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This Week in Manufacturing

Happy New Year! 2024 is in the rearview mirror and the manufacturing industry is focused on what’s ahead in 2025. We have a brief overview of innovations and news throughout the industry. We’ll be back next week with a new company profile!

Our headlines this week range from automation assessments to sustainable aviation fuel to advanced chip manufacturing. We’re starting the new year with plenty of opportunities to elevate the industry’s prospects.

This week’s first podcast, from The Manufacturing Executive, dives into pairing augmented reality with the shop floor. The second podcast, from Augmented Ops, showcases how AI is becoming a game changer within the industry.

Our Fun Fact continues the AI train a bit more while the Social Video highlights some classic American manufacturing: leather.

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⚙ Manufacturing Headlines

• Invio Automation launches automation assessment service [The Robot Report]

• Will There Be 3D Printed Autophage Missiles? [3DPrint.com]

• Avina Clean Hydrogen building sustainable aviation fuel facility [Green Car Congress]

• The U.S. Will Start Manufacturing Advanced Chips [IEEE Spectrum]

• How a 60-Year-Old Manufacturer Reinvented Itself [Tech Bullion]

• Zebra acquires maker of Brightpick warehouse robots [DC Velocity]

FROM THE FEED

📱100% American Made from leather to boots

 🤨 Did You Know?

93% of manufacturers

acknowledge that AI will be a pivotal technology driving growth and innovation in 2025.

^{Source: Forbes}

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