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June 21, 2018


IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Are You Overloading the Cloud?


There is such a thing as too much data when it increases costs and slows down the system. How to find the right play of cloud vs. edge for your IIoT workload.

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LEAD STORIES

Trump's Metal Tariffs Have Yielded More Than $775 Million So Far

The tariffs President Donald Trump imposed in March have generated $582 million from steel imports and $195 million from aluminum as of last week, according to the Commerce Department.

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Automation Eliminates Jobs Not Work: New Report

The issue is whether workers whose jobs are most likely to be disrupted by automation have the skills and training required for the new jobs being created.

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Believe AR Hype & Its Role in Industry 4.0, PTC CEO Says

Augmented reality is the next evolution of the Internet and human productivity, and PTC has 10,000 projects and trials to prove it, CEO Jim Happelmann explains in the Q&A.

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As First US Plant Opens Volvo Concerned About Future of Global Trade

"With all the nervousness we have now in the business, we are very glad that we are here with a local factory,” CEO Officer Hakan Samuelsson. “Without that, we would be even more worried about the future.”

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Deere Suit Sheds Light on Race for $240 Billion Farm Tech Market

Deere is suing rival AGCO Corp. over technologies integral to a projected $240 billion market for so-called precision agriculture, which harnesses big data to automate operations and boost productivity.

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POPULAR READS

Why Your Workforce Won't Participate in Making Improvements or Problem-Solving

Shyness is not the reason. Get to the root cause of their behaviors and actively engage to resolve the issues.

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SLIDESHOW

Best Colleges for Producing Engineers

Quietly a number of smaller colleges and universities have been turning out engineering talent that is being quickly scooped up by manufacturing companies. The following is a look at the top of the list.

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Greenfield Manufacturing: What’s New?

Over the past few years, a robust list of manufacturers has announced plans to build in the United States. Here is a rundown of a few of the greenfield facilities that are on that list.

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Ten Innovations You Hope Your Competition Doesn’t Deploy First

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