“ In my area – manufacturing , energy and utilities – technologies like video analytics and computer vision , AR and VR , have not been applied extensively on plant floors .”
But that ’ s changing and these technologies are coming together , at the same time . Weller plans to see them as fully operational in the next one to three years at Verizon . But it ’ s not just the new tech that Weller is excited about . One key learning for Verizon over the past few years , is that the manufacturing industry is going to leverage employees ’ intellectual skills in new and powerful ways .
“ According to a study carried out by The Manufacturing Institute ’ s Center for Manufacturing Research and the American Psychological Association , 69 % of employees in the industry who are younger than 25 , said they would stay at their current employer because of upskilling and development opportunities , because upskilling will make the workplace more engaging .”
Upskilling will aid retention , boost operational efficiency and attract a new generation of workers .
Alongside the new opportunities of 5G , the manufacturing sector is combining a talented workforce with new technologies to take production to new heights . manufacturingdigital . com 139