Simply put, we live in a digital world—both in our personal lives and on the job. In manufacturing, challenges abound. Customization, fast-changing business and technology environments, and workforce and talent-pool concerns combine to present challenges for manufacturers of all types.

Among proactive players, this situation is met with unmatched technology advancements that drive innovation much faster and on a truly global scale. Companies need to adapt their business models for sustainability and what’s often called future-proofing, although that concept is another article entirely.

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