NAM: Manufacturers Keep Pace With Technology Deployment Manufacturers are staying on top of the tech game. That was among the chief findings of a new polling conduct- ed by the Manufacturing Leadership Council, the NAM’s digital transformation division. The annual Transformative Technologies in Manufacturing research survey aims to reveal data on current realities and expectations for man- ufacturing in the near future and in the years to come. Rate of adoption : The most surprising data point was that 89 percent of respondents said they expect their company’s rate of adoption of disruptive technologies to increase over the next two years. That figure is up from 51 percent just one year ago. Why disruptive technology? Reducing costs and im- proving operational efficiency were the most-cited rea- sons for investing in digital tech, with 83 percent of re- spondents identifying these as important motivations. Improving operational visibility and responsiveness came in second, at 61 percent. Other reasons include increasing digitization (40 per- cent), creating a competitive advantage (36 percent) and improving quality (30 percent). Top near-future trends : Digital-twin modeling and sim- ulation software, augmented and virtual reality, high-per- formance computing and further investments in supply chain management software will lead the next wave of investments during the coming year or two. Not of interest : The survey found that quantum com- puting and blockchain technology are currently of the least interest to manufacturers. The role of AI and ML : Artificial intelligence and machine learning usage continues to grow among manufacturers. Nearly 50 percent of respondents indicated that their companies have implemented AI, either on a single-proj- ect basis (40 percent) or in all factories (9 percent). About 75 percent said they are applying AI and ML to reduce costs and improve productivity and processes. Approximately 60 percent indicated they had used AI and ML for preventative/predictive maintenance or quality improvement. Misunderstood metaverse : A new topic covered by this year’s survey, the manufacturing metaverse, was perhaps the least understood by respondents. About 38 percent said they were still trying to understand the tech- nology and concept, 20 percent said they have no plans to adopt a manufacturing metaverse approach and 15 per- cent said they didn’t know how to respond to the question. “Manufacturers are finding more use cases and busi- ness benefits for increasing their use of digital technolo- gy, and the pace of adoption is accelerating,” said MLC Co-Founder and Vice President and Executive Director David R. Brousell. “The research confirms that manufac- turing is headed for an agile, connected and collaborative future driven by technology and fueled by innovation.”
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