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    Phuchit | Dreamstime
    Companies & Executives

    Epicor Eyes Faster Growth, Doubling Over Four Years, As AI Tools Find Uses

    May 29, 2024
    The enterprise software company will continue to be a buyer but is “taking more chances, too” with testing and developing new offerings.
    Supply Chain

    Watching the Wheels (and Other Parts) Put into Motion: What’s Behind the Rise in Real-Time Location Systems

    April 5, 2024
    Auto manufacturers are among the many supply chain leaders who want to diligently track and trace parts, finished goods and even packaging as fulfillment – and financial – burdens...
    Blackboard373 | Dreamstime.com
    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?
    Universal Robots
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    Automation

    Reshoring and Automation: Where Do Cobots Fit in?

    Sept. 5, 2023
    A look at how smaller manufacturers are using the technology to grow their businesses.
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