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IndustryWeek Daily Headlines: Afternoon Edition

OCTOBER 17, 2019

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Creating a Human-Friendly Workplace in an Age of Automation

Three ways humans and machines can work together—and benefit both the company and its employees.

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5 Common Cybersecurity Threats to Manufacturers

Manufacturers are increasingly under threat from cyberattacks and a successful infiltration could shut down a plant's operations, put its intellectual property at risk, and compromise customers’ financial information. Learn about the five most common types of cybersecurity threats to manufacturers — and how they can protect their businesses from these common hacking techniques with this article from Elliot Forsyth of Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center in IndustryWeek.

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Alcoa Plans Up to $1 Billion in Assets Sales as Demand Plunges

CEO Roy Harvey characterized the downturn in demand as a "hiccup," and predicted it would return to normal in 2020.

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Can an Apprenticeship Network Fill US Skills Gap?

Research by Dr. Johann Fortwengel, of King's College, found that it’s costly and complex for firms to run their own apprentice programs and suggests an apprenticeship network approach.

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White House, Democrats Upbeat on USMCA

Both the GOP and the Democratic party appear optimistic about the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. One Trump adviser predicted the successor to NAFTA would "pass before Thanksgiving."

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Can 'Marginal' Technology Improvements Justify the Decision to Bring Manufacturing Back Onshore?

A recent report by Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) says robotics have the potential to reshore manufacturing production to developed countries.

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Top 10 Colleges Producing Engineers

Over 140,000 new engineering jobs are expected to be added by 2026.

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INDUSTRYWEEK WEBINAR

Webinar: Accelerate Digital Transformation: Maximize your SAP Investment with Real-Time Enterprise Integration

SAP is a powerful enterprise tool, particularly as manufacturers focus on digitization, cloud, and IoT projects. But to get the most out of the investment, manufacturers need a new standard for data integration. In this webinar on Oct.23rd, we will demonstrate an innovative approach that uses the modern OpenAPI standards of the SAP ERP platform to streamline real-time enterprise integration.

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