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Milwaukee Tool Transforms Itself Into an Innovation Company

Cars That Think

Back in 2013, Milwaukee Tool embarked on an ambitious new direction for its products by giving their tools wireless connectivity. Milwaukee Tool knew that they were introducing something that would require a behavior change in their users. Along the way, they changed Milwaukee Tool into an innovation company. Milwaukee Tool.

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Tesla community comes together to fulfill terminally ill Cybertruck fan’s wish

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by u/arfarfarf in TeslaLounge As per the former Cybertruck reservation holder, Tesla Staff Manufacturing Engineer Steven Dang answered the electric vehicle community’s call by driving from Minneapolis to Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport in a Cybertruck for a ride and drive. Need a favor from Tesla or Cybertruck owner.

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Harley-Davidson Livewire electric motorcycle makes European debut in Milan; more specs and details

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The new electric Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle—originally unveiled in Milwaukee during the company’s 115 th Anniversary this past Labor Day weekend—made its European debut at the Milan press conference of the EICMA show.

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Opinion: NASCAR Needs to Continue to Mix It Up

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Not so much the race itself, though I think the event generally went well , and it was cool seeing a NASCAR rookie win in his first start. I hope the event remains part of Chicago’s social calendar for years to come. The Milwaukee and Chicago markets must be treated as separate Cup stops, in my opinion. And I am all for it.

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Waste Management piloting Rotopress collection trailers in North America; natural gas tractors

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In the event of a breakdown, the truck and module can be separated reducing downtime and improved utilization of trucks. Milwaukee, Wis. Rotopress has been in operation across Europe for more than eight decades. The pilot program will first rollout in Houston, Texas, followed by pilot projects in San Diego, Calif., Sacramento, Calif.,

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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Member Institutions: The Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Minnesota, SINTEF Norway, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Research Applied Technology Education Services (Rates)/Coastal Oil Spill Simulation System (COSS). Lead Institution: Texas A&M University at College Station.

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