Cutting Costs & Lead Times for Composite Production With 3D Printed Molds & Patterns

What You’ll Learn: The benefits of using 3D printing to produce composite parts Two step-by-step workflows for 3D printing patterns for composite mold-making Lessons from Panoz Racing, including specific design considerations and ROI examples

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Learn how to leverage 3D printing to increase geometric freedom, cut lead times, and save significant cost in the composite production process. Hear Panoz Racing walk through a case study on producing composite parts for custom race cars, plus a full breakdown of two workflows for 3D printing patterns for moldmaking in composite manufacturing from Formlabs.

What You’ll Learn:

The benefits of using 3D printing to produce composite parts
Two step-by-step workflows for 3D printing patterns for composite mold-making
Lessons from Panoz Racing, including specific design considerations and ROI examples

Security Breach Podcast

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A new video series from Manufacturing.net - Security Breach, looks to offer the insight and tools needed to ready your company's defenses. Stay up-to-date on today's vital cybersecurity topics by subscribing here.

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Boost Performance -- Connect Strategy and Execution Through Integrated Business Planning

December 31, 1969

Participants of the webinar will learn:
• How to use IBP to clearly connect strategy to portfolio management, demand management, and supply management.
• How IBP helps executive management to better focus on what matters to ensure the execution of strategy.
• How to stay out of the “weeds” day to day and lead the organization to realize its strategies and financial goals.

Data-Driven Manufacturing: Achieving Maintenance Excellence

December 31, 1969

We’ll help you feel equipped with actionable tools for operating in a more data-driven environment to pave your path to excellence. Join us as we discuss:
• Data best practices to create the most impactful improvements
• A variety of metrics maintenance teams should be measuring
• Guidance on what your goals should be and their impact for your team
• Tips on how to get started with more data-driven processes
• Guiding principles for the best follow-through

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How to secure customer loyalty in today's rapidly changing market

December 31, 1969

What you will learn: The Amazon shake-up: What customers now demand Blurring lines: B2B and B2C eCommerce strategies converge Customer is king: How integrated ERP systems boost buyer experience Smart data: Merging customer and financial data onto one platform Inventory management: Real-time visibility--anytime, anywhere

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Got Automation? Develop your own manufacturing automation strategy

December 31, 1969

In this webinar, you’ll learn about: Best practices for identifying the best bang-for-your-buck automation improvements Work flow mapping Costs for taking on projects in several focus areas like warehousing, assembly, labeling and packaging

New Trends in Supplier Performance Management: Make the Move from Tactical to Strategic

December 31, 1969

You’ll come away from this webinar knowing how to:
• Shift from manual to digital processes
• Closely track supplier information
• Boost productivity with best practices
• Increase efficiency by centralizing your data

DISRUPTION AHEAD: The Role of ERP for Today’s Food and Beverage Processors

December 31, 1969

From changing customer demands and ever-increasing food safety requirements, to new distribution channels and merger/acquisition activity, there’s never been a more competitive or disruptive environment facing today’s food and beverage processors. A best practices one-hour webinar puts the focus on these disruptive trends. The session will share how forward-looking processors leverage enterprise systems to streamline and improve processes in today’s rapidly changing marketplace. The session looks at common challenges including lack of integrated tools and automated systems, recipe management, document control and other mission-critical functions.

5 ways to leverage ERP to boost your customer experience

December 31, 1969

What you will learn:
• How customer expectations have changed in the era of Amazon
• Today’s eCommerce trends, both B2B and B2C
• Using an integrated ERP system to support customer experience
• The customer benefits of integrating customer and financial data onto the same platform
• Managing inventory in real time

Design and Process Optimization Using HP Multi Jet Fusion Technology

December 31, 1969

In this webinar you will learn:
• Benefits and limitations to the Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing technology
• Production capabilities for end-use applications
• Real-world product challenges and solutions

What’s the future of Artificial Intelligence in distribution?

December 31, 1969

The potential applications of AI are vast and varied. And in truth, that is where the real excitement lies — in finding out just how far we can take AI, and in turn, how far it can take us.

The Top Distribution Trends for 2019

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In this free and educational webinar, our panelists will address these compelling questions: Will the industrial products market continue its overall rise next year? What technologies should distributors consider adding to their business? What is the outlook for distribution employment? and more...

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Managing Critical Spares to Achieve Plant Reliability

December 31, 1969

In this free and educational webinar, our expert will discuss: How to determine if your critical spare parts present a risk to plant reliability. How risk tolerance impacts criticality evaluation. How uncontrolled build-up of inventory adversely impacts reliability. A methodical approach to mitigate risks through effective critical spares management.

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How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve the Customer Experience and Instantly Grow Revenue for Manufacturers and Distributors

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Main topics for discussion: How artificial intelligence is powering modern commerce for manufacturers and distributors Leaning more on what is ‘AI’ and ‘machine learning’ to help make up digital ground How to provide a consistent customer experience across multiple sales channels

Too Important to Fail: How to Ensure Improvement Projects Drive Sustained Success

December 31, 1969

In doing so, she will provide insights on how to ensure these three elements are in place and why they are critical to insuring long-term success:
• Readiness assessment – Don’t invest in a project the organization is not ready to implement, own, and operate.
• Governance structure – Put in place a process for raising issues to senior leadership when problems threaten timely implementation and successful operation.
• Wellness checks – After implementation, create an assessment and reporting system to ensure sustained results even when people and leaders change jobs.

Always Adapting: How Amazon is Driving Commerce Change for Distributors and Manufacturers

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In this free and educational webinar, we’ll discuss: How Amazon has and is currently impacting the way manufacturers and distributors are doing business. Strategies for adapting to customer’s needs and wants. The role technology plays in determining commerce success.