TRUMPF SMART FACTORY
Mayor Emanuel addressed the students attending the opening : “ You ’ re our children , your future is our future , and we are going to invest in that future ”.
TRUMPF SMART FACTORY
Companies like Tumpf , a German machine tool manufacturer creating highly specialized products , have experienced dramatic success in New England and Chicago thanks to high-tech smart factories designed for versatility , customization and short production runs . Trumpf , which counts John Deere among its customers , experienced a 21 % increase in sales over the mid-2017 / 18 financial year .
Trumpf ’ s smart factory functions as a factory and a showroom , demonstrating the possibility of the highly customizable , cutting edge manufacturing infrastructure to its Illinois clients . Currently , the factory is configured to make specialist goods related to the production of sheet metal , a significant aspect of Chicago ’ s manufacturing economy : 40 % of the United States ’ sheet metal is made in and around Illinois .
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