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Technology Insider | Online Education | Professional Development | Manufacturing | Engineering

By: MIT xPRO | February 8th, 2021
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It's easy to get overwhelmed by all of the free educational webinars and online learning resources available today. The good news is that it only takes an hour to gain new insights from MIT faculty on the latest topics in emerging technology and workforce learning.

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Technology Insider | Manufacturing | Biomanufacturing

By: MIT xPRO | December 14th, 2020
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As the COVID-19 pandemic intensified across the globe in April 2020, and many cities and states shut down, Professor J. Christopher Love and his team returned to the MIT Love Lab to critical path work--developing a vaccine candidate for COVID-19.

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Technology Insider | Manufacturing | Engineering

By: MIT xPRO | July 16th, 2020
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Our abrupt and ongoing shift to remote work is having wide-ranging effects on design, engineering, and manufacturing industries, putting great pressure on organizations to be more agile, efficient, and flexible in a COVID-19 world.

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Online Education | Professional Development | Manufacturing | Quantum Computing | Engineering | Negotiation | Machine Learning

By: MIT xPRO | May 27th, 2020
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There are more online learning resources to choose from than ever before. If you’re looking to learn emerging technologies or prepare your workforce for digital transformation an informational webinar can help you explore the content, structure, and learning outcomes of a prospective online course. Explore online courses and programs in topics like additive manufacturing, leadership, machine learning, negotiation, systems engineering, and quantum computing. Register to view any of the MIT-faculty led on-demand webinars below.

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Manufacturing | Engineering

By: MIT xPRO | March 18th, 2020
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In the mid-1960s, Ford Motor Company had an audacious plan: not only to enter the professional car racing circuit, but to defeat Italy’s Ferrari racing powerhouse. To achieve that goal at 24 Hours at LeMans, the most prestigious European endurance race, Ford hired two American racing legends, Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles. This story is captured in the current Oscar-nominated movie, Ford vs. Ferrari.

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Manufacturing | Engineering

By: MIT xPRO | February 12th, 2020
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Things are changing at Ford. The rise of “the smart car” has spurred customer demand for automation, electric vehicles, and other intelligent automotive features. To keep up with the rapid pace of change in the industry, the 116-year-old auto giant has had to make significant shifts in its portfolio of vehicles – eschewing the sedan in North America, while launching new SUVs and crossovers. New variants and features have required a more rigorous systematic approach across all engineering functions. To improve efficiency, lower variable costs, and reduce error as it launched a new portfolio of products, Ford improved its Systems Engineering (SE) approach in three key ways:

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Manufacturing

By: MIT xPRO | August 29th, 2019
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Joep Winkels had amassed years of experience in the IT world and a deep understanding of systems design and infrastructure. These years of experience went out the window, however, when he got the chance to join the Sales and Business Development arm of 3DVerkstan, one of the largest 3D printing resellers in the Nordic region. Joep knew nothing of 3D printing and very little about manufacturing. He needed to learn the fundamentals, applications, and business implications of Additive Manufacturing (AM) to successfully adapt to his new role.

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Manufacturing | Engineering

By: MIT xPRO | August 2nd, 2019
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In 2014, a 40% price drop brought more to the oil and gas industry than just lower profits. For one company, Royal Dutch Shell (Shell), it ushered in a comprehensive shift in thinking about the development approach for new capital projects and technology. In 2016, Shell included MIT in its efficiency improvement and energy transition plans by enrolling its first cohort of engineers in MIT xPRO’s four-course program, Architecture and Systems Engineering: Models and Methods to Manage Complex Systems.