Siemens CEO Discusses Advanced Manufacturing “Renaissance”
        “We need the engineers, we need the innovators, we need the science technology engineering [type of] people to work out there in those plants.
            
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Spiegel describes advanced manufacturing as “real manufacturing and the virtual manufacturing coming together.” NASA using Siemens software to simulate the Mars Rover landing, for instance, is a prime example.
“Don’t just sit back and expect because you’re smart and you’re going to a good school, people are going to hire you. There are millions of kids around the world, and this has become a global marketplace. You’ve [got to] stand out in some way.”
Source: Centre Daily Times
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