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How Old Factories Are Getting a High-Tech Retrofit
Episode 144 of The Manufacturing Podcast explores the growing trend of retrofitting legacy factory machines with IoT sensors for predictive maintenance. Lucas and Luna visit a 30-year-old auto parts plant in Ohio that slashed unplanned downtime by 30 percent and cut maintenance costs by 20 percent using off-the-shelf vibration and temperature sensors. They discuss how edge computing and simple analytics can extend the life of aging equipment, the challenges of integrating modern tech with vintage machinery, and why a cable and a Raspberry Pi might be the most cost-effective upgrade a factory…
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