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Industrial 4.0

Kearney | October 08, 2021

Global consulting firm Kearney and strategic partner LIFT Manufacturing Institute today officially launched the Digital Model Factory, a hands-on facility where industrial companies can explore how to best apply Industry 4.0 technologies in their operations. The new Digital Model Factory (DMF) is located in LIFT's 100,000 square foot facility in Corktown, Michigan ― a technology hub for the automotive, aerospace, and industrial sectors. The DMF features a manufacturing and ass...

Tesla | March 26, 2020

Tesla will re-open its factory in Buffalo, New York, and repurpose it for producing ventilators needed to treat critical COVID-19 patients, Elon Musk said Wednesday. Tesla's Fremont, California and Buffalo, New York factories have been fully or partially shut down due to shelter-in-place orders, given by local authorities amid the coronavirus outbreak. Giga New York will reopen for ventilator production as soon as humanly possible. We will do anything in our power to help the citizens of New...

Manufacturing Technology

Plex | June 10, 2022

Plex Systems, a Rockwell Automation business, and a leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, revealed today a new modularization approach for its Smart Manufacturing Platform to provide accessibility and scalability for manufacturing's digital transition. Plex's revolutionary cloud-native platform enables this approach, which better aligns with clients' goals as they develop their smart manufacturing technology strategy, including an emphasis on flexibility, quick imp...

Manufacturing Technology

ZT Systems | October 13, 2023

ZT Systems is set to employ over 1,500 highly skilled individuals at its state-of-the-art site by 2024, showcasing its commitment to US job creation. The new facility will empower ZT Systems to produce purpose-built server solutions for cloud computing and AI, emphasizing quality, reliability, and efficiency. This expansion strengthens ZT Systems' capa...