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Digital transformation is more than simply upgrading your IT systems and hoping for the best. Manufacturers are being tasked to use the latest and greatest AI solutions — a toolkit proven to improve the efficiency of existing processes and procedures.
And while this emerging field requires a little experimentation, experts say there are ways to implement AI that are more trial and less error.
In this video, "Practical AI for Real Results," you’ll learn how to build the momentum you need to move forward faster with AI: which choices drive the biggest results and how each decision has ripple effects across your business. Watch it right now.
Every week, we cover the three biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward. This week:
Workers Hospitalized After Chemical Leak at Purina Dog Food Plant - @3:00
Emergency personnel were recently called to an active chemical leak at the Purina plant in Flagstaff, Arizona.
It Took At Least 16 Fire Departments and 2 Million Gallons of Water to Put Out Plastics Plant Blaze in Michigan - @12:06
On Friday, September 25th, a massive industrial fire erupted at the East Jordan Plastics Factory in South Haven, Michigan.
Pentagon Investigates 'Shipment Issue' After China Obtains Parts From F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet - @23:54
The Pentagon has a problem. It wants to know how F-35 parts and equipment, from the nation's most advanced fighter jet, ended up in Hong Kong.
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World’s First Self-Balancing Exoskeleton Lets Wheelchair Users Walk Upright - @36:25
Wandercraft recently announced the U.S. commercial launch of Eve, what it's calling the world’s first FDA-cleared self-balancing personal exoskeleton.
Caterpillar Commits $1B to Expand Compact Machine Manufacturing - @42:26
Caterpillar is going to build a $1 billion addition to its factory in North Carolina to expand manufacturing capacity for Cat Compact products.
Criminal Conspiracy To Steal Used Cooking Oil Shows How Trash Can Become Treasure - @48:06
The interstate criminal enterprise showed all the trappings of organized crime.
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