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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.

ITC Energy Report: Why Is Electric Transmission Important To Michigan’s Economic Growth?

ANN ARBOR - In the second ITC Energy Report, Nora Balgoyen, Senior Area Manager ITC Michigan, explains why electric transmission is important to Michigan's economic growth. She took a break from the Michigan Economic Developers Association Legislative Day to answer a few questions from MITechNews.Com Editor Mike Brennan. https://youtu.be/f89gOTa6wF8      

By |2022-03-03T19:02:41-05:00March 3rd, 2022|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|
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Ford Divides Company Into 3 Units, Adding Ford Model e For EVs

DEARBORN - Ford CEO Jim Farley is dividing up company operations, creating three separate automotive business units that include its existing commercial arm, as well as two new ones: Ford Blue, which will focus on the traditional internal combustion engine, and Ford Model e, which will develop the battery electric vehicles and connectivity, the company revealed Wednesday morning.

By |2022-03-02T10:12:05-05:00March 2nd, 2022|Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Eaton Introduces ePowertrain Business Unit As Integrated Powertrain Solution For EVs

GALESBURG - Power management company Eaton today announced its Vehicle Group has formed a new ePowertrain business unit, which will focus on products from Eaton’s electrified vehicle transmission, reduction gearing and differential portfolios. Combining the product lines into a new ePowertrain business unit creates synergy among Eaton’s powertrain and EV experts and allows the Vehicle

By |2022-02-27T10:50:36-05:00February 27th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Ambassador Bridge Blockade Cost Nearly $300 Million In Auto Industry Losses

DETROIT - The weeklong Ambassador Bridge blockage that was cleared up Sunday cost Michigan and Ontario automakers and their workers $299.9 million in direct losses, according to an Anderson Economic Group A,study released Monday. AEG’s analysis includes lost production and wages at facilities in Michigan, Ontario, Kentucky, Alabama and Ohio. It impacted plants operated by

By |2022-02-25T10:14:32-05:00February 25th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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Ransomware Is Top Cyberattack Type, As Manufacturing Gets Hit Hardest

DETROIT - Ransomware and phishing were the top cybersecurity issues for businesses in 2021, according to IBM Security’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index. The report maps the trends and patterns observed by X-Force, IBM’s threat intelligence sharing platform, covering key data points including network and endpoint detection devices, and incident response (IR) engagements. The report, which covers 2021,

By |2022-02-25T09:57:07-05:00February 25th, 2022|Cyber Defense, Featured, Industry 4.0|
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Industry 4.0 Low Carbon Training: Save Money, Attract Talent And Grow

LANSING - The Michigan Manufacturers Association and The Nature Conservancy in Michigan have partnered to provide four webinars on practical insights into voluntary actions companies may take toward transitioning to lower carbon industrial production. Such efforts beyond regulatory requirements can be achieved while saving money, attracting talent, growing your business and helping the community. Save

By |2022-02-23T12:08:06-05:00February 23rd, 2022|Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0|
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Feven Zylstra To Establish Innovation Center To Develop Smart Manufacturing Principals

GRAND RAPIDS - Feyen Zylstra announced the company has been chosen to establish an Innovation Center by the Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Institute. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, CESMII seeks to rapidly accelerate the development and adoption of Smart Manufacturing principals to drive sustainable manufacturing efficiencies, improve energy consumption, and achieve real-time business

By |2022-02-13T19:10:49-05:00February 13th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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42 Percent Of Michigan Workers Jobs Are At High Risk Of Automation

DETROIT - According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Oxford University, 42 percent of U.S. workers are at high risk of losing their jobs to automation. Why? Machines do not call out sick or spread disease and can replace workers to aid in social distancing. While some jobs and tasks, especially those

By |2022-02-13T18:09:32-05:00February 13th, 2022|Industry 4.0|
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New Energy Report Focuses On ITC Building GRID To Meet Growing Electrical Demand

ANN ARBOR - ITC Michigan is the middle business between electric utilities and consumers of electricity - households and businesses. Simon Whitelocke, the ITC Michigan president, joins MITech TV to kick off an educational series, the ITC Energy Report, that will explain not only what ITC does, but the challenges ITC and the electric Grid

By |2022-02-07T09:14:28-05:00February 7th, 2022|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|
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Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center Launches Connex Michigan To Strengthen Industry 4.0 Supply Chain

ANN ARBOR - The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center has announced it has become the sixth state to join CONNEX, designed to strengthen the local and domestic manufacturing supply chain in Industry 4.0. Michigan joins Missouri, Kansas, Florida, Oklahoma and Utah. In each state, the platform is managed by an MEP center to provide a coordinated

By |2022-02-06T17:27:31-05:00February 6th, 2022|Industry 4.0, mitechtv|
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