The buzz: “Machines will be capable in 20 years of doing any work a man can do” (1965, Dr. Herbert Simon). The manufacturing world is seeing innovation-driven trends and challenges across the Industrial Machinery and Components (IM&C) sector, with leading-edge companies already transforming their operations. The future will be defined by how quickly industry leaders address 3D-Printing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Twins, and Hyper-Automation. The experts speak. Jeff Hojlo, IDC: “The difficulty is not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones” (Thomas A. Edison).
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