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Nov.03
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The Origins of DiMaX

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As with most great ideas, the genesis of DiMaX was not a single event, however if we had to choose one, it would be a meeting during COVID between White House officials and Siemens executives. It went something like this… “In Norway there is a seed vault – a kind of Noah’s arc containing the seeds of every species of plant known to man. In the aftermath of a meteor strike, or nuclear winter, we will be able to reboot humanity. “Now the earth may not be burning, but COVID…read more

Nov.03
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On-demand vs Contract vs Distributed Manufacturing

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OK, so they kind of sound like they may be synonyms, however the distinction between on-demand, contract and distributed manufacturing may hold the key to successfully reindustrializing the US. All three make stuff. What separates them is the minimum order quantity, the lead time, location, and the number of stakeholders in the buy-make transaction. Contract manufactures like Jabil or Flex offer OEMs an alternative for a limited or seasonal production run that would be too disruptive to handle internally. They are experts in creating production lines designed to make a…read more

Aug.17
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Siemens Licenses Distributed Manufacturing Systems and Methods Patent to DiMaX

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DiMaX.cloud took an important step to launch over the summer when we signed a licensing agreement giving us exclusive rights to the key IP that the DiMaX team invented while working for Siemens Digital Industries Software. Siemens is the world’s #1 provider of Industrial IT and Automation. If you fly in an aircraft, drive a car, eat food or use a phone it is likely to have been designed using Siemens Xcelerator SW and produced using Siemens SIMATIC HW. If you want that product personalized and manufactured on demand with…read more

Aug.17
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First Analyst Reports

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Distributed Manufacturing at scale requires that production nodes in the network are capable of flexible automation, driven by the manufacturing blueprints published by creators. Before co-founding DiMaX, Alastair’s team in Siemens invented and launched an edge-based Industry 4.0 engine designed called BOPEX that orchestrates CPG and Discrete manufacturing shop floors and unlocks personalized production. Gartner, Forrester, IDC, ARC and LNS were introduced to BOPEX and its implications for Distributed Manufacturing. Here are the first two reports from those briefings : How Capability Matching Helps Manufacturers Optimize Production Processes : David…read more

May.03
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Quote of the Day

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Selling an iPhone case in California for $4.99 that was made in China 18 months ago cannot be the best for American consumers or for the planet. Give the Chinese designer 5 cents a pop, make it on-demand in the warehouse of the local Walmart, and everyone wins.

Jan.30
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Covid is Fading, But Reshoring Isn’t

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This article from Forbes by Jim Vinoski on January 26, 2024, discusses the continuing trend of reshoring among U.S. manufacturers, driven by past supply chain disruptions and geopolitical unrest. A significant majority, 69% of U.S. manufacturers surveyed, have started reshoring their supply chains, with 94% finding success. High-profile examples like Apple moving production away from China underscore a broader shift towards diversifying supply sources and bringing manufacturing closer to home. This movement is supported by tools like the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Estimator, helping businesses analyze the financial viability…read more

Jul.03
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Marshall Van Alstyne PhD

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Professor Van Alstyne is one of the leading experts in network business models. He conducts research on information economics, covering such topics as communications markets, the economics of networks, intellectual property, social effects of technology, and productivity effects of information. As co-developer of the concept of “two-sided networks” he has been a major contributor to the theory of network effects, a set of ideas now taught worldwide. His co-authored article on the subject is a Harvard Business Review top 50 of all time. His book, Platform Revolution, teaches newcomers how to…read more

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