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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.

America Sets Record Robot Sales In 2022

ANN ARBOR–Driven by a resurgence in robot orders from automotive companies, the North American robotics market set all-time records in both robots sold and value in 2022, according to a report from the Association for Advancing Automation. The report foune that North American companies ordered 44,196 robots valued at $2.38 billion last year, representing increases of 11% and

By |2023-02-15T10:25:22-05:00February 15th, 2023|ESD, Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Humanity May Reach Singularity With Artificial Intelligence Within Just 7 Years

DETROIT - Technology is moving so quickly some experts suggest artificial intelligence will reach singularity within seven years, meaning there will be no distinction between human and machine or physical and virtual reality. The merging of man and machine could take place by 2030, some say, the stuff of sci-fi movies. AI researchers and technology

By |2023-05-11T08:09:03-04:00February 6th, 2023|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Coast Retires As President Of Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center

PLYMOUTH – Mike Coast, President of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center for the past 21 years, has announced his retirement after 27 years with the organization. Replacing him is Ingrid Tighe, previously Director of Economic Development for Oakland County where she led 200 staff members in four divisions focused on business development and international business

By |2023-02-07T09:25:28-05:00February 5th, 2023|Industry 4.0|
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NASA Tests New Propulsion Tech To Unlock Deep Space Travel

WASHINGTON DC - With the successful launch of Artemis I behind it, NASA has been doubling down on efforts to make deep space travel – and it’s reported future trips to the Moon and Mars – easier to achieve. We’ve already reported on why the Space Launch System used for the Artemis mission isn’t sustainable, but

By |2023-02-07T09:25:30-05:00February 5th, 2023|Industry 4.0, Politics, Politics/Government|
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Survey: AI And Big Data To Make Most Impact On Emerging Tech For Pharma In 2023

Artificial Intelligence and Big Data will be the two most impactful technologies for the pharmaceutical industry for the fourth year in a row in 2023, according to a survey by GlobalData. The leading data and analytics company notes that 39 percent of healthcare industry professionals in the survey believed that AI would be the emerging

By |2023-02-05T18:24:37-05:00February 3rd, 2023|Industry 4.0|
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TechTown Detroit Elects Eight To Its Board Of Directors

DETROIT – TechTown Detroit has elected eight new talented business and community leaders to its Board of Directors for three-year terms. In addition, Jamilla Thompson, partner, Business Consulting, at EY, was appointed to another one-year term as the chair of TechTown’s Executive Committee. “With a new year comes new opportunity, and we are thrilled to

By |2023-02-03T11:26:40-05:00February 3rd, 2023|Business, Entrepreneurs, Industry 4.0|
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LTU Dedicates One-Of-A-Kind Factory Automation Lab To Speed Industry 4.0

SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new robotics and factory automation laboratory that the companies that helped create it say is unique anywhere in the United States. “What you’re about to see behind that door is state of the art technology: world class control architecture, controller based safety, mechatronics, and the list

By |2023-01-30T10:54:08-05:00January 28th, 2023|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Has A Rock That Generates Electricity Really Been Discovered In Africa?

AFRICA - Viral videos that have exploded across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok claim to show a new mineral that somehow holds a charge, with users demonstrating by rubbing them together and creating sparks, as well as connecting them with wires that then appear to power an LED. The rocks were supposedly discovered in the

By |2023-01-28T14:23:03-05:00January 28th, 2023|Industry 4.0|
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New Technique From National Lab Promises To Strip Carbon Dioxide Emissions From Power Plants, Factories At Record Low Cost

NEW YORK - Scientists at one of the country’s premier research labs have discovered a record-cheap way to capture carbon dioxide as it’s emitted from power plants and factories, including the likes of iron and steel manufacturing facilities. Globally, industrial processes are responsible for 31 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions and electricity generation accounts for

By |2023-01-28T14:23:04-05:00January 28th, 2023|Carbon Capture, Industry 4.0|
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NASA, Boeing Emission-Reducing Aircraft Design To Benefit Passengers In 2030s

WASHINGTON DC - NASA and Boeing will work together on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project to build, test and fly an emission-reducing single-aisle aircraft this decade, according to an announcement from the agency on Wednesday. The project will be a large-scale flight demonstrator with objectives to lessen commercial aviation’s impact on climate change through reduced

By |2023-01-24T15:50:35-05:00January 22nd, 2023|Industry 4.0|
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