The flexibility for reducing these operational risks is immeasurable. Back-up on the shipping docks? Print some parts. Special build needed for a low-runner in service? Print some parts. Per Willy Shih’s Harvard Business Review article entitled, Global Supply Chains in a Post-Pandemic World, “The supply shock that started in China in February and the demand shock that followed as the global economy shut down exposed vulnerabilities in the production strategies and supply chains of firms just about everywhere … As a consequence of all of this, manufacturers worldwide are going to be under greater political and competitive pressures to increase their domestic production, grow employment in their home countries, reduce or even eliminate their dependence on sources that are perceived as risky, and rethink their use of lean manufacturing strategies that involve minimizing the amount of inventory held in their global supply chains.” Manufacturing shutdown in Wuhan? Print some parts. In should be no shock to readers that the world is arguably experiencing the greatest supply chain crisis of our lifetime.
Independent studies have shown AME is better in terms of chemicals and energy used, and many other variables, for example water and waste.” As the automobile industry looks to advance sustainability through the vehicles themselves, it should not be overlooked how the vehicles - especially the electronics - are made.
“Traditional electronics’ manufacturing has a very unfortunate and often unknown dark side: sustainability,” states Nedivi. Interestingly, 3D printing the circuit boards also helps with this goal. Consumers and governments around the world are nervous about automotive’s influence on climate change and desperately want considerations for the environment. “This is ideal for quickly evolving design of cars, particularly with conformal shapes, e.g., round aspects.”Īnother silent-yet-intriguing aspect of the improved design centers on the original customer need of the electric-vehicle-shift: sustainability. “AME-produced circuit boards can be configured to in a myriad of shapes and sizes,” asserts Nedivi. You want a box? Or a honeycomb? Or any shape that works for the reimagined vehicle? All are welcomed and that flexibility permits unique integrations, lower weights, better durability and a host of value propositions. Maybe the more fascinating part of this tech for automotive: the packaging engineer is no longer constrained to a flat, rectangular board which struggles to fit in certain locations (e.g., A-pillar, steering column), and the structural engineer is no longer as worried about vibrational and tensile forces that plagued traditional designs.
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