CINCINNATI INCORPORATED
Justin Atkins , Purchasing Manager at Cincinnati Incorporated , discusses the company ’ s procurement transformation and affirms the importance of bringing innovative products to market
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n order to keep ahead of its rivals , companies must regularly innovate amidst fierce competition to become the first to bring new products to market . For Justin Atkins , Purchasing Manager at Cincinnati Incorporated ( CI ), he believes it ’ s his company ’ s willingness to launch new innovations and react to the latest trends that acts as the catalyst for its success .
CI , a global leader in 3D printing , has created one of the world ’ s largest 3D printing technology which develops
large-scale 3D product by extruding materials at a rate up to 80 pounds per hour . The system , Big Area Additive Manufacturing ( BAAM ), leverages proven design and technology from CI ’ s laser platform . The innovation was designed to enable 3D printing to be utilized for production manufacturing , where its size and speed allows for large parts to be created more efficiently . The system provides more options due to its open architecture system for material vendors . “ The new system has enabled our custom-
JANUARY 2019