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Production Manufacturing

Electric Cars: How Production Affects Cost

While hybrids are a decently common sight, fully electric cars are less so. Part of it has to do with the price tag (even the cheapest models are close to $25,000). But a larger part is the manufacturing of the cars themselves. In March, BMW announced they wouldn’t be mass-producing electric cars until 2020. Their […]

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Production Manufacturing

Bringing Manufacturing Into the Digital Age

In this age of technology, it can be surprising just how much we still rely on old-school methods. Even when companies are manufacturing something as advanced as smartphones, they still use manually updated spreadsheets to keep track of production levels and the delivery process. It’s clunky, outdated, and at odds with the products being created. […]

Michael Jackson performs in hologram form.
Innovation Technology

Becoming 3D: Holograms and the Entertainment Industry

If you’ve watched any science fiction movie from the last… ever, you’ve probably been exposed to the idea of a hologram. The concept of being able to project your image or recreate something without it physically being there is insanely tempting. In fact, for many, holograms are the very definition of “future technology.” But here’s […]