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Automation, industrial software, robotics, and cleaner processes tracked as they move from pilot projects onto real production lines.

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From Campus to Factory: How Cal Poly Pomona's Smart Manufacturing Lab is Reshaping the Manufacturing Talent Ecosystem

This article starts from the newly built smart manufacturing laboratory at Cal Poly Pomona, analyzes how university education aligns with industry demands under the global Industry 4.0 trend, and explores the profound impact of automation, robotics, and digital twin technology on the cultivation of the manufacturing workforce.

Elena Martinez6 min read
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Key bottleneck for the realization of Industry 4.0 promises: Device asset management infrastructure urgently needs to be reshaped.

Despite massive investments in Industry 4.0 technologies, many manufacturers still face high downtime costs. The root cause lies not in sensors or algorithms, but in the failure of Equipment Asset Management (EAM) infrastructure to evolve synchronously. This article analyzes four major evolutionary directions of EAM, revealing the profound impact of structural changes—from asset-level to part-level intelligence, and from periodic governance to continuous data governance—on manufacturing supply chains and operational efficiency.

Li Wei7 min read
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Why is India’s manufacturing industry accelerating its bets on smart manufacturing?

Based on the latest industry report, Indian manufacturing enterprises are investing more in smart manufacturing than their global peers, which is not only the result of technology adoption but also reflects supply chain restructuring, labor constraints, and changes in the way industrial competition is carried out.

Li Wei6 min read