UWM's Connected Systems Institute Aims To Help Manufacturing Adapt To Changing Industry

Published March 7, 2019 at 2:00 PM CST

(From left) Dave Edwards with Dave Vasko and Mark Mone, who came into the studio to chat about UWM's new Connected Systems Institute.

Manufacturing is one of the most important and most competitive industries in Wisconsin. It employs hundreds of thousands of workers and accounts for the majority of our state's exports. But in order to remain competitive, manufacturing has to continue to adapt. The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee has launched the Connected Systems Institute to help. UWM Chancellor Mark Mone and Rockwell Automation's Director of Advanced Technologies Dave Vasko discuss how it works.