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It’s important to understand that individual components play a big role in machine longevity and efficiency.

This article lists 13 challenges that make it more difficult to use Scrum for hardware development and suggests ways to overcome them.

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In principle, industrial vacuum pumps are merely compressors run with the inlet attached to the vacuum system and the outlet open to exhaust.

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When you can see the temperatures of motors, the speeds of conveyor belts, and the vibration levels of bearings and gearboxes, you can predict the future.

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