by dankeelan | Nov 18, 2021 | Industry 4.0, Machine Learning, Manufacturing
Industry 4.0 is like Bitcoin to those in manufacturing. They have heard and talked about it, and most feel like they will be left behind if they don’t invest in it. At the same time, few are sure what Industry 4.0 is, why they need it, or even how to define it. The...
by dankeelan | Oct 21, 2021 | Industry 4.0, Manufacturing
Imagine the creation of a greenfield manufacturing facility with no IT infrastructure and after only 18 months, runs on a digital platform with completely paperless production in its core manufacturing processes. If you think this sounds unrealistic, think...
by dankeelan | Jul 29, 2021 | Industrial Automation, Industry 4.0, Machine Learning, Manufacturing, Michigan
Awareness and use of the latest manufacturing technology is getting a boost in northwest lower Michigan from a $275,000 Michigan Economic Development Corporation grant. The Northwest Industry 4.0 Consortium received the grant to further the awareness and...
by dankeelan | Mar 11, 2021 | Healthcare, Manufacturing, Robots
Flying robots are among the most challenging domains of robotics, but the achievement of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) assistant professor Kevin Yufeng Chen and team is exciting news. The researchers have built a new generation of tiny, agile drones,...
by dankeelan | Mar 4, 2021 | Detroit, Manufacturing
General Motors will keep two of its assembly plants shuttered until at least mid-April, another until the end of March and will idle a fourth, all due to a severe shortage of semiconductor chips used in various vehicle parts. But the automaker is doing everything...
by dankeelan | Dec 3, 2020 | Manufacturing, Robots
There’s a lot of buzz around self-driving cars, but autonomous driving technology could revolutionize the construction industry first. That industry hasn’t changed much over the last several decades, according to some experts, making it an ideal candidate for...
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