Digital manufacturing technologies help to overcome global hurdles
Summary
This is the question that Hartmut Pütz, President - Factory Automation EMEA at Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V., answers in his exclusive videocast interview “Digital Manufacturing in times of challenges”. Despite the currently dynamic environment, businesses can still successfully grow, navigating turbulent and uncertain markets by adopting key automation solutions that support increased responsiveness, resilience, and profitability. Based on his extensive expertise and experience in the field, Hartmut Pütz, recommends companies be proactive in the implementation of data-driven technologies, such as data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twins. By gathering, analysing, and sharing data from the shop floor, it is possible to determine how processes can be improved, driving productivity, efficiency and uptime. To quickly enhance operations while optimising capital investments, it is recommended to adopt innovative technologies for smart manufacturing in stages.