Travis Hessman

Associate Editor

IndustryWeek

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Focus: Manufacturing Technology & High-Tech Industries: Computer, Electronics, etc.

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Associate editor Travis Hessman examines trends in manufacturing technology, covering developments in automation, robotics, digital tools and emerging technologies. He also reports on the best practices of the most successful high tech companies, including computer, electronics and industrial machinery / equipment manufacturers.

Travis returned to IndustryWeek in 2012 after working as an intern for the publication back in 2001 and later as a contributing writer.

Travis received his bachelor’s degree in English from Kent State University and his master’s in creative writing from the Northeast Ohio MFA consortium via Kent State.

Articles by Travis Hessman

US Manufacturing Technology Orders Continue 2013 Slump

Manufacturing technology orders continue to see a hard climb in 2013, showing slow growth after a strong 2012.

Putting Big Data to Work

Dell masters the art of information to climb to the top, one byte at a time.

Putting Data to Work in the Real World

By 2020, Volvo (IW 1000/100) is shooting for a perfect record: zero accidents, zero deaths and zero injuries in any of its cars. To help it accomplish that modest goal, the company has turned to data.

Top Ten Innovative Companies [SLIDESHOW]

Lux Research's latest industrial breakdown highlights the top emerging technologies on the verge of a mainstream market takeover.

Technology: Augmented Reality on the Plant Floor

As the world waits for Google Glass to hit the streets, manufacturers are already putting augmented reality technologies to the test.

The Internet of Things [INFOGRAPHIC]

Cisco explores the vast technological potential of an ever-expanding, ever-communicating, ever-learning web of connected objects.

Bringing Manufacturing Up to Speed

Employing mobile technologies to bring plant communication systems into the 21st century can be one of the most effective efficiency investments a manufacturer can make.

Innovation: Beating the More-for-Less Mandate

Pratt & Whitney advances manufacturing technology to drive maximum quality at minimum cost.

US Manufacturing Technology Orders off to a Slow Start

January orders fall off sharply from December, representing a drop of 12.2% from last year's report.

Technology: Opening the Eyes of Industry

Manufacturing Intelligence brings new visibility -- and new opportunity -- into the heart of production.

Siemens CEO Looks to Space for the Manufacturing Renaissance

To Helmuth Ludwig, the same simulation software that drove NASA's Curiosity Rover to Mars is driving the digital manufacturing renaissance here on Earth.

The Evolution of Modern Marketing Automation [INFOGRAPHIC]

Marketing has been around in one form or another since the dawn of civilization, but modern marketing is still a new tool manufacturers are learning to wield on the world stage.