Category: Advanced Manufacturing

  • How Manufacturing has Changed in the last 15 Years

    Manufacturing is an industry that sees constant growth and change, but in the past 15 years, the industry has made drastic shifts that will forever shape its future. The manufacturing industry affects nearly every facet of everyday life, and companies are constantly seeking ways to optimize processes and decrease costs. While this tends to be…

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  • Top 10 Reasons your Job Shop Should Check Out Fusion 360 Today

    If you own or work in a job shop with CAM software whose maintenance is expensive, and getting pricier, you should consider Fusion 360. It may be able to replace some or all of your current CAD/CAM systems in use. Where it makes sense in your workflow, implement Fusion 360 for a solution that is both…

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  • Problem Solving: What Skills do Manufacturers use to Get the Job Done?

    Problem solving in engineering is important, but finding solutions to manufacturing processing problems is crucial to maintaining the flow of the entire supply chain. So, what skills do Manufacturers use? In manufacturing problem solving, a key method stands out: Lean. This problem solving method focuses in on eliminating waste and finding a solution as quickly…

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  • Design for Manufacturing, or – Is it Millable?

    Can you make this? It’s one thing to design something, but can it actually be made? That’s what design for manufacturing is all about. First, there’s the question of whether it can be made at all. George Lucas may be able to design a “Death Star” but that doesn’t mean it can be manufactured with…

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  • The Benefits of Integrated CAD CAM Solutions

      When you’re accustomed to a non-integrated CAD or CAM solution, it’s tough to make that move to integrated software. Yeah, we know. But we also know that companies that change over to complete, in-house solutions, save time and money and become more marketable. And don’t worry about the learning curve for integrated solutions. It’s…

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  • Fabrication and ERP: Benefits of Working Together

    Connecting your entire organization makes good sense for any business, and fabrication shops are no exception. Managers are more effective when they can see all operations, from design to distribution, in one system. This leads to faster decision-making, more efficient processing and fewer mistakes. That’s why more and more manufacturing companies are connecting their manufacturing solutions…

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  • Changing the Mindset About Manufacturing

    As manufacturers, we’ve heard it all before: We know and understand these issues, but until the younger generation gets it, the problem won’t go away. What kids need now is a new perspective on manufacturing. Shifting the perspective of the younger generation According to TechCrunch, manufacturing jobs are “believed to be dirty, grungy jobs for…

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