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Agents of Change: What Will Disrupt the SMT Industry in 2018?
By Philip Stoten (@philipstoten) T
his past year we saw the chal- lenges of the connected factory, breakthroughs in modular and
compact production equipment, and the issues surrounding the genera- tion of manufacturing data and how it can be leveraged brought to the fore. These trends are quickly mov- ing from concept to realization, with
offer an opinion on what they see as the biggest agents of change in 2018. Bjorn Dahle. “2018 is going to be an exciting year for everyone involved in smart factory and Industry 4.0 initia- tives. This is where the rubber really hits the road, where the talk is done and people get to work on real proj- ects that deliver measurable ROI and performance improvements. That’s why we introduced our Industry 4.0 starter kit, which allows people to kick off their journey with a low-cost, low-risk project that shows them how a smart factory project could work. The industry has come to real-
Bjorn Dahle, CEO, KIC.
the barrier to smart factory entry dropping significantly. These tech- nologies promise to fundamentally change the way products are made and the way supply chains are man- aged. As these topics are likely to only grow in importance in 2018, we asked several industry experts to
ize that no single company can pro- vide an out-of-the-box solution that delivers everything for Industry 4.0 implementation. Those with sys- tems-wide knowledge and those with deep domain expertise play their own roles in delivering and managing the data that is specific to particular parts of the manufacturing process. In our case, that domain expert-
ise is in the thermal process, others might be experts in inspection or placement. By working together, we can provide best-in-class solutions for a specific process and deliver data in an open, shared format that can drive value to other processes on the line and overall production planning
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and management solutions. The progress made this year in
the realm of standards has been a great example of companies leaving
tion. Digital natives are breaking the code for the most efficient end-to-end engagement with customers and con- sumers, with the digital thread flow- ing through the value chain from ideation through product develop- ment and manufacturing, on to final fulfillment.
Technologies such as AR (aug- Erich Hoch, CEO, Jabil Digital Solutions.
personal interests and competitive issues at the door and collaborating for the good of the entire industry.” Erich Hoch.
“Disruption and
change are our norms and they accel- erate every year. I’m expecting more of the same in 2018, with some enabling technologies reaching a tip- ping point of adoption and applica-
mented reality) and VR (virtual real- ity) will make maintenance, training and global product launches seam- less. The meaning of globalization is changing as mass customization or personalization at scale becomes a reality, powered by additive manu- facturing. This is likely to change the way products are made and fulfilled and could radically change the num- ber of manufacturing locations from hundreds to thousands, with 3D printers deployed closer to the final consumer. Expect a major shift in the way manufacturing is distributed. Terms like AI (artificial intelli-
gence) and digital twin are finding their way into our daily vocabulary, all connected by that same digital thread that delivers better products to market, faster and more efficient- ly than ever. Smart factories are improving the way we manufacture and smart supply chains are improv- ing the way we deliver. Further,
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