Design for manufacturing (DfM) is evolving from traditional engineering practices into a data-intensive discipline that requires real-time integration of manufacturing capabilities, supplier ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Co-Founder of Fictiv. Stanford MechE. Ford Alum. Forbes 30 Under 30. The manufacturing industry in 2024 is defined by a ...

This month, I'm excited to share the results of Fictiv’s 10th Annual State of Manufacturing & Supply Chain Report. Every year, we survey hundreds of supply chain and manufacturing leaders across ...

Students graduating with a cast metals minor from Western Michigan University’s metal casting program are provided with an education that prepares them to be immediately productive as lab managers, ...

I’ve been thinking about what 2025 holds in terms of the global supply chain, and what supply chain teams can do to mitigate some of the coming trade policy changes. I think we’re coming into another ...

With AI and edge computing in the toolbelt, engineers are teasing out actionable insights and applying intelligent automation to increase supply chain agility. AI is a broad category covering software ...

An expanding supply chain of dies feeding multi-die products is prompting chipmakers to reassess and expand on ways to instill trust from end to end. This reaches deeper than just connecting disparate ...

Multiple touch points in manufacturing and packaging are exposing gaps in the data used to track different components, making it difficult to identify the source of issues that can affect yield and ...

Radiopharmaceuticals are reshaping the landscape of precision medicine, but while innovation accelerates, the push to scale production and streamline supply chains is just getting started. With demand ...

Regulatory upgrades reshape magnesium export landscape, UAE enters the fray to expand global supply chain ] With the full implementation of new regulations linking China's customs and tax systems for ...

The Department of Engineering Design and Manufacturing is involved in a variety of research and training activities. The following is an overview of the areas that research teams work in, with some ...