DIGITAL FACTORY
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W ith the importance of operating a sustainable business in an industry consistently experiencing technological change , it has become vital that companies embrace technology and introduce new systems in order to keep up with competitors . In particular , the manufacturing sector has heavily embraced technology with many companies undergoing a digital transformation .
Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ) of TrakRap , Martin Leeming , believes that industry 4.0 is prioritised heavily at his company . “ It ’ s massive for us . I suppose you can argue that we ’ re unfortunate because we ’ re coming into an already established industry of end of line packaging ,” he says . “ However , where we ’ re fortunate is that because we ’ re coming in late , we ’ re able to start off digitally . We don ’ t have any baggage and haven ’ t got to try and transition from one to the other .”
Having initially joined TrakRap in 2010 following 15 years serving in senior level roles at supermarket giant , Asda , Leeming affirms TrakRap was
MARCH 2019