Spot the Difference! Summertime Spare Parts
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Leila Bracken
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August 18, 2023
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News, Opinion
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3d printing, additive manufacturing, automated workflows, digital inventory, digital twins, digital warehouse, inventory management, spare parts, traceability
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Extending Product Lifetimes through 3D Printing While 3D printed parts are becoming ever more glamorous and advanced – additively manufactured parts can now be found in everything from aeroplanes to fashion garments – sometimes it’s nice to take a step back, and consider some more everyday applications of the technology. The wooden runner hub part below supports the ribs of …
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Digital Inventory: AM Forum Follow-Up
Rise of the “Pro-sumer” Well-known advantages of AM include the ability to produce more customised products and smaller batch sizes, whilst remaining economically viable. Subsequently, the rise in “pro-sumer” customers – those who are able to directly access OEM parts as and when they it – is a characteristic of this new AM centred digital supply chain. Matthias Schmid discussed …
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Opinion Piece: Do we have another one of those?
3D Printing Spare Parts: The Challenge Spare parts management has been revolutionised by Additive Manufacturing; being able to produce small batches of products whilst remaining economically viable has enabled impressive strides to be made in spare parts managements. Although regulatory challenges still persist, particularly around the production of critical components, signs of a greater shift in thinking are evident across …
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