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    Emerging Technologies

    Early Adopters and AI: What Are the Best Use Cases?

    Oct. 2, 2024
    Industrial machinery manufacturers are finding applications in procurement, quality, logistics and more.
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    Emerging Technologies

    The Time is Now to Switch to Vacuum Decay Testing

    Oct. 31, 2024
    Switching to vacuum decay testing could future-proof food packaging integrity, reduce waste, and keep up with evolving sustainability standards. Discover the advantages.
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    A Telsa Optimus robot hands out gift cards at a recent Hollywood event. Though CEO Elon Musk has called the humanoid robots autonomous, human handlers managed the robots via remote control during the event.
    Automation

    So That Happened: Give Up on Humanoid Robots Already!

    Oct. 23, 2024
    IndustryWeek editors look into that, what's up with Textron Aviation, big investments in power and more semiconductor investments coming to the U.S.
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    Technology and IIoT

    How 3D Printing Fits into Manufacturing, For Real

    Oct. 9, 2024
    It’s time to stop talking about what additive manufacturing *could* do for large manufacturers and focus on successful production deployments.
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    Technology and IIoT

    Can Smaller Manufacturers Deploy AI Effectively?

    Sept. 27, 2024
    It’s all well and good for large enterprises to use AI for decision-making but what about smaller businesses without huge IT departments?

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