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How Smart Manufacturers Use 5G, Robots and MES (IndustryWeek)

Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast

Published
June 25, 2026
Duration
17:34
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Last updated
Sep 27, 2026

Discusses For IndustryWeek’s Smart Manufacturers video series, Senior Editor for Technology Dennis Scimeca vis…

Summary

For IndustryWeek’s Smart Manufacturers video series, Senior Editor for Technology Dennis Scimeca visited four different plants to inquire about a specific technology deployment at each. He spoke 5G with John Deere, talked MES development with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, discussed brownfield sites and corporate responsibility with battery manufactu…

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For IndustryWeek’s Smart Manufacturers video series, Senior Editor for Technology Dennis Scimeca visited four different plants to inquire about a specific technology deployment at each. He spoke 5G with John Deere, talked MES development with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, discussed brownfield sites and corporate responsibility with battery manufacturer Viridi and dodged a fleet of robots on the shop floor of an LG plant. This week's podcast episode looks at the series as a whole, and share