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3D Printing at Stratasys—3D Printing Markets

Christoph Roser — Tue, 21 May 2024 11:00:07 +0000

In my previous post I looked at the different 3D printing technologies available through the market leader Stratasys. In this second post, I will go much deeper into the different materials and markets where Stratasys provides solutions to customers. For me, there were quite a few surprises where I did not expect 3D printed parts… ... Read more

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3D Printing at Stratasys—Printing Technologies

Christoph Roser — Tue, 14 May 2024 11:00:39 +0000

Recently I had a chance to visit the world market leader in 3D printing, Stratasys, together with my students. We went to their location in Rheinmünster, Germany, near the Baden-Baden airport. While I always keep a bit of an eye on new developments in 3D printing, it was quite refreshing to get an update on ... Read more

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The Impact of ChatGPT on the Future of Work

Christoph Roser — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:00:11 +0000

You may have heard of ChatGPT, the latest buzz in artificial intelligence. ChatGPT is a chatbot by OpenAI that can answer your questions and hold a conversation. And, it is very good at this. It can handle almost anything connected with text. This tool (and the many others that are likely to follow) has the ... Read more

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50 Years of SAP–Blessing or a Curse?

Christoph Roser — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:00:50 +0000

SAP is turning 50! The company was founded on April 1, 1972, exactly fifty years ago. Nowadays it is one of the largest software companies worldwide, and their products are found in many, MANY companies, although not every user seems to love the product. For me, this is a love-hate relationship. You can’t live with ... Read more

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Karakuri Kaizen Examples

Christoph Roser — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 11:00:35 +0000

After an introduction and description of the fundamentals of karakuri kaizen, here are some different karakuri kaizen examples for a wide variety of uses. Most of them are from the 480 exhibits at the the Karakuri Kaizen Exhibition 2017 in Nagoya, Japan; others are from the 2017 OPEXCON in Stuttgart, Germany. Here is my attempt ... Read more

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Fundamentals of Karakuri Kaizen

Christoph Roser — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 11:00:23 +0000

Karakuri is the art of creating machines without an external power source. After an introduction to the topic in my last post, I would like to show you some fundamental techniques for karakuri. I would like to pay particular attention to power management: Where do these machines get their power from, how do they store ... Read more

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Introduction to Karakuri Kaizen

Christoph Roser — Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:00:24 +0000

Recently I visited the Karakuri Kaizen Exhibition 2017 in Nagoya. This was a very impressive exhibit, and I learned a lot about karakuri from the many different examples shown there by over one hundred exhibitors. Organized annually by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance, it is to my knowledge the biggest showcase of karakuri in ... Read more

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Industry 4.0 – What Works, What Doesn’t

Christoph Roser — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 11:00:44 +0000

Industry 4.0 is (still) all the rage in manufacturing industry. I’ve already took A Critical Look at Industry 4.0. A lot of Industry 4.0 is hot air with a return on investment only far into the future. However, there are a few ideas that actually may work soon enough. In this post I would like ... Read more

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