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Driving manufacturing productivity with Industry 4.0 technologies

Leading the way to the factory of the future

We're in the midst of a significant transformation - the digital transformation of manufacturing. The 4th industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, is the automation of traditional manufacturing practices using digital technologies like IoT, advanced analytics, machine-to-machine communications and augmented and virtual reality. These new technologies enable us to use more readily accessible data to develop the insights that will significantly improve manufacturing operations. 
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Industry 4.0 and the drive for long-term growth

Industry 4.0 is fast becoming manufacturing's new normal. And, in order to build and operate the factories of tomorrow, you must see technology as a catalyst for growth. Industry 4.0-inspired digitalization redefines how products are planned, built, used and maintained. The sooner your factories digitalize operations, the faster you'll realize ROI.
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10 in 10 podcast: How Industry 4.0 changes the game for manufacturing

Craig Sutton, VP of Industry 4.0, and Todd Earls, VP of IT - Digital Design and Manufacturing, explain the evolution of smart factories and talk about the benefits manufacturers can realize by leveraging digital technologies and interconnected data analysis.

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Podcast: Embracing governance and standardization to deploy Industry 4.0

Alexandre Georgetti, director of manufacturing strategy for our Vehicle Group, sits down with Assembly Magazine to discuss the successful implementation of Industry 4.0 across the factory floor of various countries and cultures. Discover how augmented reality, centralized platforms, robotics, digital simulation, and additive manufacturing are optimizing product assembly.

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Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges.
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