30-08-2014, 02:49 PM
One organization characterizes advanced manufacturing products as follows: a) Products with high levels of design b) Technologically complex products c) Innovative products d) Reliable, affordable, and available products e) Newer, better, more exciting products f) Products that solve a variety of society’s problems
CTR Ludhiana is an Indo-German project setup under bilateral agreement on technical cooperation between Government of India & Government of Germany in 1980. It is working under administrative control of Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India. Our core service areas are Tooling development, Rapid prototyping, Heat treatment and Training. We are ISO-9001:2008 certified organization. One of the most widely used definitions of advancedmanufacturinginvolves the use oftechnologyto improve products and/or processes, with the relevant technology being described as “advanced,” “innovative,” or “cutting edge.” For example, one organization defines advanced manufacturing as industries that “increasingly integrate new innovative technologies in both products and processes. The rate oftechnology adoptionand the ability to use that technology to remain competitive and add value define the advanced manufacturing sector.”Another author states: “Advanced manufacturing centres upon improving the performance of USindustrythrough the innovative application of technologies, processes and methods toproduct designand production.”Finally, a recent survey of advanced manufacturing definitions by theWhite Houseand states: “A concise definition of advanced manufacturing offered by some is manufacturing that entails rapid transfer of science and technology (S&T) into manufacturing products and processes.”