Machines Italia/SME Advanced Manufacturing Survey of North American Companies Advanced Manufacturing Improving Machine Performance
Advanced Manufacturing is playing a key role in revolutionizing North American industry, a survey of more than 300 manufacturing leaders on behalf of the Italian Trade Agency shows. SME, in collaboration with the Italian Trade Agency’s “Machines Italia” project, conducted a brief survey to deter-
mine current trends in Advanced Manufacturing. The following results from the 2014 Advanced Manufacturing Sur- vey were generated from responses among the following job functions: 24% Executive/C-Level, 31% Engineering/ Production Management, 27% Engineering/Production Department and 18% listed as “Other”.
Does your company plan to invest in Advanced Manufacturing capabilities in the next two years (2014/15)?
313 Respondents Not sure
What Advanced Manufacturing improvements has your company
added in the past year?
305 Respondents
Note: More than one option may be selected by respondents
Yes, moderately
Advanced materials
Advanced software/cloud-based software 68
Automation/robotics Inventory/supply chain integration 68 Integrated quality controls 58 Innovative, cutting-edge technology 82 Materials handling 54 Multitasking machines 87
Software-assisted planning/scheduling 80
No Other Yes, substantially
As a result of Advanced Manufacturing measures your company has taken, how has it improved its manufacturing performance?
299 Respondents Lowered production costs
Improved ability to scale/customize Improved production speed
Improved product quality/reliability
Increased product complexity/performance Reduced waste Other
Note: More than one option may be selected by respondents
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