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NGen Chief Outlines Challenges Facing Canadian Manufacturers
Canadian manufacturers are confronting a series of challenges, including a looming skills shortage, the head of Next Generation Manufacturing Canada said. “It’s a highly disruptive, highly volatile business environment today,” Jayson Myers, NGen’s CEO, said at SME’s FABTECH Canada event.
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Machine tool orders surpassed $500 million in April, the second consecutive month above that level, AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology said. However, AMT cautioned that inflation and rising interest rates may have an impact later this year.
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Underbody threats are an age-old problem for all military ground vehicles. Additive manufacturing may provide the solution.
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Safety Pit Covers
Machine or inspection pits expose workers to fall hazards, and pit grates/slats must be removed for maintenance. Instead, increase safety and convenience: Dynatect offers a retractable, walk-on cover solution that allows easier access to the machine or work piece. Dynatect also manufacturers a variety of roll-up protective covers for industrial applications.
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Caterpillar Inc., the maker of heavy equipment, is moving its headquarters to a Dallas suburb from its longtime home of Illinois, The Associated Press said. Caterpillar had been based in Peoria, Ill., for 90 years and for the last five has had its headquarters in a Chicago suburb.
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Providers largely agree there are rewards to be gained from creating a digital twin, digital thread, or both.
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Seeing is Believing, Interacting is Understanding
Late, outdated, inaccurate, or unclear product and process documentation could be damaging your business.
70% of manufacturing leaders believe interactive 3D documentation including step instructions, maintenance manuals, and user guides would make their business better.
Canvas Envision is the end to end platform which lets you create, collaborate on, share, and access fully interactive 3D digital documentation.
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Producing two new Air Force One aircraft was supposed to be a prestige project for Boeing Co. Instead, it has recorded more than $1 billion in costs, the Financial Times said.
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Additive manufacturing “metal materials production, a critical component in the supply chain, is environmentally unfriendly,” write two executives of 6K Additive. “The big question is: If the AM industry shifts to a more sustainable material production method, is it going to cost more?”
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How to Achieve Digital Dominance
Competitive differentiation emerges from superior digital capabilities that leverage data, automation, and people to optimize processes across the product lifecycle and the supply chain ecosystem. Data is at the foundation of digital dominance, yet the velocity, volume, and contextualization of this data is overwhelming manufacturers’ infrastructures, processes, and people. Watch this on-demand webinar to learn more.
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