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• Due to a combination of historical, ideological, and economic reasons, companies originating in East and Southeast Asian nations have proven far more adept than their Western counterparts at leveraging organization...
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Due to a combination of historical, ideological, and economic reasons, companies originating in East and Southeast Asian nations have proven far more adept than their Western counterparts at leveraging organization via consortiums to achieve competitive advantages. Metal additive manufacturing (AM) original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Xi’an Bright Laser Technologies (BLT) has just demonstrated the power of consortiums with the announcement of its work on the hinge for the foldable Find N6 from Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO.
According to BLT, the upgrade over the hinge that the company delivered last year for the Find N5 was the result of its collaboration with “the Tianqiong Partners industrial alliance,” which helped BLT develop what the company is calling “industry-first 3D Liqu