Quality Digest attended the 2025 Hexagon Live event in Las Vegas in June—and with that came the opportunity to speak with the great minds, creators, innovators, and sales teams of Hexagon. Darren Metherell, head of sales at Hexagon, followed up with the QD team after this event to speak more about connected manufacturing, and how cloud-based platforms like Nexus are improving communication, efficiency, productivity, and profitability by integrating disparate systems and seamlessly transferring knowledge.

Quality Digest: First off, let’s define connected manufacturing. What is it, and what makes it the smarter, more efficient way to get things done?

Darren Metherell: Connected manufacturing is the integration of digital technologies, intelligent systems, and real-time data across every stage of the production process, from design to delivery. It replaces disconnected, manual workflows with a seamless digital thread that enhances visibility, coordination, and decision-making across the entire value chain.

Six core features define connected manufacturing.

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