Manufacturers Adapt to COVID-19, Remain Optimistic April 21, 2020 To gage the impact COVID-19 will have on the manufacturing industry, SME Media surveyed more than 700 manufacturing professionals to understand how their companies will begin to recover post-COVID-19.
No Shop Too Small for Industry 4.0 April 21, 2020 The ability to take Industry 4.0 software and implement it into your current server system, connect your machine tools, start collecting data and make it valuable to your business is very easy to do. That is according to Brad Klippstein, supervisor and product specialist at Okuma America Corp., Charlotte, N.C.
Fast Retooling Helps Factories Fight COVID-19 April 20, 2020 It wasn’t exactly a sneak attack, but the coronavirus hit the U.S. in March with a force not unlike what happened during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, which prompted the U.S. to enter World War II.
Industry 4.0 Offers Real Solutions April 20, 2020 Industry 4.0 often seems like a vague, faraway idea, but there are several practical and relatively easy steps that can be taken to jump into the “future of manufacturing” right now. From addressing skilled labor shortages to increasing machine utilization, a fancy title should not stop a shop owner from using what works.
Promise and Challenges of 3D Printing for Anatomy Studies May 18, 2020 Mayo Clinic’s 3D Anatomic Modeling Laboratory is inventing how to use 3D printing for surgical planning and instruction. People undergoing new, uncommon or complex surgeries at Mayo Clinic may benefit from access to the clinic’s expertise in 3D anatomic models. The models the lab builds also helps with patient and medical education.
Streamlining Additive Manufacturing For Spinal Implants May 19, 2020 Global engineering company Renishaw teamed up with two inventive technology concerns to show how metal additive manufacturing (AM) can make lightweight spinal implants that mimic the mechanical properties of bone.
3D Systems Enhances Reverse Engineering Software May 19, 2020 3D Systems announced enhancements to its reverse engineering software products.
Michigan Manufacturer Produces PPE For The COVID-19 Fight May 19, 2020 Promess Inc., Brighton, Mich., a manufacturer of high-tech industrial equipment, has turned its manufacturing expertise to the production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the fight against the COVID-19 virus.
Metal 3D Printing Comes to Mayo’s Engineering Division May 20, 2020 Patient care is sometimes just as much about engineered devices or implants as it is about specialized surgical care or drug therapy. The Mayo Clinic, the world-renowned specialty care facility, not only has doctors, nurses, and clinicians with the skills and willingness to handle tough cases.
AM in the Medical Field May 20, 2020 Additive manufacturing (AM) in medicine continues to grow each year. It is a remarkable enabler, but the industry is fraught with barriers to adoption, slow for the sake of patient safety.
