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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.

Gas Turbine Engine Developed That Runs On Pure Hydrogen

STAVINGER, Norway - Gas turbines are found in aircraft, trains, ships, generators, pumps, compressors and all sorts of other places. They can run on a variety of fuels, but some 90 percent of them currently run on natural gas, a fossil fuel that produces carbon dioxide when you burn it, while also escaping into the

By |2022-06-11T18:38:05-04:00June 11th, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Carbon Dioxide Battery That Needs Only Steel And Water To Generate Electricity

SARDINIA, Italy - The island of Sardinia in Italy is known as a world-famous tourist destination. It will now also be known as the home of the world's first carbon-dioxide battery launched by a startup, Energy Dome, Electrek reported. The role of carbon dioxide in heating up the planet is well acknowledged. While countries are making

By |2022-06-11T18:38:05-04:00June 11th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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UM-Spinoff Develops Tech That Doubles 3D Printing Speed

ANN ARBOR – A new software invented at the University of Michigan that speeds up 3D printing has hit the market. Developed by spinoff company Ulendo, the product was recently launched at the RAPID + TCT Conference -- North America’s largest conference for additive manufacturing. 3D printing has long been limited by its slow process,

By |2022-06-05T16:45:57-04:00June 5th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Ford’s $2 Billion Investment In Michigan Solidifies State’s Auto Production

MACKINAC ISLAND — Michigan scored a win on Thursday in its drive to preserve automotive production here amid massive changes coming to the industry from the shift to electric vehicles. Ford Motor Co. rolled out its plans to add 3,260 jobs in the state as part of a $2 billion investment in nine factories and a

By |2022-06-04T11:16:15-04:00June 4th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Carbon Capture Tech Uses Cost-Effective Sponge-Like Form

DETROIT - For the last 100 years, the leading method for carbon capture in chemistry has been a process known as amine scrubbing. Amines are organic, ammonia-derived compounds that contain nitrogen. In an aqueous solution, they are able to selectively remove carbon dioxide from gas mixtures. However, oxygen degrades them every time they're cycled, which means that more

By |2022-06-03T08:48:09-04:00June 3rd, 2022|Carbon Capture, Industry 4.0|
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Toyota Demos Prototype Cartridge To Make Hydrogen For Vehicles Portable

TOKYO, Japan - One of the myriad issues with hydrogen as a clean energy source is infrastructure, as it's very expensive to move around and store an extremely explosive gas. Toyota and its subsidiary Woven Planet believe they may have a solution with a new portable hydrogen cartridge prototype. The idea is that they can be filled up

By |2022-06-03T08:36:44-04:00June 3rd, 2022|Auto Tech, Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Workforce Strategies for Manufacturers Wednesday, June 8

GRAND RAPIDS - In the final webinar of the series with The Right Place, the Center-West, and MiBiz, we will focus on identifying the skills and competencies needed for the 21st manufacturing business and how to build or attract a workforce that has them. Registration is now open for The Workforce That is Necessary: How

By |2022-05-27T08:11:28-04:00May 26th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Special Crystals Generate 1,000 Times More Voltage From Solar Cells

HALLE-WITTENBERG, Germany - The photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged periodically in a lattice. This has been revealed in a study by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU). They achieved this by creating crystalline layers of barium titanate, strontium titanate and

By |2022-05-26T12:32:00-04:00May 26th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Limitless Electric Power By The End Of Decade Now Possible

LONDON, UK - Scientists have been scrambling to crack the code to harness nuclear fusion, which has been hailed as a “holy grail” energy source. Eventually, a nuclear fusion process could generate electricity by using heat from fusion reactions. This is the same process used by stars, where hydrogen atoms fuse together to form helium and

By |2022-05-26T09:37:48-04:00May 26th, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center To Merge U.P., Traverse City Offices

PLYMOUTH - The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center plans to merge its regional offices in the Upper Peninsula and Traverse City later this summer. Marquette-based Northern Initiatives, a nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI) that works with small businesses and entrepreneurs, currently houses MMTC-Upper Peninsula. Following the merger, Northern Initiatives plans to continue partnering with MMTC both in the

By |2022-05-25T12:27:34-04:00May 25th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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