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temperature and oxidation as well as appli-
cation areas where molybdenum disulfide
is widely used. Also, this paper presents
some new MoS2 -related materials devel-
oped by Climax.
Yakov Epshteyn is Chief
Lubrication Engineer in the
Climax Technology Center
of Freeport-McMoRan
Copper & Gold Inc. He is
involved in the Climax Molybdenum
Technical-Marketing Services and is active
in the development and optimisation of
Climax molybdenum disulfide products.
Previously, he worked at Rohm and Haas
(now Dow Chemical) as a Chemical – Me-
chanical Polishing (CMP) technologist and
technical manager. Additionally, he held
CMP engineering positions at Novellus and
Atmel. Yakov has published extensively and
holds several patents in the area of
tribology, lubrication and CMP. He received
a PhD in friction and wear of materials
(tribology) from the Don State Technical
University in Rostov-on-Don, Russia.
BALANCING INCREASING
INDUSTRIALISATIONWITH
GREENER ENVIRONMENTS
Wednesday 11 March 09:00 | 12:30
Session Chairman:
Edward Becker,
Friction and Wear Solutions
Welcome to the Third
Industrial Revolution
Wednesday 11 March 09:00 | 09:30
JAY ROGERS
Local Motors
The world is entering a Third Industrial
Revolution set to change the way that
industries are formed and products are
designed, built and sold.
The First Industrial Revolution changed
the way we design and build products
through the implementation of mech-
anised production systems. This revolution
was led by tools like James Hargreaves’
Spinning Jenny, a mechanised system
that increased the efficiency and output of
workers.
The hallmark of the Second Industrial
Revolution was the adoption of the assem-
bly line at the turn of the 20th century. The
assembly line enabled a mass economy of
scale with notable examples including the
manufacturing plants of Henry Ford. This
Second Industrial Revolution was refined
during the latter half of the 20th century
by Toyota’s Kaizen process of continuous
improvement and, later, lean manufactur-
ing and Six Sigma process control.
As the world entered the 21st century, a
new paradigm emerged marking the dawn
of the Third Industrial Revolution. This new
revolution is a product of a very recent
development, the internet. Individuals now
have access to information at unprece-
dented speeds, access to powerful tools
like design software at very low cost and
have meaningful legal protection to secure
their work. These combined developments
have encouraged collaboration on a global
scale.
Bill Joy, the Co-Founder of Sun Mi-
crosystems, once said: “No matter who
you are, most of the smartest people work
for someone else.” It is now possible to
leverage the global talent of a community
of innovators and align them to tackle the
hardest challenges such as the design and
engineering of a vehicle. As a result, in the
Third Industrial Revolution, small business-
es can outcompete global conglomerates.
These small businesses combine the
power of a global community of innovators
with the unique attributes of a Microfac-
tory. These factories are nestled within
local communities and are accessible to
the public. The Microfactory functions
as a prototyping lab, manufacturing floor
and showroom all under one roof. These
facilities are equipped with advanced
manufacturing capabilities such as large-
scale 3D printers that allow designers and
engineers to rapidly improve on products
and customize them to meet the demands
of local consumers.
The net result is a shift to a demand-driv-
en production from supply-driven produc-
tion. Within the transportation industry,
vehicles can be developed to fit the unique
requirements of local consumers. Exam-
ples include tailoring vehicle powertrain
solutions to utilise locally available fuel
sources, and the development of novel
