Discussion Panel: Innovation Technology: How Suppliers Need to Adopt and Adapt to the New Manufacturing Era

摘要

How Suppliers Need to Adopt and Adapt to the New Manufacturing Era Two clear trends affect manufacturing companies today: 1 There is an accelerated rate of change-in markets, technologies, and corporate structures; and product complexities require harmonization across people (new skillsets), processes (advanced systems of work), and tools that enable digital continuity. 2 Successful companies continue to adapt to the new manufacturing era by adopting these and other new approaches. In response, manufactures are integrating new technologies and processes. These include: 3 Using virtual models to eliminate costly physical prototypes 4 Digital twin manufacturing - factory replication - merging MES and simulation 5 Employing factory robotics to optimize manufacturing execution 6 Using model based systems engineering and 3D models to drastically improving product design and production 7 Designing for hybrid manufacturing to provide flexibility in subtractive and additive manufacturing 8 Fostering an applied learning model to allow industry, academia, and researchers to collaborate more 9 Digital twin manufacturing - supply net - supply chain of the physical product and then supply network with the information about that product