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Brian McMinn

Brian McMinn is the head of the Machine Tool Business at Siemens Industry, Inc. He is an electrical engineer with 25 years in the motion control and drives business. He has a passion for the emerging technologies in machine automation and control. 

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    The Path Toward Digitalization: Bring Your Running Shoes!

    How do we begin the journey toward the digital factory, which is surely on the horizon for all of us?
    By: SIEMENS, Brian McMinn
    05 June, 2023 | 3 minutes
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    The Path Toward Digitalization: Bring Your Running Shoes!

    Whether you’re a production department supervisor at an automotive manufacturer, machine tool builder, contract manufacturer or job shop, the question is always the same, though the answers are distinctly different. The question is, of course: How do we begin the journey towards the digital factory, which is surely on the horizon for all of us?
    By: SIEMENS, Brian McMinn
    28 January, 2021 | 3 minutes
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