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May
24

Manufacturing Technology

 
In The Spotlight
IndustryWeek’s 2024 technology survey digs into data collection and analysis, cuts through AI hype, indicates new interest in automation and suggests one of our predictions this year was completely wrong.
Top Stories
To thrive today, manufacturers must move beyond mere machine efficiency.
Some digital tools can stress workers. Think relentlessly registering every small deviation from a standard.
IT departments can update software, but they can’t patch people.
80% of a product's environmental impact is determined during the design phase.
IndustryWeek editors discuss that story and some glue companies getting stuck together, using AI to land a job and why digitalization is hard.
Editor's Choice
Download the key performance metrics from the largest public manufacturers in the U.S. in .pdf format.