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Technology and IIoT

6 (Mostly Digital) Trends Shaping Manufacturing in 2024

Feb. 1, 2024
As the market sends mixed signals, certain technologies point to resiliency.
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The Future
Systems Integration

Will Your Digital Strategy Work in the Future?

Nov. 2, 2023
Discrete manufacturers’ plans should be flexible enough to adapt to what’s coming, as well as what’s just ahead or already here.
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Generative Ai
Emerging Technologies

Easy, Practical Manufacturing Uses for Generative AI

Oct. 20, 2023
In its simplest form, the technology can help solve problems and boost productivity.
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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.
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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IW eBook: Robots, Humans and the Future of Work

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Meta Challenges OpenAI and Google with Open-Source AI

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"Open source drives innovation because it enables many more developers to build with new technology," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post.
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Swift Technology Transfer Could Cut Years off Drug Development Timelines

June 21, 2023
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70% of Industry 4.0 Pilots Fail. A New Center Hopes to Change That.

June 14, 2023
The World Economic Forum chose Michigan for its US Center for Advanced Manufacturing.
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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.