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The AI Divide: Manufacturing’s Pivotal Moment is Here
July 24, 2025AI is now production-ready and delivering measurable manufacturing gains in quality, maintenance, and productivity. Manufacturers that fail to adopt it quickly risk falling behind AI-enabled competitors.
Using AI to Boost Supply Chain Visibility and Resiliency
July 24, 2025AI improves supply chain visibility and resilience with real-time data, predictive insights, and automation. It helps manufacturers anticipate disruptions, respond faster, and reduce downtime across operations.
Scenes from Rethink 2025
July 18, 2025Manufacturing leaders gathered in Florida for MLC’s record-setting Rethink 2025, focusing on accelerating digital transformation, AI, and Manufacturing 4.0 through panels, case studies, and awards.
Dialogue: At Merck, It Takes a Digital Village
July 16, 2025Merck’s Besu Alemayehu describes how a clear digital strategy, cross-functional partnership and diverse team helped drive manufacturing transformation. He says success comes from “a village” working together to improve lives.
Defining the Human-Machine Relationship
July 10, 2025AI is reshaping the human-machine relationship, pushing manufacturers to define what intelligent machines should do and appoint leaders to set boundaries.
Maximizing Continuous Improvement with GenAI
July 9, 2025GenAI can help manufacturers overcome CI sustainability and connectivity challenges by automating workflows, capturing knowledge, and measuring savings. It also improves human decision-making, though data security, legacy integration, and ROI remain key hurdles.
Connectivity and AI Drive the Future of Manufacturing
July 1, 2025AI, fiber optics, 5G and edge computing are transforming manufacturing into agile smart factories with faster decisions, better quality control and stronger security.
How the C-suite Can Drive Results for AI Success
July 1, 2025Leaders need six pillars for transformative GenAI, including centralized governance, data maturity, partnerships, talent, and ethical guardrails. Success requires reimagining business models—not just automating existing processes.
MLC Announces 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Award Winners
June 24, 2025MLC named Celanese, Pure & Gentle and Merck’s Besu Alemayehu as 2025 Manufacturing Leadership Award winners for digital transformation, sustainability and innovation in manufacturing.








