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4 Key Trends to Watch in Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain

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Industrial IoT and big data are converging to enable demand-driven 'smart supply chains.' I remember reading an MIT paper on manufacturing technology trends a couple of years ago. The promise of AM is the use of less material, lightweight alloys and to provide faster cycle time due to rapid prototyping.

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5 More Manufacturing Technologies to Impact the Industry in 2016

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Yesterday we started our two part series about manufacturing technology trends we will see impact the industry in 2016 by painting a picture of the top 4 trends. 5 Manufacturing Technologies Looking to Impact the Manufacturing Industry in 2016. Increasing Use of the Industrial Internet of Things or Industry 4.0.