CONGRATULATIONS to Valerie for taking the $100,000 first prize in the MTConnect Challenge competition sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. She developed a software application that demonstrated interoperability of machine tool systems for quality improvement.
Valerie wins $100,000 prize!
About the Author: Laine Mears
Laine Mears is the SmartState Chair of Automotive Manufacturing at Clemson University. He directs research in Human Integration to the Industrial Internet, Intelligent Machining Systems and various manufacturing process control approaches.