Is Your Technology Portfolio Strong Enough to Propel Sustained Growth Towards a Smart Future?

Disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are weaving a digital thread through the global industrial landscape. This integration is driving a shift toward automation, fundamentally reshaping business operations. 

Companies adapting to this industrial transformation are seeing technological best practices as their greatest ally for growth and transformation. 

Has your company identified the most promising avenues for growth?

To help you navigate industrial innovations and growth opportunities, this edition of the Frost & Sullivan Growth Opportunity Newsletter highlights strategic partnerships, supply chain dynamics, and business model transitions. 

Top growth opportunities covered: 

• Automation and electrification are emerging as key enablers of sustainable solutions in global fluid power equipment. 

• Stringent pharmaceutical and environmental regulations are driving transformative growth in chromatography. 

• Increased demand from electric vehicle and semiconductor segments is enhancing the growth potential of modular test equipment. 

• The global race toward self-sufficiency, silicon photonics, and advanced packaging is driving the semiconductor sector.  

Is your organization embracing a technology-powered growth strategy that can adapt to industry shifts, especially toward sustainability? 

As the industrial transformation is unfolding, the dynamics within the digitalized industrial domain are also shifting. Companies are currently investing in information technology (IT) and digital skills, fostering industry-specific innovation. Integrating extended reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Extended Reality (XR) into operational processes continues to lead the industrial transformation, shaping the future landscape. 

Digitization can save manufacturing firms between $39k to $400k per hour by preventing or reducing operational downtime. 

The global smart manufacturing industry was valued at $297 billion in 2023. 

Source: Frost & Sullivan 

• What exciting opportunities are emerging for stakeholders and top players in the digitalized manufacturing era? 

• What challenges in the manufacturing industry does software-defined automation (SDA) aim to address? 

• Is your organization equipped to outperform competitors with your products and solutions in the fiercely competitive domain of industrial XR? 
• Are you leveraging partnership and acquisition strategies to capitalize on the growth of industrial AR, VR, and XR applications? 

• Are computer vision, generative AI, predictive analytics, digital twins, and blockchain the future of the farming industry? 

• Are you optimizing your supply chain growth gaps with industrial automation best practices? 

• Is your team implementing data management best practices, such as adopting cloud-based industrial DataOps platforms? 

Here is an overview of the digital technologies that address growth gaps in manufacturing: 

Expecting to reach $25.43 billion by 2030, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) offer immense opportunities for key players. Integration with megatrends like Big Data and IIoT is driving MES to become a crucial driver of industrial automation's growth, providing substantial opportunities for companies. 

Strategic imperatives covered:  

• Disruptive Technologies: Integrating MES with AI, digital twin, and edge computing is crucial for securing future growth. 

• Competitive Landscape: Staying updated on technology advances, expanding sales channels, and showcasing industry-specific expertise, offer opportunities.  

• Transformative Megatrends: Reducing waste, optimizing resources, and quickly adapting to changing demands, are underscoring MES's essential role in sustainable manufacturing. 

Sustainability is pivotal in industrial growth, particularly impacting industrial and irrigation water management. This edition explores opportunities amidst water scarcity and increasing regulations, emphasizing the need for sustainable practices. 

• Is your company implementing best practices to comply with evolving water usage regulations while maintaining operational efficiency? 

• What cutting-edge water treatment and management technologies are poised to transform the industry? 

• What are the most effective strategies for reducing water consumption in water-intensive industrial processes? 

Top Strategic Imperatives for Growth     

Top 10 Strategic Imperatives Impacting the Digital Industrial Accelerators 

• Bridging the growth gaps for technology skills and adoption 

• Examining how you can thrive amidst transformation and ensure resilience amidst trade disruptions 

• Embracing generative artificial intelligence for automation to achieve growth 

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