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Eric J. Halvorson

Eric Halvorson is marketing technology manager - Automation and Control - at DigiKey.

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  • The Effects of Automation on Jobs
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    The Effects of Automation on Jobs

    With a sharp increase in the use of robotics in the manufacturing industry, there is valid concern about how the future workforce will be shaped. Factories that employed hundreds, even thousands of employees now require only a fraction of that number due to increased automation.
    By: Eric J. Halvorson
    21 February, 2022 | 2 minutes
  • Five Trends for Industrial Automation in 2022
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    Five Trends for Industrial Automation in 2022

    Thomas Jefferson once said, “I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” Given what we have all experienced over the past 2+ years, Digi-Key Electronics' Eric J. Halvorson tends to agree with Mr. Jefferson. Looking ahead in 2022, here are five trends Halvorson predicts for the world of industrial automation.
    By: Eric J. Halvorson
    14 January, 2022 | 3 minutes
    Sponsored By DigiKey
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