Covid-19 boosts digital manufacturing; a business imperative, say firms

The ecosystem for digital manufacturing in In­dia is visible, said the Gateway House re­search study. It isn't as deep as it is in the West or China but is developing breadth and depth

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Coronavirus | digital workplace | manufacturing

Peerzada Abrar  |  Bengaluru 

The Covid-19 pandemic has acceler­ated the process of digital manufacturing. Com­panies that saw it as an option, now understand it as a business imperative. This is particularly true for older facilities that have been working on their modernisation for several years.

Brownfield facilities traditionally relied on heavy capital investment for upgrading infrastructure. The pandemic has shrunk operating budgets and capital. But industry 4.0 technologies have made it possible to operate disparate factory assets by digitally linking them with new generation hardware and software systems ...

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First Published: Tue, April 27 2021. 06:10 IST
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