Industrial Revamp: Future of Manufacturing
The manufacturing sector is at an inflection point where it is adopting novel technologies to speed up product development and streamline processes, such as adopting IoT platforms, robotics, AI/ML, big data applications, wearable devices and exoskeletons, AR/VR applications, and extensible, modernized software relating to the manufacturing space (e.g., ERP and MES).
This is an exciting time for newer entrants as there exists a labor gap for the manufacturing industry, geopolitical tailwinds, and breakthroughs in underlying technologies. Innovation comes in a variety of flavors across the development, logistics, and execution processes in manufacturing:
Key opportunities I'm following fall within the following areas:
- Software for hardware engineers that speeds up innovation cycles
- Vertical SaaS that creates a more resilient supply chain
- Horizontal software to enable streamlined workflows in robotics
- Enabling workplace safety through computer vision offers operational efficiency gains
If interested, please check out the short deck attached below.