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Additive
manufac-
turing’s
unique
technol- Source: Jabil Inc.
ogies,
engineered Additive Manufacturing is the process of creating parts and products by depositing one thin layer at a time.
materials,
process-
es, and turing toolbox. If you can iterate stand what they want and how D’Aveni advises revisiting cur-
capabilities and improve on your designs those needs can best be fulfilled. rent operations. “As additive
place it at using 3D printing to test proto- 3D printing solutions are fun- manufacturing creates myri-
the heart of types, you will end up saving damentally transforming pro- ad new options for how, when
the digital time, money, and errors in the totyping, tooling, fixtures, and and where products and parts
transfor- production phase. It’s not just production parts. Business lead- are fabricated, what network
mation that additive manufacturing is ers who eagerly embrace these of supply chain assets and what
underway
in multiple novel; it has tangible benefits for capabilities – and design for ad- mix of old and new processes
indus- your business. ditive manufacturing – will be will be optimal?" he asks.
tries. It’s Begin by looking to your cus- better positioned to achieve sus- Finally, it’s critical to investigate
undeniably tomers. It’s essential to under- tainable success. the strategic implications as en-
reshaping tire marketplaces begin exploiting
how compa- additive manufacturing technol-
nies around ogy. Manufacturing is at least a
the world 150-year-old business and, by its
design and very nature, is reluctant to change.
produce However, we are seeing adoption
their increase, and more than half of
products.
top leadership surveyed views ad-
ditive as strategic to their business
– an increase from past years.
Additive manufacturing’s unique
technologies, engineered mate-
rials, processes, and capabilities
place it at the heart of the digital
transformation underway in mul-
tiple industries. It’s undeniably
reshaping how companies around
Source: Magic Wand Media their products and Jabil has posi-
the world design and produce

tioned itself squarely at the inter-
section of additive and traditional
manufacturing processes.

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