This research service covers key technology trends in manufacturing technologies. Applications enabled by new manufacturing methods and automation technologies that are bound to have high impact in the near-term and medium-term is profiled in the research service. Key technology trends and its impact on the industry; adoption factors; stakeholder a...

This research service provides an assessment of opportunities for emerging technologies in high quality manufacturing. It focuses on various emerging technologies that enable reduction of defects of the manufactured products. This reduction in defects translates to decrease in waste and thus the manufacturing cost. The research service includes tec...

Collaborative robots or cobots are robots that can perform tasks alongside humans. The interoperability and the ease of integration into existing factory environment are encouraging its development and adoption in recent years. Their interaction with humans is more natural and they share the same workspace and can be easily reprogrammed. Robotic p...

Printing technologies and equipment are witnessing a surge despite the shift towards green and paperless environments. Electronic paper and digitization have not hampered the development of technological innovations in the printing industry. A majority of the printing technologies have been commercialized and used in the market for over a decade n...

Advancements in virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality technologies improving human machine interaction and intelligence have created opportunities for visualization technology manufacturers to discover a wide range of applications in the manufacturing sector. Efficient human-machine interaction, on the job training, immersive learni...

Industries today are in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) driven by the use of smart connected devices. IoT solutions are moving towards integrating machines, services, and products leveraging big data analytics to obtain useful data through intelligent networks. Key benefits include: customization, improved productivity and effic...

The concept of creating a replica of equipment or a system, or physical asset called digital twin is gaining interest in the manufacturing sector. Technologies such as artificial intelligence, advanced software platforms, communication, big data analytics, and sensors are enabling improvements in efficiency and productivity. Mixed reality, holograp...

Rapid proliferation of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology in the industrial arena has attracted manufacturers and consumers to adopt the technology widely. Also awareness of the technology has led to the innovative option of merging additive and subtractive additive manufacturing techniques. The hybrid manufacturing technique or system ofte...