Recently I was asked what small, mid-size and large manufacturers can do to begin their march towards digitalisation. I think the first thing is trying to get knowledge. It may seem old-fashioned, but one very important first step is reading the trade magazines in print and online. They demonstrate much of the emerging technology, often with real-world examples of shopfloors who are actually implementing it.
Then, dedicate one person at your shop to learn about digitalisation. It should be someone in your organisation who has an open mindset and will get knowledge about what digitalisation means for your operation, because digitalisation is so broad. It’s about connectivity, it’s about data gathering and it’s surely about the analysis of that data…
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