The Top 10 Manufacturing Trends in 2015

Author:  Abigail Phillips, Manufacturing Global
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 29, Issue 3, Summer 2015
Doc ID:  2015033
Year of Publication:  2015
Abstract:  
2015 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the global manufacturing industry. Manufacturing plants are not longer dirty, dark and dangerous places to work; they house some of the world’s most sophisticated equipment, are managed using complex data and software, and run on powerful technology systems. As the concept of a ‘smart factory’ becomes more of a reality, we take a look at the manufacturing trends shaping the industry in 2015.