August, 20186 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSIn today's manufacturing industry dominated by connected IoT devices, manufacturers are looking for effective ways to manage plant floor data and derive insights from it to optimize plant operations. The need of the hour is to enable plant operators and onsite professionals with access to quality data at the right time to foster accurate decision making. With sophisticated analytics at hand, the workforce can be well equipped to ensure swift operational change management, maximum uptime, and better safety. In this scenario, Artificial intelligence, built on rich volumes of data, is playing a pivotal role in change management and process optimization. With manufacturing making its way back to the U.S., there is a higher demand for robotics solutions that can drive resource utilization and reduce the spend on expensive human labor. There is, however, a demand for robotics experts who can build innovative models to the unique needs of every manufacturing plant. An astute manufacturer has to walk the tightrope of choosing the right automation technology supported by a team of experts to drive the performance. The other raging technology development in the manufacturing industry is the digital twin. With the ability to support end-to-end digital supply chain, from designing, planning, manufacturing, delivery, and operations, the digital twin is emerging as a key arsenal for manufacturers to improve plant operations and productivity. As the industry players look to embrace these inventive techniques and technologies, the challenges around safety and cybersecurity grow to an all-time high. To ensure safety, data security, and operational integrity, most companies are taking a security-first approach to technology adoption. In this edition of Manufacturing Technology Insights, we bring to you technology innovators who are making great strides in providing plant floor solutions that reduce the time and cost of production, all while ensuring maximum resource efficiency and productivity. Let us know your thoughts.Connecting the Dots in the Age of `Connected' ManufacturingEditorialCopyright © 2018 ValleyMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.AUGUST - 2018SHOP FLOOR MANAGEMENT SPECIALContact Us:Phone:510.230.0395Fax:510-894.8405Email:sales@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.comeditor@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.commarketing@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.comAugust - 2018, Vol 04 - Issue 04 Published by ValleyMedia, Inc.To subscribe to ManufacturingTechnology InsightsVisit www.manufacturingtechnologyinsights.com Editor-in-ChiefLaura DavisEditorial StaffSalesVisualizerJohn GouthamRichard Watson richard@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.comAva Gracia Divya KishorePeter ThomasVivian MurrayTECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSTECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSLaura DavisEditor-in-ChiefManufacturingTechnology InsightsWrite to useditor@manufacturingtechnologyinsights.com*Some of the Insights are based on the interviews withrespective CIOs and CXOs to our editorial staff
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