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"What we've recognized is if a customer has put out a goal and that goal says net zero, which means that you're not going to have fossil fuels within your operations. And if that goal is 2040 or sooner, the reality is the next piece of equipment that you buy that utilizes fossil fuels is going to outlive that goal. Most equipment life is 15 to 20 years, and by the time you get it installed, you have less than 15 years before your goal is going to be in place. So while that ticking clock is certainly happening, there's also the reality of the life cycle and useful life of equipment that these manufacturers are thinking about." - Trevor Joelson, Trane

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Robert Brooks, editor in chief of Foundry Management & Technology and American Machinist, has been a reporter, writer, editor, and columnist for more than 20 years, specializing in the primary metal and basic manufacturing industries. Robert reports on the manufacturing activities in the metal casting sector, including foundries and die casters, and the manufacturing technology sector, including machine shops and machining operations that are a part of larger OEMs. In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Robert explores the role of artificial intelligence in industrial data gathering.

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