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    Simulation Helps Solve Supply Chain Issues
    Daniel Keyser, industry analyst, ARC Advisory Group.
    March 9, 2023
    Additive manufacturing has a distinct materials advantage when it comes to producing a component or part from either a polymer or metal printer versus traditional subtractive ...
    2302 F2
    Feb. 24, 2023
    As supply chains become increasingly perceived as strategic tools for business performance and growth, simulation technologies can help govern logistical calculations among entities...
    The Modicon 084 (original PLC) development team (from left to right): Dick Morley, Tom Boissevain, George Schwenk, and Jonas Landau.
    End user and integrator preference for different industrial controller types show both a tenacious preference for familiar technologies and openness to newer variants that incorporate...
    The Moxa AIG-100 series of industrial-grade gateways. Source: Moxa
    Feb. 20, 2023
    Moxa’s new series of industrial gateways are designed to optimize data transfer from Modbus edge devices to Azure and AWS cloud platforms.

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