Emerging Technologies

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Matterport Digital Twin Facility Scan
Matterport Digital Twin Facility Scan
Matterport Digital Twin Facility Scan
Matterport Digital Twin Facility Scan
Matterport Digital Twin Facility Scan
Technology and IIoT

Never Mind Metrics: You Can't Always Measure Transformation

Oct. 20, 2023
When Koch Industries demanded change, subsidiary Invista collaborated with Amazon Web Services to create a digital twin system that could pay dividends for decades.
Siemens
Flexible fuel turbines reduce material needs when it is time to transition to hydrogen.
Flexible fuel turbines reduce material needs when it is time to transition to hydrogen.
Flexible fuel turbines reduce material needs when it is time to transition to hydrogen.
Flexible fuel turbines reduce material needs when it is time to transition to hydrogen.
Flexible fuel turbines reduce material needs when it is time to transition to hydrogen.
Energy

What’s the Deal with Hydrogen?

Oct. 12, 2023
A look at potential applications of hydrogen as an alternative fuel, and the hurdles around storage, engineering and cost.
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Strategic Planning & Execution

Don’t Overthink What Manufacturing’s Future Will Look Like

Oct. 10, 2023
A company’s ability to assess, pilot and scale technology will remain the competitive differentiator.
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Periodic Table
Periodic Table
Periodic Table
Periodic Table
Periodic Table
Emerging Technologies

Rare Earth Elements Are Increasingly Replaceable

Oct. 2, 2023
Recent advancements in materials engineering are easing the path to more sustainable, economical alternatives.
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Ambient Computing
Ambient Computing
Ambient Computing
Ambient Computing
Ambient Computing
Emerging Technologies

Ambient Computing Is Ready for Its Close-up on Manufacturing's Edge

Sept. 27, 2023
What's the technology being used for, and what's needed to adopt it?

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Emerging Technologies

Musk Says China Detailed Plans to Regulate AI

June 6, 2023
A flurry of Chinese companies have been rushing to develop AI services that can mimic human speech since San Francisco-based OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November.
John Deere
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Emerging Technologies

From Plant Microclimates to Deep Learning for Weeds, Farming Tech Feeds a Rising Population

April 4, 2023
AI, robotics and GPS are making agriculture more productive and sustainable.
Dreamstime
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Metal 3d Printing
Metal 3d Printing
Metal 3d Printing
Metal 3d Printing
Digital Tools

Data-Driven 3D Printers: The Real Game-Changers for Manufacturing?

March 30, 2023
Artificial intelligence and machine learning take additive to the next level.
Courtesy BMW Group
Bmw Virtual Factory Designed In Nvidia Omniverse
Bmw Virtual Factory Designed In Nvidia Omniverse
Bmw Virtual Factory Designed In Nvidia Omniverse
Bmw Virtual Factory Designed In Nvidia Omniverse
Bmw Virtual Factory Designed In Nvidia Omniverse
Digital Tools

BMW Group's Virtual Factory Construction System Rolling Out Worldwide

March 23, 2023
NVIDIA's Omniverse allows the automaker to create digital twins of factories that don't exist yet.