Innovation is Alive and Well in Alabama’s Aerospace Industries Giants and Startups in Alabama Aerospace
TEXT BY THOMAS M. LITTLE
Business Alabama
October 2015
Our cross-section of Alabama’s diverse aerospace sector includes some homegrown high-tech suppliers alongside some industry giants working on some of the largest contracts in the state’s aerospace history.
Alabama’s aerospace industry has made significant strides in the last year, owing in part to the sheer diversity of its technology and manufacturing companies. The state’s versatile collection of small and specialty businesses covers a broad spectrum, from composite pieces to robotic manufacturing systems to legendary companies of the nation’s aerospace industry.
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How Manufacturers Use IoT for Operational Efficiencies
By Yaniv Vardi, Chief Executive Officer, Panoramic Power
Oct 21, 2015
The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just the latest buzzword to circulate through board rooms of manufacturing conglomerates. The IoT is a proven strategy, a developing trend, and an innovative technology. More importantly, the IoT is enabling manufacturers to improve efficiencies, reduce waste and increase profits.
As the ecosystem of connected devices grows, as more corporations adopt its technologies, while it can still offer a competitive edge: this is the time to reap IoT’s benefits.
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Daimler, Audi, BMW, GM Lead on Autonomous Vehicles: Study
Laura Putre | IndustryWeek
Oct 15, 2015
Around the same time today that electric car innovator Elon Musk was heralding the release of Tesla’s new autopilot 7.0 software, with automatic lane changes and speed limit handling, a research firm declared that Tesla is more in the middle of the pack for autonomous vehicle development. The automakers who are really leading are Daimler, Audi, BMW and General Motors, the analysis by Navigant Research found.
The study only considered OEMs, not technology companies including Google, which already has tested its self-driving electric cars on the road.
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