One of the more important and appealing benefits of fractional ownership of manufacturing equipment is for low-volume runs to become cost effective while maintaining ownership and building an asset base. Let me break it down.
In the past, a low-volume manufacturer’s typical cost effective solution is to outsource to another company. While this is a viable […]
US Reliant has proposed and filed for a patent on a new way of manufacturing called “fractional manufacturing”. While I believe the idea has many advantages for manufacturers, I never considered how fractional ownership can be used as a benefit in owning a pet. Well, now we have FlexPetz. You can become a member and […]
Writing in Design News this month, Senior Editor Joseph Ogando raises the question of whether the term, “rapid prototyping” has outgrown its moniker.
Among the points Ogando correctly makes is that increasingly rapid prototyping machines are being put into service for producing finished or nearly finished product parts – not just prototypes.
“Plenty of users have gotten […]
Despite the many benefits that rapid manufacturing technologies (RPT) afford small manufacturers, only 15 to 20 percent of potential end users globally have availed themselves of these innovative manufacturing processes.
That is the conclusion of Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consultancy, that recently issued a study on the global rapid prototyping equipment market.
While the automotive […]
Rockford, Illinois Seeks To Replace Lost Jobs Using Fresh Manufacturing Technologies
On the surface, Rockford, Illinois appears to be an ideal location for both businesses and families.
Located in the northern part of the state along the Rock River, the city promotes itself as one that offers “the attractions and services of a big city, but with […]
I believe that fractional manufacturing could be one of the most significant advancements in manufacturing for the last 20 years or so.
In the late 1970’s and 1980’s we began to see a movement away from asset ownership and into outsourced manufacturing as a way to have parts produced without capital expenditures in manufacturing assets. This […]
About a year ago (August 4th, 2006) I sold PRWeb to Vocus. I owned and operated PRWeb for the better part of a decade. It was a successful venture and we had a ton of fun building that business. In July 2006, knowing that the sale was eminent, I moved Alex Linde, […]
What follows is a verbatim transcript of Dean Rotbart’s recent interview with Todd A. Grimm:
ROTBART: Hello, I’m Dean Rotbart and I’ll be your host for this edition of the US Reliant podcast. Today, we’ll be taking a look at one of the Rapid Prototyping-Rapid Manufacturing industry’s shakers, one of the movers and shakers of […]