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    Emerging Technologies

    Extended-Range EVs May Soon Be Having a Moment

    Feb. 26, 2025
    Relatively unknown in the US, they could ease EV customers' range anxiety and cost concerns.
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    Is Getting an AI Agent for Your Machine Tools a Good Idea?

    March 28, 2025
    Agentic AI could redefine what’s possible at “lights-out” factories. Human labor may suffer…but not the way you might think.
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    Digital Tools

    Siemens Completes $10 billion Purchase of Altair

    March 27, 2025
    The Michigan simulation software company will enhance Siemens’ ability to be all things to all manufacturers, industry expert says.
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    Digital Tools

    The Untapped Opportunity in B2B Digital Commerce for Mid-Market Manufacturers

    March 24, 2025
    In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, we discover opportunity around digital commerce for mid-market manufacturers.
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    Cybersecurity

    What Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturers Need to Know About Implementing CMMC

    March 14, 2025
    This article will look at what manufacturers need to know about CMMC 2.0, what it will take to achieve certification, and how to get started.

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    We want to hear from you on what changes have you made or are considering?
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    Coolest Things That I Saw at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show

    Jan. 30, 2025
    Senior Technology Editor Dennis Scimeca discovered technologies that ran from the practical, to the impressive and the just plain weird.
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