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INNOVATION, THE ONLY TOP EQUIPMENT FOR
WAY TO THRIVE THE BEST PRI E
wo years ago, the world’s biggest lockdown was initiated to curb the rapid
T global spread of COVID-19 and flatten the curve of the pandemic, which
affected lives and livelihoods worldwide. Healthcare and frontline workers
desperately required Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), face masks, and other
medical devices for which governments around the world were not prepared.
Since necessity is the mother of innovation, Additive Manufacturing (AM) emerged
as a solution to bridge COVID-led supply chain disruptions. Several 3D printing
start-ups collaborated to address the shortage of critical medical equipment, PH
including face shields and ventilator valves. AM enabled manufacturers to develop
hygiene and safety products such as hands-free door handles and pedals. PALLET HANDLIN
While the world made the best of AM to navigate the crisis, India started to up to ten pallets in kg
work towards becoming a global manufacturing hub to cater to next-generation transfer weight ( kg optional)
SOUMI MITRA digital manufacturing and mitigate the immediate disabilities of local industries.
Editor-in-Chief To this end, the Ministry of Electronics, IT & Technology has announced a
Modern Manufacturing India ‘National Strategy for Additive Manufacturing’ recently. As per the Ministry,
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to keep pace with rapid global manufacturing prowess, India needs to adopt an
integrated approach to AM in all segments, including defense and public sectors,
especially within the nation’s small-, medium-, and large-scale industries.
According to the newly announced strategy, innovation and R&D ecosystem will be
encouraged in the public-private partnership (PPP) mode to transform the existing
research knowledge base to develop AM grade materials, 3D printer machines, and
printed indigenous prod-
“We must prepare people to be ucts for the vast domestic
nimble enough to adapt to an ever- and international mar-
ket. It is also slated to help
evolving marketplace. And we must overcome technical and
help them develop skills that will be economic barriers for
valued no matter what tomorrow's global AM leaders to set
jobs are - skills like creativity, up their operations with
critical thinking, problem solving, supporting ancillaries in
India, facilitating the de-
and collaboration.” velopment of the domes-
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In our endeavor to
present an extended shelf-life issue, we reached out to the industry experts
to learn about the advanced technology trends that are transforming the
manufacturing landscape. We are immensely thankful to the thought leaders
for giving us their valuable time and sharing insightful views on how India’s speedMASTER
manufacturing sector is inching towards more progress.
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