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“-It’s About The Stock Turn, Stupid:
Service engineers have a reputation for being kleptomaniacs – I should know, I used to be one. They can be hoarders when it comes to parts. I get it. They’re just trying to do their job with minimum fuss or delays. More often than not, […]
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” Manufacturers and distributors have found for years that margins on goods sold has been tightening as products become commoditized in a global market. Increasingly universal focus on product design (or unauthorized duplication) and greater consistency of initial quality mean it is harder to differentiate on these valued product […]
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“As a customer support agent, you have a lot of people talking to you. I’d understand if you didn’t want your appliances talking to you too.
Talking appliances is what a lot of people think of when they think about the Internet of Things (IoT). But there’s more to the IoT […]
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In 2017, we’ll see more 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) processes made for large-scale pieces and final production parts. Stratasys’ Infinite Build and Robotic Composite 3D Demonstrators , for example, may become systems fully realized on manufacturers’ shop floors, while HP’s and other high-speed technologies will continue to be […]
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International 3D printing service provider Sculpteo is bringing artificial intelligence to metal 3D printing. They recently unveiled Agile Metal Technology, an online agent-based system used to help designers and manufacturers analyze and evaluate metal additive manufacturing projects.
Metal 3D printing is becoming more common in manufacturing, but these types of projects […]
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This article presents a 12-step program to improve your spare part inventory.
What about bloated inventories? What about warehouses overstocked with inactive and unusable parts? What about investment that is literally “going through the roof?” These are all indications of poor inventory management, yet there are still some people out there […]
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