What is advanced manufacturing?

• Automation

• Information

• Computation

• Software

• Sensing

• Networking

Advanced manufacturing can be found in almost every industry because it is a process that seeks to optimize all aspects of the value chain, starting with concept and all the way up to end-of-life considerations.

Here are some industries that use advanced manufacturing:

• Pharmaceuticals

• Electric vehicles

• Robotics

• Air structures

• Medical technology

• High-volume product industries

• Rapid prototyping industries

Advanced manufacturing is employed to gain a competitive edge against competing companies or businesses in a specific marketplace. It is also often used to enhance and increase the output of specific goods or products.

Advanced manufacturing seeks to give process optimization to manufacturing. Here are some ways advanced manufacturing accomplishes this:

• Reducing the time it takes to bring a specific product to market

• Reducing the unit quantities

• Reducing the material content, material inventory, and under-utilized capital plant

This type of manufacturing tends to be associated more with cutting-edge industries rather than traditional industries.