Manufacturing News: 8 August 2025 - 10 August 2025

AI Maintenance Is Quietly Saving Trillions: Guide to Predictive & Prescriptive Maintenance – What It Is, Who’s Winning, and How to Start
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AI Maintenance Is Quietly Saving Trillions: Guide to Predictive & Prescriptive Maintenance – What It Is, Who’s Winning, and How to Start

1) What we mean by “AI‑based maintenance” Predictive maintenance (PdM) forecasts failure risk from condition signals (vibration, temperature, acoustic, current). Prescriptive maintenance goes further by recommending actions, parts, and timing to optimize cost, uptime, and risk. In 2025, the stack typically combines:
August 17, 2025
Inside the Industry 4.0 Revolution: How Smart Production Lines Are Transforming Manufacturing
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Inside the Industry 4.0 Revolution: How Smart Production Lines Are Transforming Manufacturing

86% of manufacturing executives believe smart factory technologies will be the primary driver of competitiveness in the next five years. Analysts project Industry 4.0’s value potential to reach $3.7 trillion by 2025. Xiaomi’s Changping “Dark Factory” runs 11 fully automated production lines
August 10, 2025

Technology News

  • OnePlus Turbo 6 and Turbo 6V launched in China with 9,000 mAh batteries
    January 8, 2026, 11:34 PM EST. OnePlus has quietly expanded its Turbo lineup with two new models. The Turbo 6 and Turbo 6V both pack a 9,000 mAh battery and use midrange Snapdragon chips. Prices start at CNY 2,099 (about $300) for the Turbo 6 and CNY 1,899 (about $270) for the Turbo 6V. The phones are currently listed on OnePlus's Chinese site and appear to be sold only in China, per NotebookCheck.