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Trend: Digital Systems and Automation ~ A digital system includes any of the
levels of operation for a digital computer, including the wires and mechanical parts,
the logical elements, and the functional units for reading, writing, storing, and
manipulating information, while Automation reduces the need for human work in the
production of goods and services. They help to increase productivity and the quality
of the goods produced.
Necessary Skills
3-D Printing
LEAN tools
4-D Modeling
Life cycle simulation
5-D Modeling and beyond
Mathematics
Automated Field Equipment Computer Driven
Modify/Adapt existing tools
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
Drone inspection for safety
Drone survey and site review
Efficiency expertise
Energy modeling
Global Positional System (GPS)
Industrial Design
Mobile Technology Plan Grid System
for file management
Process analysis and development
(Process mopping)
Quality assurance/control
Quantity Estimating take off
Robotics
Self driving vehicles
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