Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. This article is more than 4 years old. Industry 4.0, plus ...

The vision of using metal additive manufacturing (AM) for distributed manufacturing—i.e., 3D printing the same industrial product within specification at geographically dispersed locations—is a ...

In a blinding statement of the obvious, smart manufacturing projects are mostly about implementing smart technology—and rightly so. Smart technology is an extremely powerful driving force and is ...

Machine shop owners and operators know their businesses face a challenge in additive manufacturing. They recognize that AM challenges the efficiency of standard manufacturing – setting up and ...