Simple Solutions That Work! Issue 14

While there are countless of lessons learned from the pandemic; for manufacturers one thing couldn’t be clearer—to have your important technologies, materials, tools, parts, and solutions—closer. Because, when a supply chain becomes paralyzed, it delivers your weaknesses—front and center. As you look to bring your foundry floor into Industrial 4.0 with increased digitization, robotic workcells, Additive Manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing, automation, reclamation, sensors, virtual and augmented reality— understand where your materials and equipment are coming from, and where spare parts are stocked. Know where the engineering and programming takes place and how important changes will be made (remotely or on-site). That off-shore piece of important processing equipment might look advantageous on paper—but what happens when it fails? Advanced manufacturing solutions are everywhere on the foundry floor. From 3D printers to high speed automation and everything in between; as you spend time reviewing all of your new options, spend time on how you will maintain, train, upgrade and replace these technologies – especially in difficult times. I would like to thank all of our contributors in this issue for their articles detailing advanced manufacturing solutions that they are currently deploying on the foundry floor. As always, thank you for reading our 14th issue of Simple Solutions That Work! Jack Palmer President, Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc. jack@ palmer mfg.com WELCOME TO OUR 14TH ISSUE! GET THE FREE APP! WANT TO SEE MORE? VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO GET PAST ISSUES! palmer mfg.com/simple-solutions PALMER MANUFACTURING & SUPPLY INC. PUBLICATIONS © 2021 Palmer Manufacturing & Supply, Inc. All Rights Reserved