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INDUSTRY 4.0...

Manufacturers of any size can

implement digital transformation

Neil Ballinger, head of EMEA sales at automation parts supplier EU Automation,

explains what could be slowing adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies and how more
businesses can put their digital transformation strategy into practice
or over a decade, manufacturers have seen experience similar success if they digitalise
the benefits of automation and how it can processes. As Jürgen Maier, former CEO of Siemens,
improve productivity in a variety of explained when delivering the Made Smarter
Fapplications. Larger manufacturers, such Review, “It is massively important for SMEs to
as Siemens, Bosch and ABB, led the way in engage with digital technologies. Many smaller
digitalisation and demonstrated the advantages of companies think it is only for the likes of Siemens,
new technologies to improve efficiency across the but it is not. Technologies such as robots are now
supply chain. affordable and applicable to any manufacturer and
Despite the success these companies have can make significant improvements to productivity
achieved and demonstrated to other businesses, outputs.”
small to medium enterprises (SMEs) have been Manufacturers have been aware of the benefits
slow to innovate. However, these businesses can of advanced technologies since the term Industry