THE FUTURE OF SMART MANUFACTURING
FOREWORD
MANUFACTURING MAGAZINE TEAM
EDITOR MATT HIGH
LEAD DESIGNER JULIA WAINWRIGHT
HEAD OF BRAND MARKETING ALICE PAGE
ACCOUNT MANAGER KIERAN DELANEY
PRODUCTION MANAGERS JANE ARNETA, YEVHENIIA SUBBOTINA FREYA REID
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR DANIELA KIANICKOVÁ
GROUP CONTENT DIRECTOR STEVEN DOWNES
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER JAMES WHITE
CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER LEWIS VAUGHAN
CEO GLEN WHITE
THE FUTURE OF SMART MANUFACTURING
It’ s little surprise so many Bosch plants have received the World Economic Forum’ s Global Lighthouse Network accreditation. The award recognises manufacturing sites that have successfully implemented Industry 4.0 technologies, like AI, IoT, big data, automation or any of the other innovations Digant Shah talks so passionately about in this issue.
Digant has more than 25 years’ experience in business transformation, and it shows. At Bosch SDS, the German brand’ s tech solutions provider, he is part of a team driving smart manufacturing innovation across industries built on a winning combination of sustainability, technology and human centricity.
These themes are at the heart of this edition, whether it’ s NVIDIA and General Motors’ use of the omniverse, Hitachi’ s AI manufacturing advances or our conversations with industry leaders like Rockwell Automation or Nokia. Whichever inspires you, we hope you enjoy the read.
Matt High
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