3D printing prototypes when developing two new automated suturing devices. They also coined a phrase to describe their prototyping technique.

In the manufacturing industry, the importance of metrology, or the science of measurement, is often underestimated. However, inspection is critical for ensuring products work and operate safely.

Optimizing performance by teaming different materials.

What’s at the heart of most smart manufacturing techniques? Data. It’s the power and the fuel that allows an organization to reach its goal.

How the medical and aerospace industries are paving the way for the adoption of additive manufacturing.