722
Industrial3469758301192984138192239275310337391417
Products39117583011973108161215270321356403
Finder,433975830119689515020425729246307585011725
Annual46807585011766120174229282305
201950107585011771129184241
29752897583011959117173
COVER4483361017894190271357455
STORY4976361017887161256355431
support49682601143991145199253287311
several83582601143988130179213267290
business1153826011454106145168221269308347
imperatives.1528826011423103158207240294319342384433472500
These496939011448101150189237
include:76193901142376119142194248297327
Scalability:609105101154994148173227282306331355383427457
Automation10951051011459111136190271325349372426479
in1602105101142376
the1706105101142578127
factory496116301142781122146199231272
gives794116301145577118166204
manufacturers10241163011481134186237263316358382433465513545583
the1634116301142476124
ability17841163011454107129151173197238
to496127601142579
transition603127601142458112165203226251274328381
personnel10121276011454103136175229282335384407
to1447127601142478
more15531276011481135168217
value-added496138801144397120172220257311365420469523
activities,1047138801145497121144187210235257306345373
and14481388011454107161
provides1637138801145588142185208262311350
the496150001142578126
foundation650150001142882134187241295320343397450
to1128150001142479
extend1235150001144890114163216270
and15331500011454107162
expand1723150001144990144198251305
product496161201145488142196248291315
and8391612011454107162
service1029161201143887121163186229278
offerings.1335161201145481109157191214267321360388
As1751161201145998
they1877161201142477126168
look496172501142377131178
to702172501142579
expand809172501144990144198251305
globally,1142172501145578132186240263286328348
automation15181725011454106130184265319344367421474
maintains4961837011481135158210235289312365404
process928183701145487141184233272310
consistency1266183701144397150188211250275324376419461
across1755183701145497130184223261
locations.496194901142272111161183203253302338363
This884194901144493114149
also1056194901145272108158
allows123719490114527292142204239
manufacturers14991949011477128177225249299338360408438483514549
to496206201142579
focus603206201142781124176215
on8462062011454107
what9812062011465118172197
they1206206201142578126168
do14022062011455109
best15392062011454103142166
to1733206201142579
find1840206201142750103158
and4962174011454107161
refine685217401143483110133186235
their948217401142477126149182
sweet11582174011439105154203227
spot.1413217401143993147172200
This16412174011448101124163
moves4962286011481135177226265
manufacturers7892286011480134187239267321363388440473522556594
into1411228601142376101155
a15942286011454
more16762286011480135168217
advantageous4962399011454108151205258283337391440494546584
position11082399011455109148171195218272325
from1461239901142861115196
taking1685239901142478125148201255
on4962511011454107
every631251101144991140174215
job874251101142378132
to1034251101142579
taking1141251101142478125148201255
on14242511011454107
those1559251101142578132171219
jobs1806251101142377132170
the496262301142578126
organisation650262301145488142196249272311365389412466519
can1197262301144397150
do13752623011454108
well,15112623011466115138161189
while17282623011466119142165213
achieving496273501145497150173221264287340394
the918273501142578127
best10732735011454103142166
profit1267273501145488142169192217
margins.15122735011481135168222245298337365
Cloud609284801146992146198252
technology889284801142574116169222276299353408449
is1366284801142362
central1456284801144392144169202256279
to1763284801142579
Industry496296001142578132184222247280322
4.0.846296001145684140168
It1042296001142550
allows1120296001145477100154220258
manufacturers14062960011481135188240267321364388440474523556595
to496307201142579
scale603307201143881135158207
operations8383072011454108157190245269292346399438
by1304307201145496
focusing1428307201142781124176215238291345
more18013072011481135168217
on4963185011454107
core631318501144397130179
competencies838318501144397177231280305354407449472521560
versus1426318501144291125163215254
IT1708318501142473
operations.4963297011454108157191245269292346399438466
Many9903297011479133186228
small12463297011439119173196219
to1493329701142272
mid-market15873297011480100151183260314348395443468
manufacturers4963409011481135188239267321364388440474522556594
have11183409011453107150199
limited1345340901142346126149174223277
IT1650340901142573
staffs1751340901143963117145172211
and4963522011454107161
they685352201142578127168
must8823522011480132171195
be11053522011455104
very1237352201144291124166
strategic143135220114396397151176224279302344
with1803352201146689114167
IT496363401142573
resources.597363401143382121175227260303351390418
The10433634011448101150
cloud1221363401144366120172226
is1475363401142362
the1565363401142477126
great1719363401145588137191215
IT1962363401142573
equaliser4963746011449103155209232255294343376
–9003746011448
giving976374601145477119142195250
small12543746011438119173196219
and15013746011454107161
mid-market4963858011481104158193273327361407456481
enterprises10053858011449102126175208263296319358406445
access1478385801145497139188227266
to1772385801142478
leading496397101142372126180203256310
software834397101143993121145211265298347
capabilities,1209397101144397151205260283306329353376425464492
while17293971011465118141164213
freeing496408301142761110158181234289
them813408301142477126207
from1048408301142760114195
having12714083011453107150173226280
to1579408301142479
monitor16864083011480134187210235289322
and4964195011454107161
manage6854195011481135188242296345
infrastructure.1058419501142376103137191229254287339382407459492541569
The16554195011448101150
cloud496430801144366120172226
also750430801145477116170
gives948430801145477120169207
manufacturers11834308011481135188240267321364389440474523556595
the1806430801142477126
ability4964420011454108131154177202244
to768442001142479
spin875442001143893116169
up10724420011452106
computing1206442001144397177232284308331384438
power,16724420011455109175223257275
providing496453201145488142184207262285338392
agility9164532011453107130153176201243
to1187453201142377
help12924532011452101124179
organisations1499453201145386140194247270309363388411465517556
“rise49646440114416992131180
to704464401142579
the811464401142477126
occasion”965464401145497139193232255309362398
when13914644011466119168221
needed.16404644011453101150205253308336
Security6094757011549101145199233258285330
and9674757011554109163
redundancy:1158475701153586140194249304358413457502532
As1718475701145998
digitisation496486901145477132155179202241295319342397449
in973486901142376
the1077486901142578127
factory1232486901142781124149203236278
continues,1538486901144297149174197250302351389417
security496498101143987130182215238263305
implications8294981011423103158181204246300325348402455494
grow1351498101145487141207
and15864981011454107161
a17754981011455
sophisticated496509401143993147200223262286309352406431479534
and10585094011454107161
layered1247509401142377119168201250304
approach15795094011454109163196250305347400
to496520601142579
security603520601143887130182215238263304
is935520601142362
critical.102552060114437699124147189243266294
This13475206011449101124163
is1538520601142362
challenging496531801144396150173196244297352375428482
for1006531801142781115
manufacturers11495318011480134187239267321363388440473522555594
who17715318011466119173
may4965430011481135176
not7005430011453107132
have8605430011453107150199
the1087543001142477126
security1241543001143987130182215238263305
resources1574543001143382121175227260303352390
in-house496554301142376111164218270308357
to881554301142579
adequately9885543011454108157211263317342391414456
address14725543011454108162196245283322
this1822554301142577100139
growing496565501145488142207230283338
challenge.862565501144295149172195244297351400428
Again,13185655011459114168191244272
leveraging1618565501142372114163196250305328381435
a4965767011454
cloud-hosted578576701144366120172226261314368406431480534
software1140576701143993120145211265298347
model15155767011481135189238261
can1804576701144397150
give496588001145477120169
manufacturers6935880011480134187239267321363388440473522556594
the1315588001142578127
ability14705880011454108131154177202243
to1741588001142579
confidently496599201144397150177200254303356381404446
charge970599201144295149183237286
forward1284599201142781115180234268322
in1634599201142376
their1738599201142577126149183
Industry496610401142578132184222247280322
4.0846610401145684140
initiatives.101461040114237699124147201226249291340379407
Control6096217011564118173200235289313
and9506217011555110164
visibility:1142621701154469107131186210235259287331361
In1532621701142578
an16386217011454107
increasingly496632901142376119152201255293316369424447488
complex1012632901144397178232255304345
and13856329011454107161
global1574632901145578132186240263
manufacturing4966441011481135188239267321364388440474497549604
enterprise,11286441011449102126175208263296319358406434
a15916441011454
single1673644101143861114168191240
digital496655301145477132155179233256
thread780655301142578111160214268
across1076655301145497130184223262
all1366655301145477100
operations14946553011454108157190245269292346399438
is1960655301142361
needed4966666011453102151205254308
to832666601142579
support939666601143890145199253287311
responsiveness,1278666601143482121175229282321344387435488537576615643
improve4966778011423104158191245288337
collaboration,861677801144297120142197251305338392417440494547575
reduce1464677801143382136188231280
risk177267780114335695142
and4966890011454107161
streamline68568900114396497146200280303326379428
compliance1141689001144397177232255278332385427476
requirements.496700301143382137188211245294374423476501539567
Visibility1091700301145578117140194217240263288330
from1449700301142761115195
order1672700301145488142191224
entry4967115011449102126160201
to726711501142478
inventory832711501142376119168221245299333374
to1234711501142579
finished1341711501142851103126165218267321
product1690711501145588142196248291316
is496722701142362
required586722701143382136188211245293348
to962722701142478
inform1068722701142376104158191272
customers,1368722701144294133158212292341374413441
partners4967339011454108142166219268301340
and8647339011454107161
other1053733901145579132181214
stakeholders1295733901143964118164213266320343398446480518
as1841733901145493
to1962733901142579
status219782601143963117142194233
at245882601145478
any2564826011454107149
time.274182601142548128177205
Customer2310938011564118156184238319370404
experience:274293801155197151202236261312367411462492
This3263938011448101124163
visibility2197105101144366104127182205228251275317
is2542105101142362
key2632105101144795137
to2797105101142579
provide2904105101145488142184207262310
the3243105101142477126
omni-channel21971163011454135188211245290343397450503551574
order2799116301145488142191224
and30511163011454107162
fulfilment2197127501142779102130153176256305358383
options26081275011454108133156210263301
that2937127501142578132157
customers2197138701144395133158212293341375413
demand26381387011455104184238291345
today.3011138701142579133188229249
It3288138701142549
is3365138701142362
also2197150001145477116170
critical239515000114427699123146189243266
to2689150001142579
support2796150001143890145199253287311
co-creation2197161201144397133178211260314339361416468
–26931612011448
the2769161201142578126
ability29231612011454109132155178202244
to3195161201142579
collaborate2197172401144397120143197251305338393417466
with2691172401146689113166
customers2885172401144395134158212293342375414
and21971837011454107161
suppliers.2386183701143991145200223246294328366394
Making28091837011479133180203256310
business21971949011454106145168221270308347
processes2572194901145488142184233272310359398
transparent2197206101142558112165204258312345394447472
and/or26972061011454107161201255288
open30132061011454109157210
to3251206101142579
engagement21972174011449102156210264313394443495520
from2745217401142861115195
customers2969217401144294133157211292341374413
and21972286011454107161
suppliers2386228601143991145200223246294328366
can2780228601144397150
support2958228601143991145199254287311
improved32982286011423103157191245287336391
satisfaction,2197239801143993117140179206260303328351405458486
stronger271123980114386396150203258306340
relationships3079239801143382105159184207261314352405428483521
and21972510011454107161
loyalty.2386251001142377119173196221263282
Customisation:23102623011564118156184238319343382436464488543597628
Mass29662623011480134172211
market32052623011481135168215264288
manufacturing21972735011481135188239267321364388440474497549604
has28292735011453107145
given3002273501145578120169222
way32522735011466120162
to3442273501142478
personalisation21972847011454103137175229282336359382421475500522577629
and28542847011455107162
customisation.3044284701144394133158212292315354408433456510563591
This21972960011448101124163
entails23882960011449102126180203226265
shorter2681296001143991145179203252286
production2995296001145487141196248290315338392445
runs3468296001143385138177
and21973072011454107161
the2386307201142578127
need25413072011453101150205
to2774307201142478
switch28803072011439105128152195248
out31563072011454106131
lines331530720114234699147186
more35293072011481135168217
often.2197318401145482106155208236
Manufacturers24613184011480134186238266320363387439473521555593
need30823184011453102151205
to3315318401142579
be34223184011454103
able35533184011454109132180
to2197329601142579
configure2304329601144296149177200254306339388
and27203296011454107161
reconfigure2910329601143382124178231259282336388421470
the3408329601142578127
shop2197340901143992146200
floor2425340901142750105159192
quickly26453409011454106129172219242284
and29573409011454107161
easy31463409011449103141183
to3357340901142579
avoid3464340901145497151174228
expensive2197352101144990144193246285308350399
machine26243521011481135177230253306355
and30073521011454107161
line319635210114234699148
downtime.21973633011454108174227252275355404432
Velocity2657363301145599122176219241266308
is2993363301142362
the3083363301142477126
new32373633011453102167
business21973746011454106145168221270308347
currency.2572374601144395128161210263306347367
Technologies2310554201144886128181234288311365420443491530
such2868554201143991133186
as3082554201145493
augmented32035542011454106160241290343367416470
reality2197565501143382136159182207249
can2474565501144296149
help26515655011453102125179
reduce2858565501143483137189232280
lag3166565501142377132
time3326565501142447128177
between21975767011454103128194242291344
design25695767011454103142165219272
and28695767011454107161
production.3058576701145588142197249291316339393446474
3D35605767011456125
printing2197587901145488111164188211264318
is2543587901142362
pivotal2633587901145477120174199253276
in2937587901142376
this3041587901142477100139
area.3208587901145487136190218
To3454587901144891
date,21975992011454108133182210
the2435599201142477126
use2589599201145291140
case2757599201144296135184
for2969599201142782115
rapid3112599201143387142165219
prototyping2197610401145488142166220245287341364417471
has26966104011453107146
proved2870610401145488142185233288
to3186610401142478
be32926104011455104
a34246104011454
game35066104011454108189238
changer,2197621601144396150203257306339357
and25826216011455107162
other2772621601145479131180214
broader3014621601145487141195250299332
use3374621601145291139
cases2197632801144397135184223
are2448632801145487136
now26126328011453107173
coming2813632801144397177200253307
into3148632801142376101155
focus.3331632801142781124176215243
These21976441011448101150189237
include2462644101142376119142194248297
3D27876441011456125
printing2940644101145488111164188211264318
for3286644101142882115
spares3429644101143993147181230268
or2197655301145487
replacement2312655301143483137160214257305386435488512
parts28526553011455109142167205
–30856553011448
providing3161655301145488142184207262285338392
the3581655301142577126
ability21976665011454108131154177202244
to2469666501142478
improve25756665011423104158192246288337
responsiveness2940666501143482121175230282321344387436489537576615
for3583666501142781115
customers2197677801144395133158212293341375413
at2638677801145479
a27456778011454
time2827677801142548128177
of3032677801145482
need.31426778011453101150205233
Additionally,21976890011459114168191216239293346400423446487507
manufacturers27326890011481135188240267321364389440474523556595
also3355689001145477115169
benefit21977002011454103156205232255280
from2505700201142761115195
3D27287002011456125
printing2881700201145588111164189212265319
of3228700201145481
replacement2197711401143382137160214256305386434487512
parts27377114011454108142166205
–29707114011448
another30467114011454107161185238287320
gamechanging339471140114551091892382197722701144396150203257280333387
value2612722701144397120172220
proposition2860722701145588142197251289312337360414467
when33557227011466119167220
you3603722701144296148
consider2197733901144397150188211266314348
all2573733901145477100
the2701733901142577126
benefits28557339011455103156205233256280319
–32027339011447
reducing3277733901143483137189232255308362
the3898228601142578126
acquisition4052228601145497151203226265288313336390443
time4523228601142447128177
and47282286011454107161
cost4917228601144397135160
of5105228601145482
parts,52152286011454108141166205233
especially3898239801144987142191233256310333356398
for4324239801142882115
old4467239801145477131
or4626239801145588
obsolete47422398011454108147201224273297346
parts,51162398011455109142167205233
and38982510011454107161
enabling40872510011449102156210233256309364
manufacturers44792510011480134187239267321363388440473522555594
to5101251001142579
implement38982622011423104158181230310359412437
speedy4363262201143893141190245286
repairs4677262201143483137191214247286
that4991262201142578132156
significantly3898273501143962116169192219242285339392416439481
reduce4407273501143482137189231280
downtime47152735011455109174227252275356404
while51472735011466119142165214
extending3898284701144990115163216271294347401
equipment43272847011449103155178232313362415439
shelf-life4794284701143992141164191226249272299348
and51702847011454107161
return3898295901143382107159192245
on41712959011454107
investment.4306295901142376119167206231311360413438466
Innovation:4011307201152681136190234289317341395450480
Crucially,45193072011469102154197220274297320362381
manufacturers38983184011481135188239267321364388440474522556594
need45203184011453102151205
to4753318401142579
address48603184011454108163196245284322
whether38983296011466119167192245294327
the4253329601142578126
business44073296011455107145168221270309347
systems4782329601143981120144193274312
they5122329601142578127168
have38983408011453107150198
in4124340801142376
place4228340801145578132174223
are4479340801145488137
ready4644340801143382136190232
to4904340801142579
support5011340801143890145199253286311
the3898352101142578126
journey4052352101142377129163216265306
toward4386352101142579145199232287
Industry4701352101142477132183222247280322
4.0.5051352101145684140168
Product3898363301144880134188240283308
Lifecycle423436330114436693142185227269292341
Management46033633011480134187241295344424473526551
(PLM),5182363301142775119198226254
Enterprise38983745011449102127176209264297320359407
Resource43333745011451100139193245278321370
Planning4731374501144871125178231254307361
(ERP),5120374501142777128176203231
Manufacturing38983858011480134187239266320363387439473496549603
Execution4529385801144990139182234258281336388
Systems4945385801144991130154203284322
(MES)38983970011427107156205233
and41593970011454107161
Computer43483970011469123204258310334383417
Aided4793397001145982136185240
Drafting/50613970011468102156183208231284338378
Computer38984082011469123203258310334383417
Aided4343408201145982136185239
Manufacturing46114082011479133186238266320362387439472495548602
(CAD/CAM),3898419401142796156224264333392472499527
all4453419401145477100
must45814194011481133172196
be48054194011455103
integrated4936419401142376101150204237291316365419
to3898430701142579
support4005430701143890145199253286311
the4344430701142578126
move44994307011480134177226
toward4753430701142478144198232286
increased3898441901142376119152201255293342397
digitisation4323441901145477131154179202240295319342396449
and48004419011454107161
customisation.3898453101144395133158212293315354408433456510563591
So,40114644011449103131
many41704644011481135187229
organisations4427464401145488142196249272311365389412466519558
are5013464401145487136
spending3898475601143993142195249272325379
many43054756011481135188230
IT4563475601142472
cycles4663475601144385128151199238
on49294756011454107
integration3898486801142376101149204237291316339393446
(a4372486801142781
necessary44814868011453102144193232271325358400
evil),4909486801144991114137165193
which51304868011465118141184237
takes3898498001142579125174213
away41394980011454120174216
from4383498001142761115195
their4606498001142578127149183
ability48174980011454108131154177202244
to5089498001142478
focus5195498001142882125177215
on38985093011454107
innovation4033509301142376129183226280304327381434
(competitive4495509301142870124205259308333356380403446495
advantage).38985205011454108151205258283337391440467495
This44215205011447100123162
integration461152050114227599148202236290314337391444
albatross5082520501145477132186210244298336375
is3898531701142362
the3988531701142477126
subject4142531701143991145168217260284
of4454531701145482
a45645317011454
study4646531701143863115169211
by4885531701145596
Accenture,50095317011460102145194247271323357406434
who38985430011466119173
reports4099543001143382136190224248287
a44145430011454
typical4496543001142567121144187241264
IT4788543001142472
budget48895430011454106160214263288
may52055430011480135176
allocate3898554201145477100154197251275324
up42505542011452107
to4385554201142478
9044915542011456113
per46325542011454103136
cent4796554201144392145169
to4993554201142579
maintaining38985654011481135158211235289312365388441495
the4421565401142578127
current4576565401144294128161210263287
state4891565401143964118142191
and51105654011454107161
just5299565401142375114139
1038985766011456112
per40385766011454103137
cent4203576601144291144169
on44005766011454107
innovating4535576601142376129183225279304327380434
–49975766011448
a50735766011454
‘technology3898587901142853101144197250304327381435477
debt’44035879011454103158182213
that4644587901142577131156
is4828587901142362
bankrupting49185879011454108161208241293348372395448502
competitive3898599101144397177232280305328353376418467
advantage.43935991011454109151205258283337391440468
The40116103011448101150
boundaries41896103011454108160213268322355378427465
between46826103011455104128194243292345
production3898621601145488142196248291315338392445
and43716216011454107162
management45616216011480134187241295344425474527551
must51406216011481133171196
disappear,3898632801145477116170224279328382415433
and43596328011454107162
ERP,45496328011449100148154
MES47316328011479129178
and49376328011454107161
other5126632801145479131180214
critical389864400114437699124147189243266
systems4192644001143981119144193273312
must45326440011481133171196
form4756644001142781115195
an49796440011454107
integrated3898655301142376101149204237291316364419
unit43456553011452105128152
if4525655301142351
businesses46046553011454106145168221269308347396434
are5066655301145488137
to5231655301142478
realise3898666501143382136159182221270
the4196666501142477126
growth4350666501145488142208232285
opportunities46636665011454108163217250275327380403427450499538
presented3898677701145488137175224277302350405
by4331677701145496
this4455677701142577100139
new46226777011453102168
age48186777011454108157
of5003677701145481
intelligent3898688901142376101149172195218273321374399
manufacturing.43256889011480135187239267321364388440474497549604630
Evaluating4983688901145092146169221275300323376430
the3898700201142578126
existing4052700201144990113152177200253307
IT4387700201142473
environment44887002011448101144167200254307388437490514
is5030700201142362
the5120700201142577126
first527470020114285184123147
step3898711401143963112166
to4092711401142579
understanding41997114011452105159208242280305359412466489542596
how48237114011453107173
ready5024711401143382136191232
or5284711401145588
unprepared38987226011452105159193241296350383432486
manufacturers44127226011481135188240267321364389441474523556595
are5035722601145487136
for5199722601142882115
Industry3898733901142578132184223247280322
4.0.4248733901145684140169
IPF532873450922470116