Global Lighthouse Network Recognizes Protolabs as Fourth Industrial Revolution Leader
27 Setembro 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The digital manufacturer becomes one of only 10
U.S. companies honored by the World Economic Forum for industry
advancements through manufacturing technology
Global digital manufacturing company, Protolabs, was inducted
into the World Economic Forum’s Global Lighthouse Network today,
recognizing its industry leading efforts to implement Fourth
Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies at its Plymouth, Minn.,
injection molding facility.
Protolabs is one of two North American companies entering the
Lighthouse Network in 2021 that have showcased the global benefit
of more sustainable and efficient solutions made possible through
4IR capabilities. The digital manufacturer’s Plymouth facility
becomes only the 10th Lighthouse based in the United States.
Protolabs shares this honor with 24 Global Fortune 500 companies,
including Johnson & Johnson, Proctor & Gamble, and
Unilever, as members of this exclusive network.
The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with McKinsey &
Company, established the Global Lighthouse Network in 2018 in
response to the global manufacturing community lagging in the
adoption of 4IR technologies. The Lighthouse Network serves as a
platform for manufacturers showing leadership in using 4IR
technologies to share and learn from best practices, support new
partnerships and help other manufacturers deploy technology, adopt
sustainable solutions, and transform their workforces. With its
latest round of inductees, the Global Lighthouse Network sits at
nearly 90 manufacturing sites around the world.
Through its induction into the Global Lighthouse Network,
Protolabs’ injection molding facility was recognized for its
transformation as a prototype provider to now a full production
provider through the implementation of 4IR technologies connecting
its e-commerce experience to the shop floor. Its end-to-end
connection—termed the digital thread—enables the technology-driven
manufacturer to provide production lead times in as fast as one
day, instead of two to three months with traditional
manufacturers.
“Protolabs was founded over 20 years ago with a digital mindset,
and we have never stopped working towards our mission of offering
the fastest and most comprehensive digital manufacturing service in
the world, serving our customers’ needs for high-quality
prototyping and production using the most advanced manufacturing
processes in the world,” explained Protolabs’ President and CEO,
Rob Bodor. “We are honored to have these efforts recognized as part
of the Lighthouse Network, and I look forward to exchanging
learnings with our peers as Industry 4.0 continues to advance by
leaps and bounds.”
The 4IR technologies recognized by the World Economic Forum
include Protolabs’ interactive e-commerce quoting system with
automated design for manufacturability (DFM) analysis, its
automated mold design and toolpathing programs, and its digital
process controls and inspections. The prevailing theme with those
technologies is the overall reduction in manual processes—both for
Protolabs and its customer—due to strategic implementation of
automation. That automation then drives significant customer value
like product innovation, speed to market, supply chain risk
reduction, and a multitude of other benefits.
By implementing manufacturing automation and Industrial IoT
technologies like this, Protolabs is able to unlock new levels of
sustainability and efficiency for itself and its customers. More
information on the 2021 inductees and the mission of the global
community to accelerate Fourth Industrial Revolution adoption is
available in the newly published report, Global Lighthouse Network:
Unlocking Sustainability Through 4IR.
“Lighthouses have achieved a sustainability breakthrough:
companies no longer have to choose competitiveness or
sustainability because smart manufacturing lets them achieve both,"
said Enno de Boer, Partner, McKinsey & Company and Global Lead
of its manufacturing work.
About Protolabs
Protolabs is the world’s leading provider of digital
manufacturing services. The e-commerce-based company offers
injection molding, CNC machining, 3D printing, and sheet metal
fabrication to product developers, engineers, and supply chain
teams across the globe. Protolabs serves customers using in-house
production capabilities that bring unprecedented speed in tandem
with Hubs, a Protolabs Company, which serves customers through its
network of premium manufacturing partners. Together, they help
companies bring new ideas to market with the fastest and most
comprehensive digital manufacturing service in the world. Visit
protolabs.com for more information.
About the Global Lighthouse Network
The Global Lighthouse Network is a community of production sites
and value chains that are world leaders in the adoption and
integration of the cutting-edge technologies of the Fourth
Industrial Revolution (4IR). Lighthouses apply 4IR technologies
such as artificial intelligence, 3D-printing and big data analytics
to maximize efficiency and competitiveness at scale, transform
business models and drive economic growth, while augmenting the
workforce, protecting the environment and contributing to a
learning journey for all-sized manufacturers across all geographies
and industries. The Global Lighthouse Network is a World Economic
Forum project in collaboration with McKinsey & Co, factories
and value chains that join the Network are designated by an
independent panel of experts.
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