In years past, global supply chains were so productive and reliable that they were virtually invisible to consumers — and rarely discussed outside of business circles. Now, supply chain problems have ...

Supply chain management has seen transformative advancements driven by the convergence of technology, automation and human talent. For example, the integration of 3D printing technology has ...

In the midst of the pandemic, Pantheon Design, a maker of industrial 3D printers from Vancouver, BC, suddenly found itself getting orders from factories in the Midwest, the center of heavy industries.

While there's optimism that global supply chain issues will ease this year, pinpointing exactly when that will happen is difficult, and for now, those problems are still around. It might not be a ...

Oil company X had problems this spring. It was time for field maintenance, but company X couldn't go ahead with it because it needed spare parts that weren't coming anytime soon. Coronavirus-prompted ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted real problems with global manufacturing supply chains. Machine Design recently discussed these issues—as well as temporary and long-term solutions—with Dave Veisz ...

Issues with the global supply chain have impacted the power generation sector, in much the same way those problems have affected other industries. Sourcing of materials, including spare parts for ...

Kurtis Wilde, parts manager at Murray Honda in Chilliwack, British Columbia, envisions the day dealerships use 3D printers to fabricate their own parts — small, plastic, non-safety-related ones within ...

HP (Palo Alto, CA) announced new industry agreements with Jabil (St. Petersburg, FL) and Forecast 3D (Carlsbad, CA) at the RAPID + TCT conference last week in Forth Worth, TX. The agreements are ...