Manufacturers have been mislabeled as laggard adopters of technology. In reality, over the course of decades, most adopted a tech stack that stores information and digitizes workflows across the production process.

Today, a plethora of macro forces and advancements in technology are driving demand for a new generation of solutions which automate burdensome tasks and unlock data that was previously trapped in physical spaces. As these solutions are deployed across the tech stack, they will drive a network effect which amplifies ROI and fuels continued innovation. In this piece, we explore the trends, technologies and companies accelerating the transition to the factory of the future.