Article : ML Journal October 2020

Enabling ‘Tech Intensity’ in AI

September 30, 2020

Artificial intelligence is a major component in manufacturing transformation projects, but using the technology to invent new digital capabilities that will create competitive advantages requires a disciplined use case approach.

Article : ML Journal October 2020

Bounce Forward, Not Back

September 30, 2020

Manufacturing resilience and the power of technology.

Article : ML Journal October 2020

An Accelerated M4.0 Future

September 30, 2020

Manufacturers scramble to digitize in immediate response to pandemic strains, but the payoff could be greater down the road.

Article : ML Journal October 2020

The Three Rs for the Next Normal

September 30, 2020

Harnessing digital technologies to reimagine workspaces and the workforce, create more resilient operations, and refactor innovation across the enterprise will help determine which manufacturers thrive and survive in the post-COVID world.

Article : ML Journal October 2020

Industry 4.0: A Realistic Approach for Practical Times

September 29, 2020

To successfully navigate the journey to Manufacturing 4.0 and ensure talent retention, leaders must shift their management mindset from command and control to cultivate and monitor by creating an environment that fosters motivation and psychological safety.

Article : Plant Tour reviews

Protolabs hosts MLC’s first-ever virtual plant tour

September 2, 2020

Only July 22, the Manufacturing Leadership Council hosted its first-ever virtual plant tour in conjunction with Protolabs, a manufacturer of custom prototypes and on-demand production parts. More than 300 attendees joined the tour, which “visited” six of Protolabs’ U.S. facilities…

Article : COVID-19

The Connected Enterprise Shouldn’t be Next for Manufacturers – It Should be Now

August 26, 2020

The Connected Enterprise has been a priority for manufacturing companies in recent years but has experienced unprecedented acceleration due to COVID-19 in 2020. Manufacturing leaders from Lockheed Martin, VirTex Enterprises, and IBM discussed major drivers of this acceleration, including enablement…