01/21/16: How Germany and the U.S. Are Racing to Build the Factory of the Future Tickets, Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite

From sensor-laden assembly lines that reduce downtime and improve quality control to factory floors networked to automatically respond to environmental conditions in real time, the Internet of Things promises to dramatically improve the industrial sector. Both Germany and the United States have made accelerating this transformation a national priority and have developed strategies to capitalize on the manufacturing potential of the Internet of Things—Germany with its Industry 4.0 project and the United States with its Strategy for American Innovation.