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title: "Keynote: Kennametal, Chicago IMTS Show – Manufacturing Moves to the Cloud"
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# Keynote: Kennametal, Chicago IMTS Show – Manufacturing Moves to the Cloud

What happens when the machine shop and tooling move to the cloud? That was the unique topic I took on when Kennametal asked me to moderate a panel discussion with four senior manufacturing engineers from their client organizations. I gave a brief introductory keynote  on the topic and then led a fascinating discussion.

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