Smart manufacturing, or "industry 4.0," is transforming manufacturing back into an economic powerhouse. It’s helping companies digitally transform their manufacturing operations to provide new ...

The 3MF Consortium announced Duann Scott as its new Executive Director. This change of guard shows that the open source file format, conceived to add intelligence to simple geometries, has staying ...

A row of cutting mills at a Proto Labs manufacturing facility in the U.S. Source: Proto Labs One of the hottest terms to arise in manufacturing lately is the term “digital thread.” Essentially, the ...

Data is everywhere, and if you know what to do with it, can be tremendously valuable. Huge volumes of data are collected in manufacturing industries across the supply chain, with the help of ...

The concept of everyone in a choir singing from the same page of the hymnal has deep historic and cultural roots. But for those working in manufacturing, achieving this vision has been a struggle.

Participants learn how the "digital thread" is the backbone of the digital manufacturing and design (DM&D) transformation, turning manufacturing processes from paper-based to digital-based. The course ...

Digital transformation involves the integration of digital technologies and the reimagining of business processes to enhance operations, improve customer experiences, and drive innovation. Digital ...

Sustainability has long been a spoken ideal in the manufacturing world, but the complexities and costs associated with it have deterred many producers from updating their workflows. Now, however, ...

Last year accelerated the fact that to survive most effectively in a volatile marketplace supply chains and manufacturing firms need to transform and become more digital. Robert Bodor, vice president ...

To survive in an increasingly digital world, the automotive industry needs to leverage digital thread — the seamless flow of information throughout the product lifecycle, connecting various data ...

MESA International is running a Smart Story Awards program to celebrate the people using manufacturing data and IT to make smart decisions throughout value chains. In a previous post, I mentioned the ...