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  October 23, 2026
 
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"It's time to go big."

 

 
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Another shift will mean more than 1,000 new jobs.

 
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Reinforcing detection strategies that can help limit attack impacts and improve response.

 

Why? It adds duplicate work, doesn’t match how your team sells, or leaves order, inventory, and service data in separate systems. Join our webinar on Thu, Oct 29 at 1:00 PM CDT to learn whether your adoption problem is really about training or workflow.

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The so-called “safe” approach to updating enterprise-level software and data systems has proven to be more harmful than helpful in many situations. Manufacturing.net editors Jeff Reinke and Anna Wells break down the four biggest risks of taking a conservative approach to upgrading.

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It's relying on prefabrication at shipyards.

 
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U.S. production of helium is constrained.

 

Small and medium-sized manufacturers encounter the same pressures as large manufacturers: rising costs, labor shortages, and growing operational complexity. But conventional digital transformation programs are often out of reach due to budget, time, and skills constraints.

 
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A falling out amongst one-time hacking partners has contributed to a booming market for bad actors.

 
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A working knowledge is vital in understanding what to do if these connections are compromised.

 

As more files, devices, suppliers, and OT data flows become connected, cyber risk expands in an industry already targeted more than any other. Learn how to protect critical operations in the age of AI.

 
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Solving urban space limitations.

 
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Technology will define market leadership while China strengthens its position as a growing force.

 
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WATCH: The next generation of physical AI will expand what robots can do.

 

 
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