Supply Chain - Articles, Stories & Interviews

How to Identify Which Tasks to Automate in Your Manufacturing Business Processes?

In this blog, we’ll walk you through a step-by-step process to pinpoint the best automation opportunities in your manufacturing business—based on ROI, effort, risk, and operational value.

The Importance of Preventive Maintenance in Modern Warehouse Operations

This piece explores the framework of a comprehensive preventive maintenance strategy and how it supports a future-proof, efficient warehouse.

Wearable Robotics and Exoskeleton Technology

Through onboard intelligence and cloud connectivity, Exia delivers personalized support, injury prevention, and ergonomic optimization – essentially becoming a smart, adaptive partner for physical work.

The Next Evolution of Configure-to-Order in Manufacturing

Static bills of materials, disconnected tools, and manual workflows limit scalability. They slow timelines, erode margins, and make it harder to manage increasing product complexity across the lifecycle.

Upgrade Your Mezzanine Flooring While Avoiding Timely and Costly Replacement

Mezzanine floors are important in many facilities. They provide extra space for storage or work without taking up more ground space. However, they often face heavy use from equipment and people. Over time, this can cause the floor to wear down.

Transforming manufacturing growth and efficiency with AI translation

The strategic adoption of AI translation platforms is enabling many manufacturing companies to achieve significant advancements in efficiency, cost reduction, and global reach.

Adapt Your Warehouse Operations Using a Low Code Application Platform-Based WMS

Today, modern software development methodologies have designed new platforms that have components and functionalities that are tightly connected to a single, large database. Individual components can be separated and modified independently.

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How B2B IAM Can Make or Break Manufacturers' Partner Relationships

In manufacturing, your partner's access is your risk. And in too many cases, it's your liability. This can be applied to the responsibilities between manufacturing partners and plays out in identity and access management (IAM).

How CLM Enhances PLM - And Why Smart Manufacturers Need Both

Manufacturers of configurable products face an ever-increasing demand for more customization. When you begin to offer customization, options and rules need to be defined at every step of the process.

Tariffs, Reshoring and the Rising Demand for Entry-Level Labor

First up for employers amid revitalization of domestic manufacturing — tackling worker shortages in warehousing and logistics.

Supply Chain - News Headlines

Van de Velde Advances Digital Transformation Journey with DeSL's PLM and Quality Solutions

Van de Velde has selected DeSL's Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Total Quality Management solutions to drive its digital transformation journey.

BEYOND THE QUOTE: CHOOSING THE RIGHT MICRO MOLDING PARTNER FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS

Brett Saddoris, Technical Marketing Manager, Accumold

BW Packaging announces 2025 lineup for PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Renowned Angelus, Hayssen, Pneumatic Scale and Thiele solutions to be featured in booth W-3100

Supply Chain - Featured Product

Strain Wave Gearheads by maxon - Highly precise, compact, and efficient.
Strain Wave Gearheads by maxon - Highly precise, compact, and efficient.

Strain Wave Gearheads by maxon - Highly precise, compact, and efficient.

Strain wave gearheads are ideal for use in applications requiring precision motion control and high torque transmission in a compact design. maxon strain wave gearheads are a specialized type of gearhead where precision and compact design are crucial. This type of gearhead is often used in applications in a confined space. With their advanced gear tooth design, maxon's strain wave gearheads provide high efficiency and good back drivability. Typical applications include: Robotics, Aerospace, Medical technology and Optical systems .

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T J Davies, Co., Inc.

Since 1965 the T.J. Davies Company has been manufacturing retention knobs (pull studs) for direct sale and distribution. Their retention knobs are manufactured in the United States from steel drawn in the United States. T.J. Davies Company is a veteran-founded, woman-led business dedicated to consistently manufacturing high-quality products that help our customers compete globally.