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Sherri McCleary, Executive Director, The Digital Foundry at New Kensington
Sherri addresses why is it important to be working with the local development and educating around
Smart Manufacturing.
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Ragu Athinarayanan, SMIC Director & Professor, Purdue University
Ragu addresses how is the data in cloud impacting Smart Manufacturing and reducing the barrier
to adoption in using the data.
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Ryan Cahalane, President, Industrial Tech, Feyen Zylstra
Ryan addresses leveraging partners and manufacturers in the industry to support small and medium manufacturers and create skilled trades and workforce programs.
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Nick Barendt, Executive Director, Case Western Reserve University
Nick addresses the collaboration of SMIC centers and the expertise in education, academia and integration in Smart Manufacturing.