This month ’ s cover feature sees us speak with Prabhakar Shetty , Global Head of Manufacturing Services at LTTS , to discuss digital transformation in manufacturing amid the backdrop of COVID-19 . “ It ’ s much harder to guard against a pandemic or a tsunami but COVID-19 has shown how important this planning is ,” comments Shetty .

Elsewhere in the magazine , we speak with Marko Yli-Pietilä , Head of Smart Operations at Stora Enso , to talk about the rise of digital in his organisation ’ s production , maintenance and safety . “ We ’ ve collected data for a long time and used it for process optimisation however , there has been an even greater focus on digitalisation over the past few years ,” he says .

In addition , we explore how important digital platforms have become to PepsiCo , Ericsson , Nokia and HP as a result of Industry 4.0 , while in another

Furthermore , Chris Quick , Founder and CEO of RealBotics , discusses how influential robotics is to the manufacturing space and the impact of COVID-19 in the industry , while we also hear from Erik Udstuen , CEO of Twin- Thread , about digital innovation .

Be sure to check out in-depth reports with Siemens , Volvo Cars , Henkel , Coca-Cola Company and Aerojet Rocketdyne .

Finally , we look at 10 of the world ’ s leading supply chains .

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Enjoy the issue !

Sean Galea-Pace

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