With the end of the year comes the holiday season. With the holiday season comes high demand for industrial settings.

As Michael Sharp previously wrote for NIST, “it’s no surprise to anyone that a full suite of ever-evolving technologies is rising up to provide manufacturers with options for new sensing devices, cybersecurity enhancements, adaptive control, and evaluation systems — all backed by industrial artificial intelligence (AI).”

As the authors of a McKinsey Global Institute put it, “Micro-, small, and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) are the lifeblood of economies around the world.

When AtomTech had clients coming in and asking for designs from a blank sheet of paper where the engineering budget exceeded the total budget of the project, they quickly realized that they needed a partner that could help them implement an automation-friendly solution that was also cost-effective. 

A  study of the global supply chain automation market projected that it will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.6% from 2021 to 2028.

The end of August means one thing for many…back-to-school season. Outside of the classroom, the emphasis on students and education this time of year is actually an important reminder for those in the industrial field as well.

Grocery giant, Kroger, recently announced that it plans to invest further in its integration of automation technology in order to achieve greater efficiency and labor productivity, specifically within its customer fulfillment centers.

As Jason Ma recently wrote in an article for Fortune, “More U.S. companies are about to flip the ‘on’ switch when it comes to automating tasks with artificial intelligence.” A new report details Apple’s plans to reduce the number of workers on its iPhone assembly line by 50% in favor of automation.

There are many factors that continue to impact the manufacturing sector. From the effects that stem from geopolitical conflicts and continue to persist following the pandemic to material costs and varying demands, manufacturers have plenty to keep up with.

We are in a new era for manufacturing, one that is widely referred to as smart manufacturing.

Liking your work. Feeling comfortable while at work. Having team support. Access to opportunity and growth. These are all qualities that we look for in a workplace.

The Seattle Times recently reported on the Federal Aviation Administration’s inspection of Boeing’s 737 MAX production at its Renton factory.

Automation. Artificial intelligence. Augmented reality. These are the new key elements of the industrial sector.