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Industry 4.0

Industry 4.0 refers to a new phase in the Industrial Revolution that focuses heavily on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data. Industry 4.0, which encompasses IIoT and smart manufacturing, marries physical production and operations with smart digital technology, machine learning, and big data to create a more holistic and better-connected ecosystem for companies that focus on manufacturing and supply chain management.

Finalists Selected In First Army Digital Transformation Challenge

ANN ARBOR - NCMS announced eight finalists for the 2024 Army Digital Transformation Challenge, a new competition to highlight innovative and transformative technologies, techniques or capabilities that enable the acceleration of digital transformation across the US Army. A total of 65 entries were submitted and carefully reviewed by the judges to determine those that have

By |2024-11-15T14:17:55-05:00November 15th, 2024|ESD, Industry 4.0|
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“New Oil” Found In US Could Fuel EV Batteries For Centuries

China is currently the biggest player in the lithium game, but maybe not for too much longer. A mine in a volcano in North America is so rich in mineral lithium deposits that it could kickstart an entire battery supply chain for the EV market. The area called Thacker Pass has received permission from the US Federal

By |2024-10-25T13:07:37-04:00October 25th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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Project DIAMOnD 3D Printing Initiative Enhances Additive Manufacturing In Oakland County

TROY - Project DIAMOnD, a 3D printing initiative in partnership with Automation Alley and Oakland County, has opened a Digital Transformation Center in Auburn Hills that provides companies access to industrial 3D printing equipment, training and support. Pavan Mazumdar, Automation Alley COO, and Project DIAMOnD CEO, joins MITech TV to explain the significance of this

By |2024-10-05T10:12:15-04:00October 5th, 2024|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|
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Michigan Manufacturing Employing More Than 600,000 Workers Across the State

LANSING — Michigan is home to over 600,000 manufacturing workers employed by more than 12,000 companies, offering high-paying, successful career opportunities. As Michigan celebrates National Manufacturing Week from Oct. 4-11, the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is highlighting the growing number of good-paying jobs created through clean energy and advanced manufacturing projects

By |2024-10-09T15:07:28-04:00October 4th, 2024|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Michigan Receives $9.1 Million From Feds To Help Small Automotive Suppliers Grow And Hire More Workers

LANSING — Small and diverse automotive manufacturers in Michigan will soon have support securing funding to grow their businesses and hire more workers thanks to $9.1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and a $500,000 matching grant from the Make it in Michigan Competitiveness Fund. This investment will launch the Michigan

By |2024-09-24T15:36:30-04:00September 24th, 2024|Government/Politics, Industry 4.0, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Project DIAMOnD Opens Digital Transformation Center In Auburn Hills

AUBURN HILLS – Project DIAMOnD, a 3D printing initiative in partnership with Automation Alley and Oakland County, has opened a Digital Transformation Center in Auburn Hills that provides companies access to industrial 3D printing equipment, training and support. The new Digital Transformation Center (DTC) is supported by Geofabrica, an Auburn Hills, Michigan business that specializes in the

By |2024-09-10T15:47:35-04:00September 10th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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Automation Alley Integr8 Playbook Focuses On Electrification And Mobility

TROY – Automation Alley’s eighth playbook of its 2024 Integr8 Roundtable Series focuses on the challenges and opportunities related to the automotive industry’s transition to electric vehicles and urges the industry to focus on the environmental benefits of EVs. With concerns about climate change and air pollution increasing, governments around the world are pushing for

By |2024-08-29T18:29:25-04:00August 25th, 2024|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Michigan Receives $18 Million from DOE to Modernize EV Manufacturing

LANSING — Governor Whitmer today announced Michigan will receive $18 million from the Department of Energy (DOE) to help small- and medium-sized automotive companies modernize their capabilities to manufacture electric vehicles. 1. Michigan Leads the Way in EV Supply Chain Development: Michigan's significant investment of over one-third of the $50 million grant program is a

By |2024-08-30T00:14:12-04:00August 18th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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Experts Fear The End Of Electric Vehicles To Be Replaced By Hydrogen

BEIJING - China continues its unstoppable rise to leadership in sustainable mobility, once they have managed to corner the market for cheap solar panels (and not perovskite ones, but silicon ones). The key now lies in the only fuel they have yet to develop, the same one that is strengthening Japan’s industry and that is making us cooperate

By |2024-08-11T16:10:20-04:00August 11th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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