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Since the late 1980s, the concept of sustainability has grown from corporate catchword to competitive advantage. According to a 2011 McKinsey Report[1], corporate reputation was supplanted as the most frequently cited reason for actively pursuing sustainability strategies. As data emerged, companies began viewing sustainability as the key to...
The RAPID Manufacturing Institute, the U.S. leader in process intensification (PI), is pleased to announce that Paul Yelvington, Ph.D., P.E., has been appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO), beginning April 22, 2019. Paul will be responsible for overseeing the current portfolio of research projects and maintaining the Institute’s technology...
You don’t need to gaze into a crystal ball to ascertain what’s on the horizon for manufacturing as the innovations of tomorrow are being made possible today through greater adoption of transformative technologies. Many are a cluster of technologies under the umbrella of Industry 4.0, which is often defined as the fourth industrial revolution in...