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Purdue University Prepares Students for the Factory of the Future

The engineering program adds a smart manufacturing degree and immersive digital transformation learning labs.

As manufacturers make a digital transformation overhaul of outdated manual processes on the factory floor, educational institutions must also take action to support the new required skillsets. After all, this is not your father’s factory floor anymore.

In an effort to provide relevant studies in the area of digital manufacturing, Purdue University recently added the Smart Manufacturing Industrial Informatics degree as a major in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program, which is part of Purdue Polytechnic's School of Engineering Technology (SoET).

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