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Drew Thompson
Drew Thompson is a technical writer and content specialist for Sealevel Systems, a designer and manufacturer of embedded computers, industrial I/O and software for critical communications. A writer/editor by training, Thompson spends his days creating and delivering content relevant to Sealevel’s technical community and business partners.
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Operational Downtime: How Manufacturers Are Using Predictive Maintenance to Combat Staggering Costs
The world’s five largest companies lose $1.4 trillion annually to unplanned downtime, representing around 11% of total revenue.By: Drew Thompson06 November, 2025 | 4 minutesSponsored By Sealevel Systems, Inc -
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Technologies Driving Robotics and Motion Control Advances
Robotics and motion control advances reduce manufacturing costs.By: Sealevel Systems, Inc, Drew Thompson10 June, 2025 | 4 minutesSponsored By Sealevel Systems, Inc -
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Exploring Industrial Communication Protocols
Understand the choices for industrial communication protocols for most applications.By: Sealevel Systems, Inc, Drew Thompson14 May, 2025 | 5 minutesSponsored By Sealevel Systems, Inc -
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The Transformation of Robotics & Motion Control
Sensor systems, vision systems, AI and machine learning, advanced actuators and edge computing are the core technologies propelling robotics and motion control forward.By: Sealevel Systems, Inc, Drew Thompson29 August, 2024 | 2 minutesSponsored By Sealevel Systems, Inc -
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How AI and ML Affect Industrial Automation
Recent advances significantly shift away from traditional processes and methodologies. This feature originally appeared in the March edition of AUTOMATION 2024: IIoT and Digital Transformation.By: Drew Thompson27 March, 2024 | 3 minutes
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