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aPriori Announces its Fifth Manufacturing Insights Patent

New aPriori patent automates bulk and matrix costing, delivering rapid DFM/DTC insights to cut costs across many parts.

Improving Production Performance with Cost vs. Carbon Manufacturing Process Models

Balance cost and carbon using manufacturing process models; cut waste, energy, and CO2e while improving performance with aPriori insights.

aPriori 2023 R1: What’s New Webinar Highlights Process Innovation Enhancements

Webinar previews aPriori 2023 R1 upgrades: Sustainability Insights, cloud aP Workspace collaboration, modeling and assembly enhancements for profitable, low-carbon manufacturing.

How to Calculate the Additive Manufacturing Breakeven Point

Learn how aPriori determines the profit breakeven point between 3D printing and traditional manufacturing to increase revenue.

Digital Twins: A Powerhouse to Transform Business

Connected digital twins and threads let manufacturers simulate cost, carbon, and manufacturability, boosting collaboration, visibility, and profitability.

How the Manufacturing Digital Twin Helped Woodward Address Labor Shortages

Woodward uses aPriori digital twins to self-quote, slash supplier lead times 90%, and overcome manufacturing labor shortages.

How to Improve DFM via Enterprise Digital Twins

Connect product, process, and factory digital twins to automate DFM, cut costs and CO2e, and negotiate better.

How Grundfos Advances Sustainable Sourcing with Digital Twins

Grundfos uses aPriori digital twins to balance cost and carbon, powering sustainable sourcing decisions across its supply chain.

3 Ways to Address Manufacturing Challenges for a Stronger 2023

Manufacturers can turn uncertainty into agility by investing in people, margins, and digital manufacturing insights.

5 Resolutions for Manufacturing Executives in 2023

Five digital transformation resolutions for manufacturing leaders: upgrade tech, sustainability, resilient supply chains, workforce, and holistic simulation-driven operations.

3 Strategies to Improve Design for Manufacturing

Optimize design for manufacturability with holistic collaboration and CAD-linked insights to cut costs, carbon, delays, and redesigns.

What is Design to Value vs. Design to Cost?

Design to Value vs Design to Cost: use manufacturing simulation to balance customer value, manufacturability, and target costs.