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Cybersecurity

Production Pulse: Protecting Manufacturers Against Hackers with Education, Training

Feb. 6, 2025
Discover why hackers target manufacturers and how to avoid shaming employees for possible breaches.
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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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IIoT

Augmenting Reality at Ford Motor (Video)

March 12, 2025
Microsoft HoloLens fundamentally reshapes operator training at Ford’s Rawsonville Components plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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Technology and IIoT

Oshkosh Keeps Tech in Check

March 7, 2025
Manufacturing multiple, specialized product lines leaves no room for siloed development if you want to stay ahead of the competition.
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Technology and IIoT

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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IW eBook: Robots, Humans and the Future of Work

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This IndustryWeek collection tackles the full automation story of robots in the manufacturing workplace.
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Microgrids for Manufacturing: Production Pulse

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Woven City, a small community that intertwines inventors and regular citizens, takes center stage in Toyota’s attempt to evolve into a new kind of company.
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Competitiveness

US Energy Independence Began 20 Years Ago and Is a Force Today

Jan. 9, 2025
The competitive advantage for U.S.-based manufacturers, who consume roughly one-third of the country's energy resources, began with the "shale gale" of the early 2000s and innovations...
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Strategic Planning & Execution

Tariff Hikes, Emerging Tech, Trade Wars: Outstrategizing the Competition in 2025

Jan. 3, 2025
Navigating the global economy is increasingly complex, but there are ways to simplify doing business.