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[INFOGRAPHIC & VIDEO] A 2D Explainer of Rapid Prototyping & Additive Manufacturing in 3D Printing

GlobalTranz

Our goal is to stay abreast and keep readers abreast of all the latest trends which affect the manufacturing industry. . Instead of milling a work piece from solid block, for example, Additive Manufacturing builds up components layer by layer using materials which are available in fine powder form. Functional Principle.

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IFOY FINALIST FOCUS: robobrain.NEUROS

Logistics Business Magazine

NEUROS – optimised for robobrain, the industrial PC and as a platform for all robots, grippers and other kinematics – creates an automation environment that is user-centric and easy-to-use: for application scenarios of any industry and company size. One skill, for example, is order picking. Description.

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New design for SSI Cuby shuttle system

Logistics Business Magazine

Batch sizes of individual products, a particularly wide product range, short order processing times and omnichannel distribution – these are the challenges many companies in industry and trade must face. A conveying system, for example, connects the storage with goods-to-person work stations.

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Cost Reduction in Supply Chains by Opportunity and by Design

Logistics Bureau

Goods inspection is an example. Thus, the purchasing team may try to reduce unit prices, without thinking about batch sizes or delivery frequency, causing inventory levels to rise. Wage inflation in China for example has made outsourcing less attractive and eroded the previous landed cost advantage.

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Sustainability and due diligence laws force action

Logistics Business Magazine

In addition to the digitisation of industry and commerce, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have also emphasised the importance of supply chain management and sourcing. His analysis is based on conversations and data from Setlog customers who use the SCM tool OSCA, e.g. more than 100 brands in the fashion industry alone.