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Smart manufacturing floors are increasingly becoming connected and digitized, which brings many benefits but makes them an attractive target for hackers. Safeguarding the connected devices from security breach is crucial for protecting sensitive data, intellectual property, and maintaining uninterrupted operations.

Everybody faces challenges, big and small. It is important to have the tools to overcome all types of challenges. In a recent USA Manufacturing Hour, Kirsten Austin from DCSC Inc. led a discussion on overcoming challenges.

Digital twins are revolutionizing the way businesses operate by providing a virtual replica of physical assets, processes, and systems. This technology has the potential to greatly improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance decision-making across a variety of industries.

Manufacturing Day is the first Friday of October every year. For manufacturers that participate in the holiday festivities, planning for events, campaigns, etc., must start early. As Manufacturing Day is approaching in the coming months, the USA manufacturing hour chat discussed what their plans are, along with some strategies that go into planning campaigns that may be related to Manufacturing Day. Host, Ben Nordman, from Obsidian Manufacturing led the discussion on this topic.

As a plant engineer or manager of a manufacturing facility, you know that maintaining your current equipment and infrastructure is crucial to keeping your operations running seamlessly. However, there will come a time when you need to decide whether to repair or replace certain components. Making this choice can be challenging, as each option has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Process improvement is something that should remain a top priority within a company, especially in the manufacturing industry. Making process improvement a priority can be difficult as it is easy to get caught up in other areas. In a recent USA Manufacturing Hour, on Twitter, host, David Crysler from The Crysler Club, led a discussion that highlights some tips and tricks for prioritizing process improvement.

One of the most important parts of marketing is understanding your customers. One of the best ways to practice this is creating a buyer persona. In this USA Manufacturing Hour, on Twitter, host, Kelley Plats from NACL, led a discussion on some of the steps that should go into creating a buyer persona for your brand, and the importance of this practice.

Manufacturing plants are complex systems that rely on various components and processes to operate efficiently. Over time, these systems can become outdated, inefficient, or unreliable, leading to decreased productivity and increased costs. If you're an engineer working in a manufacturing plant, you may be wondering how to know when it's time for a systems upgrade. In this article, we'll discuss some of the signs that indicate it's time to upgrade your manufacturing plant's systems. This will highlight the advantages to systems upgrades.

AI has been a popular topic of conversation recently. Every industry, including the manufacturing industry, is asking themselves how they can use AI to their advantage. Some people are apprehensive about these advancements, but AI is taking the world by storm, and it is important be educated on how it will apply to you. In a recent chat for USA Manufacturing Hour, on Twitter, Jim Palmer from BuyDirectUSA.com led a discussion on the topic of AI.

Communication with your customers is crucial in conveying your company message. From acronyms to language translations, to content layout and more, it is easy for your message to get lost with the customer. Ensuring that you are taking the proper steps in perfecting your promotional copy will help in effectively communicating your message to your customers.  In this USA Manufacturing Hour, on Twitter, host, Nigel Packer from Pelatis Online, led a discussion on this topic.