Why Smart Manufacturing May Be The Key To Success

whitePaper | September 21, 2022

In the spring of 2021, the Manufacturing Leadership Council, a division of the National Association of Manufacturers, launched its Manufacturing in 2030 Project. The project’s main goal is to enable manufacturers to envision what manufacturing might look like by the year 2030.

whitePaper | August 4, 2022

The manufacturing industry is undergoing an unprecedented digital-led transformation. This opportunity is empowering manufacturers to innovate with new products and services, accelerate top-line growth, create a superior customer experience, and streamline operations.

whitePaper | November 14, 2022

In this white paper, we propose to discover what Industry 5.0 means to business owners today: how they can stay competitive with this new trend and how employees can benefit from it! Since the turn of the 2010s, the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, has been taking place. This refers to the automation of manufacturing companies and the integration of new technologies into production lines.

whitePaper | November 8, 2022

The industry is currently undergoing its fourth revolution. The third industrial revolution introduced automation, which created data. I4.0 is the movement to translate data into information. This is paving the way for introducing a high level of autonomy by utilizing smart decision-making through advanced physical or statistical modelling to achieve self-adaptation, self-diagnosis, and self-healing. This is truly relevant for the companies, as the conventional systems are unable to adapt to the highly increasing complexity and dynamic of the production environment

whitePaper | November 11, 2022

The manufacturing and hi-tech industries are accustomed to economic downturns, legislative impacts, tax and tariff complexities, and supply chain concerns. During the Great Recession, the United States’ manufacturing downturn resulted in a loss of 10% of its GDP, compared with only 4% for the overall economy. With these already poignant experiences, it is not hard to believe the pace of change has picked up in the last decade.

whitePaper | October 10, 2022

Manufacturers are performing in a highly volatile environment Today’s manufacturers face a number of urgent challenges that they need to overcome in order to keep their business on track and gain competitive advantage. These challenges include customer demands for faster deliveries, greater product innovation and more Product as a Service offerings (servitization). Additionally, customers, investors and regulators are pressuring manufacturers to reduce their carbon footprint and improve transparency along their supply chains.