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Students who graduate from accredited engineering programs are better prepared for the workplace because they are taught to look for innovative ways to develop solutions and solve challenges. (Image © Adobe Stock)

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Ready to work

Accreditation's new focus on real-world experience makes engineering graduates more employable

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Like a complex group dance, successful engineering of cyberphysical systems requires the flawless visibility and coordination of model-based systems engineering (MBSE) on a business innovation platform. (Image © David Hecker/Getty Images Europe)

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Flawless coordination

Model-based systems engineering tames the complexity of 5G networks

Bosch eBike Systems’ smartphone solution allows cyclists to augment their exercise with digital technology, providing a smart riding experience that can help users stick to their regimes. (Image ©Bosch)

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A cycle of wellness

Virtual prototyping accelerates the race to meet health-conscious consumer trends

The Ocean Cleanup used 3D simulation to design and improve the boom design for its plastic-collections effort in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. 3D design and simulation can increase the pace and effectiveness of design and reduce the need for physical prototypes. (Image © The Ocean Cleanup)

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Ocean sustainability

As seas struggle ecologically, 3D technologies accelerate the search for remedies

Pandora uses an advanced planning system to scale manufacturing capacity and increase efficiency and agility. (Image © Pandora)

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Going with the flow

Flexible manufacturing processes help meet shifting consumer demand

Employers meet with prospective future workers at the 2018 Euronaval exhibition. The Navire des Métiers is a new, special area at the exhibition for meetings between students, professionals and Euronaval partner institutions and is focused on promoting jobs in the naval industry in France. (Image © Campus des Industries Navales)

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Working together

Employers and educators team up to alleviate shortage of middle-skill workers

Many businesses rely on the Procurement department to collaborate with other departments to drive organization-wide value. (Image © Morsa Images)

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Streamlined sourcing

Breaking down barriers to encourage collaboration enables intelligent procurement

Ericsson has developed an extensive wireless backhaul equipment portfolio spanning short- and long-haul, indoor, outdoor and split-mount architectures that will be integral for 5G deployment, including this rooftop Ericsson macro Minilink overlooking Paris. (Image © Ericsson)

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5G modularity

How telecoms are using a simple concept to better serve complex needs

Moving its global design and engineering processes to a unified technology platform has helped 3CON teams easily access every piece of information about every product. (Image © 3CON)

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Data integrity

Digital continuity helps industrial equipment manufacturers deliver better customer solutions

CEO François Cordier (right) conducts a tour of a home being built with Leko Labs’ Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) processes. Its online portal helps the company to scale quickly through instant online collaboration with international partners. (Image © Leko Labs / Picto Communications)

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Designed for assembly

Leko Labs’ innovative design approach goes from blueprint to finished home in a snap

Amazon’s Alexa microwave is powered by a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi low-energy module that brings smart features to standard home appliances by letting them communicate with cloud-based instructions. (Image © Amazon)

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Manufacturing’s soft side

How hardware makers are winning in the software world

Hundreds of companies provide thousands of subsystems and parts for Boeing jetliners, including the 787-10 Dreamliner. These suppliers are under pressure from Boeing and other airframe manufacturers to accelerate their production rates. (Image © The Boeing Company)

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Supply chain scrutiny

Aerospace OEMs press suppliers for more visibility into potential disruptions

The Renault Symbioz concept car, designed with buyers’ lifestyles in mind, was conceived as an extension of the home that could serve as either an indoor or outdoor room. (Image © Renault)

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Upstream thinking

Customer-centered process optimizes design results by involving every discipline

An engineer inspects a new Airbus A350 composite wing cover at the company’s Broughton, England, factory. Accelerating production and certification of advanced composites is critical to keeping pace with orders for new aircraft. (Image © Airbus / Keith Freeburn)

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Composites in demand

As applications increase, researchers seek faster methods for producing composite parts

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