COVID-19 disrupted supply chains and may create long term shifts in sourcing of precision machined prodcuts. Where will companies source components next?
As medical device manufacturers ramp production to get products to the people that need them most, many suppliers are wondering, what can we do to help?
Hybrid manufacturing is a combination of additive and subtractive manufacturing within the same machine allowing a part to be finished in a single setup.
Most machine shops have experienced labor shortages. Skilled manufacturing and machining jobs are more challenging to fill, and the skills gap is widening.
Additive Manufacturing known as 3D printing builds parts with a CAD generated 3D model by adding single layers of material and fusing the layers together.
