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How a collaborative approach is driving Ireland from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0

Control Engineering

The consortium is also now rolling out the model it used for pharmaceutical manufacturers to all of Ireland’s manufacturing sectors and those that support them, like the engineering, technology and sustainability sectors. Manufacturing accounts for about one-third of the country’s GDP, and the sector employs about 11% of its workforce.

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Case Study: Lockheed Martin’s Flight to Perfect Quality

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RESULTS Lockheed does regular internal audits and external ones by certified AS9100 auditors from National Quality Assurance (NQA).

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MoldMaking Technology's Most-Viewed Content 2022: Products

Mold Making Technology

Kurt Workholding and its distribution partners at Absolute Machine Tools have created an automation package featuring a Mitsubishi Electric Automation LoadMate Plus plug-and-play cell, Kurt 3600A Pneumatic Vise and Kurt RV36 Robotic Gripper working in tandem with a Tongtai VP-10 mass production high-speed vertical machining center.