Manufacturing 2030: The Shape of Things to Come


The Shape of Things to Come

The future state of manufacturing will be a highly efficient, high-tech engine of mass customization, driven by technology and transformed by innovation.

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Roundtable: Visions of the Decade to Come

Members of the MLC Board of Governors share their thoughts on an industry they believe will be customized, autonomous, micro-networked, sustainable – and more.

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Connected Customers: The Next Frontier

December 8, 2020

Consumers have more choice now than ever. Why wouldn’t you use readily available data from today’s increasingly connected customer to anticipate their needs, drive innovation, and earn their loyalty?

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Disruption Brings Endless Opportunities

December 8, 2020

The reality is that end-market disruption is only going to increase. If you want to play a pivotal role in shaping the American economy for the next decade, you need to consider how to face that disruption with strengthened innovation…

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Leadership for the Digital Future

December 8, 2020

What new skills, roles, teams, or new internal functions will manufacturers need in 2030?

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Putting Intelligence Back into AI

December 8, 2020

Today’s version of artificial intelligence is at risk of undercutting the power of knowledge.To free this important technology, here are 10 recommendations that will enable AI in manufacturing operations to prosper.

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Reimagining the Cybersecurity Workforce

December 8, 2020

Prepared for a cyber war? As cybercrime targets proliferate, manufacturers will need an army of cybersecurity experts to repel the hackers. MxD has identified 247 cyber roles that manufacturers need to consider.

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Reimagining the Human-Machine Relationship

December 8, 2020

Manufacturers must prepare the human workforce now to work alongside increasingly collaborative, even sentient, robots.

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Spatial Computing: Digitizing the Future of Work

December 8, 2020

By 2030, spatial computing applications that precisely locate and map 3D movements to improve operations and maximize the multiple interactions between humans, machines, objects, and working environments will become ubiquitous.

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The Evolving Role of Middle Management

December 8, 2020

Middle managers have been a part of organizational hierarchy since humans started working together. But that role must change as traditional manufacturing transforms to a data-driven digital engineering model.

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The Future, Brought to You by Virtual Twins

December 4, 2020

Tomorrow’s manufacturing will require faster innovation, along with more complex models and operational processes.


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