Volkswagen Hits the Road with the Adoption of 3D Printing
Volkswagen is leading the pack in integrating additive manufacturing into its production process. But is this technology scalable? Can it ever materially impact VW's bottom line?
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Adidas Speedfactory: Disrupting The Sneaker Manufacturing Process
Adidas is leveraging futuristic automation and additive manufacturing to lead the pack in fast footwear
3D Printed Sneakers and Mass Customization – Is Adidas There Yet?
Adidas, a sporting goods giant, believes 3D printing is huge opportunity to disrupt footwear product development and supply chain. Is it another marketing gimmick or imminent future?
Adidas Speed Factories: the quest for single-day lead times from concept to consumer
Adidas is challenging the athletic wear and fashion industries with high-tech, local Speed Factories that create small-batch, custom products with potential to reduce innovation cycles to only days
Humans vs. machines – who will manage the factory of the future?
“Industry 4.0 is the vital question of Germany’s manufacturing industry” [1] states Joe Kaeser, CEO of Siemens AG, Europe’s largest industrial manufacturing company. Siemens’ Amberg plant became playground and showcase for the factory of the future. What will be the long-term implications?
Adidas is clicking “print” on your next pair of shoes
Want a new pair of personalized kicks by tomorrow? Adidas is sprinting to the printers.
Germany’s Axel Springer In The Digital Age
How Europe’s biggest media house adapted to the digital age and created a digital classifieds success story
Germany’s Adidas And Global Climate Change
The #2 global sportswear company Adidas finding new and innovative ways to battle the impact of the fashion industry on the global climate change
Can the German auto industry catch up with Tesla?
The leading innovator on traditional car engine technologies, Germany’s automobile industry has missed the start of the climate change induced race for electric cars. Can and should it catch up?
FC Bayern Munich – achieving unparalleled sporting and financial success in the world of soccer
Bayern Munich has managed to become a dominating force in world soccer by carefully aligning its operating and business model