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The University of Illinois doesn’t often buddy up with the University of Iowa, just as Rolls-Royce doesn’t often volunteer to hold hands with General Electric.

But that’s exactly the kind of scenario the Digital Lab for Manufacturing — a three-way partnership among academic institutions, manufacturing companies and the government — envisions, executives said Monday during a panel discussion at the University of Chicago’s Gleacher Center.

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Jeff Malehorn, president and CEO of World Business Chicago, speaks during an open forum to learn about the new Digital Lab for Manufacturing at Engineered Glass Products in Chicago.
Anthony Souffle / baiduhai / April 23, 2014

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