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Industry 5.0 Is Coming: Here's What You Should Know

Machine learning promises a new, more advanced phase in manufacturing in the coming decades.

Technology Innovator Reimagines Manufacturing by Prioritizing Sustainability in Aerospace Designs

In 2019, we introduced Thomas readers to Arris Composites — a global manufacturing leader that is reinventing the manufacturing process by creating lighter, stronger, and more sustainable products. Since then, the company has continued to tally up its index of accolades, and even made it on Fast Company’s list of the Top 10 Most Innovative Manufacturing Companies in 2021. According to founder...

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Patent Gender Gap Means Fewer Inventions Are Created to Help Women

Women researching, inventing, and patenting their innovations can change and even save many women's lives.

Additive Manufacturing / 3D Manufacturing

4 Advantages of 3D Printing, According to an Expert

When you think of manufacturing, a certain image may come to mind of American men and women — perhaps in grease-stained overalls — hard at work in factories. You can practically smell the sweat and burning steel. You can hear the hiss of steam valves, the roar of exhaust fans, and the clanking of tools. In contrast, 3D printing might seem more like something only hobbyists replicating...