Recent changes in the manufacturing process have brought more efficiency and cost-effectiveness to the industry. Automation in both the manufacturing process and in quality control continues to revolutionize the industry, creating a more consistent product while cutting down on costs. The Internet of Things connects new machinery and allows employees to control more of its functions. All of these changes go hand-in-hand with eco-friendliness, making industries more sustainable and reducing waste.

Companies like Braidy Industries are poised to take advantage of these exciting advances, decreasing their costs while upping their productivity.

Automation

For the past twenty years, automation has made an outsized impact on the manufacturing industry. Automated processes allow for more productivity while reducing the number of employees needed to complete a task. In recent years, automated machinery has become even more advanced, with machine learning and artificial intelligence becoming more commonplace.

Manufacturers have begun to adopt automation as part of the normal course of business. According to the consulting firm McKinsey, the potential exists to automate 87 percent of all production jobs. This represents a major opportunity for companies that want to upgrade their production lines.

Not only production jobs could benefit from the rise of automation. Materials movement, maintenance, and engineering could also see their automation rise to 45 percent. Many of these functions are available now in the modern manufacturing workplace, but much of their potential is yet to be explored.

The nature of the manufacturing workforce is changing. There are fewer employees on the production lines and more who are responsible for the maintenance and operation of the automated machinery. All manufacturing employees will need more focused training and should take advantage of adult education opportunities.

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