Accelerating Aftermarket Growth: User Needs, Emerging Technologies, and OEM Strategy
The 2025 Aftermarket Parts & Service report, produced by PMMI delivers a comprehensive blueprint for how OEMs can meet the moment - leveraging innovation, insight, and investment to drive long-term growth and partnership value.
How to Achieve Sustainable Production?
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By leveraging cutting-edge digital solutions, sustainable production transforms traditional manufacturing processes by increasing efficiency, reducing waste, and conserving energy, pushing industries toward a more resilient and eco-friendly future.
VE Day at 80: Lessons from Wartime Manufacturing for a Modern Britain
Britain's manufacturing capabilities played a huge role in winning the Battle of Britain - and subsequently WWII. The nation's adaptability, resource management and workforce flexibility on the manufacturing front was utterly vital.
Adjusting M&A Strategies in Response to Changes in Global Trade Policies and Tariffs
Many of the deals announced in the first quarter were initiated last year, during a period of growing optimism driven by the prospect of a business-friendly US administration. However, recent trade policies have dampened optimism, and uncertainty has returned to the market.
Adapting to Change: How CPQ Software Is Shaping the Future of Custom Manufacturing
As customer demand for personalized products grows, businesses are turning to configure, price, quote (CPQ) software to enhance their custom manufacturing capabilities.
AI-What It Really Is and What It Actually Does - A Developer's Perspective
From estimating and scheduling to purchase order management and analytics, AI is revolutionizing ERP for packaging manufacturing. This article provides a perspective on you may not have heard before in exploring what AI is, and what it can do for you.
Circular Manufacturing Sets New Standards for Material Life Cycle Innovation
Efforts are also underway to use normally discarded items as the foundation for new products or to change material innovations to make things easier to break down or recycle.
Innovating Manufacturing and Supply Chains with Agentic AI
Just as companies like GM and Amazon have leveraged AI in their factories and warehouses, respectively, to enhance production and streamline operations, businesses can now apply advanced AI agents for even greater efficiencies and profits.
How Product Catalog Management Supports Circular Supply Chains in Manufacturing
Most ERP and PLM systems track products only through production and sale, not reuse, refurbishment, or recycling. This fragmentation causes material loss, inefficient remanufacturing, slow reverse logistics, and compliance failures.
Pricing Optimization for SMB Manufacturers
Emphasizing value over price has to be the priority for smaller manufacturers with limited resources. Manufacturers in niche industries have unique insights into the specific needs and price sensitivities of their customers.
Stick with OEM Parts When Replacing Racking Components
Beams, uprights, braces and other elements of a pallet racking system often need to be replaced due to damage caused by forklift impacts or other causes. It's important to replace the components with parts from the same manufacturer, and not from another source.
The Reshoring Revolution: Navigating New Policies For A Manufacturing Renaissance
As President Trump's second term unfolds, the manufacturing landscape in the United States is poised for a significant transformation. The administration's renewed focus on reshoring manufacturing operations presents both opportunities and challenges for industry leaders.
Optimizing Your IT Ecosystem: Is It Time for a Tech Stack Audit?
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A tech audit can serve as a diagnostic tool, flagging vulnerabilities within your packaging company's IT infrastructure before they impact the health of your business.
BOM Management Expert Guide for Growing Manufacturers
Properly managing your bills of materials can help you streamline production processes, improve material planning, and reduce costs.
Manufacturing's 2025 Rollercoaster: How to Keep Calm and Carry On
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Beneath signs of growth, very real challenges like labor shortages and supply chain vulnerabilities continue to test our sector's resilience. These problems are further exacerbated when government policies are shifting - and decisions are changing - nearly every day.
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Parvalux by maxon - AC or DC electric motors for conveyor systems?
The material handling industry uses conveyors to ensure that products are distributed effectively, AC or DC motors are chosen depending on the weight it needs to carry and the speed at which it needs to work. Learn which type of conveyor motor might be best for your application and how Parvalux can help you select a geared motor from stock or create a fully custom design.
