🚀 Shaping the Future – June 2025
Explore what's new in additive manufacturing, VR/AR, AI, and more. Let's evolve manufacturing together!
🏭Automating Additive Manufacturing: Must Know
Additive manufacturing is evolving rapidly and redefining how products are designed and built. With the market projected to grow nearly 20% a year, manufacturers must embrace this innovation to stay competitive. Watch this video to explore the growing influence of additive manufacturing and how it’s paving the way for the next generation of design and manufacturing.
🥯Getting Lean with Bagels: Scaling Production without Sacrificing Quality
You can get Lean with an artisanal bagel - and it doesn’t have anything to do with calories. In fact, bagels and Industry 4.0 have more in common than you might think. In a recent session, Boichik Bagels Founder and CEO Emily Winston shared how she scaled her artisanal bagel production using Lean principles and Industry 4.0 technologies—without sacrificing quality. Grab a snack (maybe bagel chips?) and explore the craft, creativity, and innovation behind building a modern bagel factory.
🚗Revolutionizing Vehicle Design: Real-Time VR Engineering Breakthrough
Imagine using VR to walk around a car that you’re designing and soon to manufacture - bringing together engineering and manufacturing in a completely innovative way. Elizabeth Baron, who was awarded Ford Motor Company’s highest honor for her work in immersive visualization and technical leadership, explains in this video short how that’s exactly what she and the team at Ford accomplished. Watch this short to learn how virtual reality has transformed engineering design and manufacturing with insights from the Industry 4.0 Club’s session on AR and VR enhancing processes.
👨🏭The Awareness Gap: Pursuing Skills Needed for the Future of Manufacturing
Manufacturers are having difficulty finding enough individuals who want to work in their factories. Unfortunately, there is risk that the current gap between open manufacturing jobs and people to fill them will grow. What can be done to address this problem for the future? Hear from author and manufacturing advocate Mike Nager during our June 18th webinar about what can be done today to address the "Awareness Gap" that exists in our communities.
🌟Living on the Edge: IIoT Best Practices and Newest Tech
Join us in exploring the dynamic world of IIoT and edge computing. In this new blog, discover the evolution from traditional on-premises systems to today’s advanced edge devices, leveraging AI for real-time data processing. Learn about balancing open and closed systems, the increasing use of MQTT, strategies for overcoming integration challenges to enhance efficiency, and more.
🌐Creating Inclusive Cultures: Empowering Voices in Workplaces
Discover the benefits of building inclusive workplace cultures, particularly for neurodivergent employees. Featuring input from Microsoft, this video short highlights the Industry 4.0 Club’s session on redefining recruiting and retention for individuals on the autism spectrum.
🎙️Upcoming Webinar
June 18th webinar – The Awareness Gap: Pursuing Skills Needed for the Future of Manufacturing
June 25th webinar – The Future Isn’t Just Coded: It’s Built
September 16th-17th – MX.0 Midwest, Cleveland, OH. Take advantage of the Super Early Bird discount, available until June 23rd.
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