Foxconn, Rockwell to Partner on Smart Manufacturing for Wisconsin Facility

A day after unveiling plans for its LCD display fab in Kenosha, Wisconsin (see report in the July 28 issue of this publication), Foxconn announced Friday it's teaming with Rockwell Automation to implement connected enterprise and industrial IoT concepts for smart manufacturing in Foxconn’s U.S. facilities using technology and expertise from both companies. The companies also will collaborate on smart manufacturing at Foxconn’s global electronics assembly operations “within the related industry eco-system,” they said. Foxconn and Rockwell will partner on workforce development and training, working with ManpowerGroup to create a pool of certified talent for manufacturing positions across the U.S., they said.