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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.

Automation Alley Integr8 Playbook Focuses On Additive Manufacturing

TROY – Automation Alley’s third playbook of its 2024 Integr8 Roundtable Series is focused on how additive manufacturing continues to revolutionize the traditional design process and how manufacturers can overcome barriers to adopting and successfully using the technology. The insights for the playbook were gathered at a Feb. 14 roundtable discussion hosted by Automation Alley, which featured

By |2024-03-24T15:55:03-04:00March 24th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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US Battery Storage Smashes Deployment Records In Q4 2023

WASHINGTON DC - The US battery storage market shattered deployment records across all segments in Q4 2023 – a 101% increase from the previous quarter. The US battery storage sector saw 4,235 megawatts (MW) installed in Q4 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie and the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) latest “US Energy Storage Monitor” report. For

By |2024-03-24T15:43:54-04:00March 24th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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Death Ray Has Arrived: $13 A Shot Laser Weapon To Disrupt Defense Industry

WASHINGTON DC - Western missile defense capabilities are powerful but can be expensive to maintain against continued enemy fire. For example, the Standard Missle-2, which the U.S. Navy uses for air defense, costs over $2 million every time it's fired. In battlefields like the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, where Houthi rebels have put

By |2024-03-22T14:52:45-04:00March 22nd, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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CATL, Little-Known Chinese Battery Maker, Threatens US Green Transition

BEIJING - It is the world’s biggest battery maker, it powers electric vehicles for Tesla, Volkswagen and BMW, and its EV technology is miles ahead of US offerings, say experts The world’s two superpowers are so intricately linked that it’s hard to think of a pillar of the economy that hasn’t been strained by tensions

By |2024-03-19T12:27:15-04:00March 19th, 2024|Auto Tech, Industry 4.0|
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Biden Eyes Infrastructure Build For Big Truck Charging Stations

The Biden administration has unveiled a detailed road map to help spur build-out of charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure for big trucks. Why it matters: Diesel-powered freight movement is a big source of carbon dioxide, and dangerous air pollutants like fine particulate matter. Yet lack of infrastructure to support electric and hydrogen models is a barrier to

By |2024-03-20T17:18:03-04:00March 16th, 2024|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Automation Alley Industry 4.0 Second Playbook Published

TROY - Automation Alley has published the second playbook of the 2024 Integr8 Roundtable Series. The new digital playbook focuses on preparing a workforce for the needs of Industry 4.0 based on insights gathered at the Jan. 24 roundtable discussion, which featured participants representing technology, manufacturing, government and academia sectors. “The way companies make products

By |2024-03-12T11:39:30-04:00March 11th, 2024|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|
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LIFT Signs Lease On New Advanced Manufacturing Facility In Puerto Rico

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico – LIFT, the Detroit-based Department of Defense national manufacturing innovation institute, today signed the lease on a 28,000 square foot facility located at the Lincoln Plaza in Caguas, Puerto Rico as a satellite of its Detroit headquarters. Similar to its work in Detroit over the last 10 years, LIFT will convene leading

By |2024-03-10T10:59:37-04:00March 10th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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Space Elevators Out Of Star Wars Could Be Built To Make Space Travel Easier

You would have thought that the journey to space would require a ship or a rocket, but the space elevator is a possibility that could come to life in the not-so-distant future – making space travel easier for all. That’s right, space elevators – machines that can take payloads into space directly from the surface

By |2024-03-10T10:51:38-04:00March 10th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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Pentagon UFO Report: No Extraterrestrial Technology Involved

WASHINGTON DC - The Pentagon released a report Friday outlining the U.S. government's historical record of UAP, or unidentified anomalous phenomena, the formal name for objects that had previously been known as UFOs. The 63-page unredacted report is the first of an expected two volumes by the Department of Defense's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office that examine

By |2024-03-09T17:24:50-05:00March 9th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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The BYD Yangwang U9 Is A Better Electric Supercar Than Tesla’s Roadster

BEIJING - After making a name for itself making bargain EVs for regular buyers across China, automotive upstart BYD has broken with tradition and unveiled its production-ready all-electric supercar that’s taking the fight straight to Tesla. The catchily named Yangwang U9 has one big advantage over the Tesla Roadster, however, as it might actually exist in the real world very

By |2024-03-05T14:31:22-05:00March 5th, 2024|Industry 4.0|
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