amtXpo Focuses on Future of Manufacturing

Orion, MI — Last week AMT (Applied Manufacturing Technologies; Orion, MI), held its amtXpo, where industry experts convened to discuss automation technology, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). AMT is an automation engineering company that supports manufacturers, robotics companies, systems integrators, line builders, and users of robotic automation worldwide.

“Technology is emerging and heading into different areas. The market is really changing now, and the biggest opportunities happen to be the biggest challenges, such as the skilled labor shortage. The labor shortage is driving a huge push in automation. Automation is needed because we cannot find people to do the work. The challenge of end-customers is that they cannot automate fast enough.” - James Cooper, vice president of sales at AMT

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