University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Awarded $900,000 State Grant to Support Connected Systems Institute

Smart manufacturing center of excellence will help Wisconsin manufacturers use the Industrial Internet of Things

Newswise — MILWAUKEE _ The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has awarded a $900,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to support UWM’s new Connected Systems Institute (CSI).

The institute will focus on ensuring that Wisconsin manufacturers can take advantage of opportunities created by the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the interconnection of sensors and computing devices embedded at all levels of the system, enabling higher levels of efficiency and reliability and achieving lower cost. The center of excellence will be the first large-scale public-private partnership in the U.S. connecting industry, academic institutions, government and nonprofit organizations...