3D Laser Scanning Enables Unique Reimagining of 1863 The Freedman Sculpture
3D laser scanning from NVision made possible a remarkable “collaboration” between two sculptors separated by 160 years. The Southlake, Texas company’s precision scanning enabled...
To Buy or Not to Buy? In-house vs. Outsourcing 3D Printing
With increasing uptake of 3D printing/additive manufacturing, more applications emerge. In turn, more companies consider integrating the technology into their processes. With this, the...
IMD Industry X Blueprinting Workshop
We live in a world of now. Consumers can purchase just about anything, on their own schedule, for delivery when they wish, to an...
Robots-as-a-Service in the Warehouse. Want PEAK with that?
As a teenager growing up building lake houses and piers, I never thought about robots but they certainly would have been useful. I had...
Building the Case for Automation
In 2019, strategy consulting firm McKinsey & Company published a perspective called “Changing Market Dynamics - Capturing Value in Machinery and Industrial Automation” which...
Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: Paradigm Shift and Incumbent Paralysis
Digital Transformation is one of the most fundamental changes in the history of humankind. In combination with smart automation, advanced robotics and additive manufacturing...
Smart Manufacturing—taking your manufacturing to the next level
Manufacturers are searching for innovative ways to tackle a multitude of challenges, from rising product complexity and emerging sustainability goals to consumer demands for...
6 Ways To Improve Productivity On The Plant Floor
Businesses need to continually improve their products and processes to improve the efficient utilization of resources. Using fewer resources to produce the same amount...
Predictive Maintenance: The Business Rationale
Predictive maintenance is the new solution to an old problem – what I call the “Maintenance Tradeoff.” For many companies in manufacturing and machinery...
The Future of Additive Manufacturing: Advantages and Strategic Implications
Additive manufacturing is a novel archetype of production technology. It alters the very nature of the production process itself. Its rise is tantamount to...
