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Over 700 industry leaders, educators, researchers and policymakers gathered recently for an inaugural manufacturing summit focused on strengthening Wisconsin\u2019s position as a national manufacturing leader, leveraging rapidly evolving technologies like artificial intelligence, digital twins, smart automation and autonomous manufacturing.<\/p>\n

As a co-sponsor of the Wisconsin Drives Manufacturing Summit<\/a>, UW-Milwaukee played a key role in bringing together stakeholders at Green Bay\u2019s Lambeau Field to identify a statewide strategy for the transformation of manufacturing. UWM Chancellor Thomas Gibson opened the event, emphasizing the importance of collaboration as the next step for transforming the industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvents like this are critical to driving economic growth, advancing technology adoption and building the skilled workforce our state depends on,\u201d Gibson told the crowd.<\/p>\n

Read more about the event<\/a>, including a showcase featuring UWM\u2019s Connected Systems Institute, on the webpage of UWM\u2019s College of Engineering & Applied Science.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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