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State of things | Smart manufacturing (part 2): An alternative truth
This article is the second instalment in a series taken from a longer report, Smart manufacturing: asset management, predictive maintenance, dynamic scheduling and other use cases, from August 2018.
The report tells the story of smart manufacturing in four chapters. The first two examine the...
Appetite for smart manufacturing grows, but the market remains troubled and confused
The appetite for new digital technologies is growing among manufacturers, with certain brands in certain sectors in certain regions experiencing a considerable uplift in performance. But the take-up of smart manufacturing solutions remains tentative, as companies are unsure how to start with digital change...
US manufacturers are lagging on digital transformation, says report
US manufacturers have been slow to adopt digital manufacturing processes, and embrace digital transformation. This is the conclusion of a new report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a think tank for science and technology policy.
“For all smart manufacturing’s promise, most U.S....