Factors like reshoring and the expansion of the defense, medical, and space sectors drive manufacturing's adoption of emerging technologies. Explore the accelerators and barriers of automation, additive manufacturing, generative AI, and digital twins.
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What could the future of additive manufacturing look like? It promises to be efficient, local, automated, and immediate. In fact, it could look exactly like the jaw-dropping convergent manufacturing platform featured in AMT’s ETC at IMTS 2024.
Manufacturing is the process of transforming raw materials into something with value. When you add a fervor for art, a keenness for progress, or a desire to help, you get a passion project.
New technologies don’t appear with the speed and certainty of throwing a switch. They grow, evolve, and then seem to emerge.
It is the quintessential event that brings our industry together – whether it’s the moment they walk into the Grand Concourse, captivated by the energy of the vibrant crowd, or the enduring relationships they build.
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And manufacturing is a strength that all companies can possess – should they make the commitment – in ways that marketing, accounting, and other functions cannot match. Its ongoing importance is hard to overestimate.
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