From Digital Tonto: 4 Things to Know About How Digital Technology Will Evolve Over the Next Decade

Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation and other Manufacturing USA institutes referenced in a recent article on Digital Tonto!
“The changes that will take place over the next decade or so are likely …to be even more transformative than those that happened in the 1920s and 30s. We are on the brink of a new era of innovation that will see the creation of entirely new industries and business models….The technologies that will drive the 21st century are still mostly in the discovery and engineering phases, so they’re easy to miss.
The time to start exploring these new technologies is now and there are ample opportunities to do so. The Manufacturing USA Institutes are driving advancement in areas as diverse as biofabrication, additive manufacturing and composite materials.” Read the full article here:

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