Aug 4, 2025
While vehicles integrate software and hardware to create new functionality, flexible manufacturing platforms are active behind the scenes to help meet customer requirements and changing market demands. By Mark Shortt For today’s automakers, the use of software to...
Jun 2, 2025
Applications range from counter-electronics to 3D printed components for satellite antennas. By Mark Shortt In military parlance, yesterday’s battlefield has become today’s “battlespace.” It’s a direct result of technology’s increasing role in creating new weapons...
Apr 16, 2025
Mark Shortt Competitive pressures are nothing new to manufacturers of medical devices and equipment. Among the most intense are the demands to reduce time to market and production cycles for their products. But getting to market more quickly is an even greater...
Feb 13, 2025
Mark Shortt Fifteen to 20 years ago, cost was often the decisive factor for OEMs when choosing whether to source their production domestically or overseas. Today, American manufacturers, like other companies across the globe, are increasingly abandoning the long-held...
Dec 12, 2024
Mark Shortt Intense competition and the need for product differentiation are key factors driving significant growth of the global metal welding market today, according to technology research and advisory firm Technavio. One indicator is an increase in demand for...
Oct 30, 2024
The impacts of robots, AI, and 3D printing are visible in greater efficiency, quality, and safety. By Mark Shortt When you think about all that goes into the manufacturing of a car—the complexity of the parts, the scale of production, and the rigorous quality...
