Often, OEMs and manufacturers can act as an anchor for other businesses and the services they provide, creating a sustainable ecosystem within that industry. For example, a medical device manufacturer may require the services of a systems integrator to provide automated manufacturing cells, who would then rely on the services of a skilled machine shop to provide custom components, who then relies on knowledgeable vendors to provide suitable materials, and so forth. Within this network, companies leverage the skills and knowledge of others to create something greater than would be possible if developed in isolation. In this article from MIT Technology Review, an examination of how a comprehensive advanced manufacturing ecosystem fosters and sustains innovation is presented. Intellimech’s engineers take advantage of years of applications experience across many different industries and combine it with original, inventive thinking in order to deliver solutions that are cost-effective and surpass our partners’ expectations.
Automation. Control. Mechatronics.