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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

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