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Rochester photonics project $3.2M under budget

Construction of a national photonics initiative headquartered in Rochester should end up $3.2 million under budget, officials said Tuesday.

Meanwhile, roughly half of the $44 million in tools for the research hub on Lake Avenue have been delivered or are in transit. Installation is expected to begin next month, with officials anticipating an...

AdvancedManufacturing.org
Manufacturing, Security, Smart Manufacturing
DMDII's Tom McDermott Talks about Embracing Industry 4.0

Manufacturers who keep thinking smart manufacturing remains an academic problem run the risk of quick extinction, said panelists gathered for the inaugural Industry 4.0 ThinkTank in Chicago this month.

Its everyones problem, said Tom McDermott, executive director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (DMDII) in Chicago....