IN THIS ISSUE EDITOR ’ S COMMENT

HELLO AND WELCOME TO the March issue of Manufacturing Global . This month , we kick off with a cover feature about print technology giant Ricoh , which focusses on an exclusive interview with Executive Vice President Peter Williams . Williams discusses the impact Ricoh ’ s innovative inkjet heads have had on the print industry , and its work towards 3D printing developments .

Another important feature is Houghton International , a global purveyor of highquality speciality chemicals . We have also hand-picked the top seven manufacturing blogs , and the monthly technology segment features an article by Invenio ’ s MD Partho Bhattacharya , who explains why manufacturing companies need to keep a closer eye on their supply chains .

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Editor nell . walker @ bizclikmedia . com

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