Top Trends In Manufacturing
                     Top Trends In Manufacturing
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Many experts have come out with numerous predictions on the trends that are going 
to be dominant in the manufacturing sector. Not everything that has been forecast 
has become a fact!
But yes! There are several trends that have become integral elements of the 
manufacturing industry. These, in fact, are key facets that all manufacturers need to 
make note of, while planning business operations for subsequent ten years. While a 
regular person is pre-occupied with the changes in the service based technology 
industry, the changes in the manufacturing industry have not been widely noticed. 
This particular write-up would briefly elaborate on few of the major trends in 
manufacturing that are pretty much obvious today.
The future is Industry 4.0
By making a mention of “Industry 4.0”, reference is made to the trend where, data 
exchange and automation is heavily being relied upon, by manufacturing sector. 
This is no longer on the fringe but getting increasingly more mainstream in 
adoption by the reputed manufacturing organizations. Installation of robots and 
enabling the teaming-up of people and robots are things that organizations cannot 
afford to ignore!
IOT (Internet of Things)
There is an incessant increase in the number of manufacturing plants that depend on 
IOT. With IOT, there is linking of several devices in the organization. This is highly 
useful for realization of objectives such as enhanced safety, decline in costs, 
safeguard against non-compliance issues and manufacture of innovative products, 
etc.  
Younger business leaders
One more prediction is that, persons born during the last two decades of previous 
century shall now become the business leaders. They are going to take over the 
mantle from their seniors and operate as leaders of numerous prominent 
organizations.
Blockchain technology
Many factories have now chosen the Blockchain technology, which has put them in 
a position of power that is without a precedent! The sophistication of the technology 
is such that, organizations are not going to be impeded in tracking all elements of 
supply chain and promptly rectify any issues. This improved transparency, other 
than reducing costs, will address the all-important facet of security, as well.
Direct interaction with customers
Well, there is a speedy rise in the manufacturing units that are opting to sell their 
offerings directly to customers. For this purpose, they are relying on diverse e-
commerce platforms. Due to the direct interaction, it’s become possible for sellers 
to carry out transactions very fast. Additionally, manufacturers are able to develop 
customer database, which will be very helpful for future.
VR (Virtual Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality)
Modifying products during the stage of design has now become an entirely 
uncomplicated matter, with advent of VR and AR technologies. The technologies 
are also greatly assisting workers, for execution of different tasks. Providing 
training to workers lacking the required skill has become simple, too.
Eco-friendly manufacturing processes
The manufacturing industry has started to go with eco-friendly processes. ID 
Fan Due to this, the flow of product is not restricted to just one direction, it is in 
both ways; materials that are recyclable are again being to put into use. This, 
apart from being a good environmentally-friendly practice, is cost-effective, as 
well.
           
 
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