Manufacturers have always had to be nimble, adjusting their production processes to meet their customers’ needs, and that means using technology to create a flexible manufacturing process in today's ...

Common global manufacturing processes allow GM to build flexible vehicle architectures. While allowing for a variety of subsystems, interiors and exterior designs, the system requires that all ...

Lean manufacturing is all about making as much money as possible and streamlining the manufacturing process. In many cases, this means limiting customer options. Conversely, flexible manufacturing is ...

A new manufacturing technology has been developed for the continuous production of large-area flexible printed circuit boards ...

The analysis highlights opportunities in sustainable flexible electronics manufacturing through technologies that reduce waste, energy use, and optimize supply chains. Growth is identified in ...

Adaptive production is a smart manufacturing approach that uses real-time data, AI and automation to continuously adjust processes. Source: Siemens In this exclusive interview with Automation World, ...

New and repurposed fabrication techniques for flexible electronic devices are proliferating rapidly. Some may wonder if they are better than traditional methods and at what point they’ll be ...

Boise State University researchers have unveiled a cutting-edge approach to manufacturing flexible hybrid circuits - reducing costs, waste, and environmental impact. Their work leverages the ...

Over the past decade, 3-D printing has transformed from a hobbyist or prototyping tool into an industrial-grade production process, referred to as additive manufacturing. Today, additively ...