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Have SPI and AOI but not RPI? Meet KiC at SMTA Chihuahua
February 26, 2020 | KIC ThermalEstimated reading time: Less than a minute
KIC announced that it will exhibit at the SMTA Chihuahua Expo & Tech Forum, scheduled to take place Thursday, March 19, 2020 at the Villarreal Eventos in Chihuahua, CP. Miguel Carbajal, KIC’s Mexico Sales Manager, will discuss the company’s Smart Factory solutions that provide process control, traceability, automation, connectivity, data collection and analytics, and fast and easy integration for i4.0.
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Move toward the future of line connectivity, flexible production, machine learning and real-time insight. For more information about KIC, visit www.kicthermal.com.
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