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BONUS: Top 5 Manufacturing Solutions in 2020

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 29 Sept 2020 · 12m

What this episode covers

Host Chris Luecke presents a bonus episode highlighting five key manufacturing solutions featured on Manufacturing Happy Hour in 2020. The list includes Steam Chain's machine-as-a-service model, PTC's Vuforia Expert Capture for workforce knowledge retention, Bottom Line Concepts for cost reduction, Emulate3D's digital twin simulations, and Variable's on-demand labor marketplace. Each solution addresses critical industry challenges such as the skills gap, capital expenditure constraints, and labor flexibility.

Most relevant to

large enterprises and companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Steam Chain, PTC, Global Foundries, Bottom Line Concepts, Emulate3D, Rockwell Automation, Variable
Products
Vuforia Expert Capture

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