James Rust

James Rust is an Industry Solutions Specialist at Connection, working to assist with sales and client engagements when communicating the Manufacturing Practice’s value propositions, capabilities, practical use cases, and business outcomes that align with our portfolio of technology solutions. Prior to Connection, James got his start working in a manufacturing shipping department. His career advanced in various industries, including food and beverage, oil and gas supply, machine shop, and pharmaceutical. James offers experience in maintenance management, ERP systems, going paperless, and improving factory floor and office processes.

The Importance of Embedded AI PCs in Manufacturing

November 5, 2024 | James Rust

When I worked at a smaller manufacturing operation, we migrated our ERP system from a program that resembled DOS to a cloud-based, modern-looking ERP that promised to have all kinds…

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AI and Camera Vision Are Transforming Facilities

July 18, 2024 | James Rust

For decades, businesses of all types have been increasing the number of machines in their facilities to automate tasks and streamline processes. The issue is that no matter how many…

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How to Create a Modern Engineering Workstation

April 16, 2024 | James Rust

Imagine this: You’re an engineer leading a plant expansion project. You’re buzzing with ideas, eager to translate them into reality using AutoCAD. But with every click, your computer grinds to…

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The Factory of Tomorrow Is the Factory of Today

October 31, 2023 | James Rust

For years, people have dreamed of automated factories and operations that can sustain themselves autonomously. While we haven’t quite reached that level, leading manufacturers have leapt toward that goal with…

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It’s All about the GPUs

September 26, 2023 | James Rust

GPU usage in the data center has been steadily growing for the past few years and now accounts for 46.1% of the revenue share in the data center.1 This number is…

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