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How do you expect your companys budget for What areas of your
technological advancements to change in 2017? organization have the 39% 37.8%
U.S. manufacturing executives say: highest adoption of or 36.6% 35.4%
32.9%
potential for technological
28.1%
advancement?
U.S. manufacturing
18.3%
executives say:
12.2%
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85.4% R&D 54.9%
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Which technologies will improve your competitiveness in 2017? Reduced
cost
U.S. manufacturing executives say:
57.2% 46.5%
Additive
Simulation Manufacturing
62% 60.6% 58%
The cloud Big data and Additive
analytics Manufacturing
76.6%
Increased
product
quality
46.4%
55.3% Big data and 25%
57.3% 56% Horizontal and analytics Cybersecurity
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integration
75.3%
54.7% 35.4% Accelerated 21.4%
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4.0 ADOPTION INCLUDE their organization: The survey results show that the Automation Alley manufacturing
executives tend to be more prepared for the Industry 4.0
54.7%
Cost for technological
advancement is too high
Only slightly more than half of the national manufacturers surveyed have a dedicated budget and process to support
the adoption of new technologies. National manufacturing executives reported that the top barriers to technological
68%: We believe technological advancements are important, and
advancements within their organizations are cost, uncertainty about which technology supplier has the best solution, have a dedicated budget and process to support the adoption.
and employees who are reluctant to change.
How would you best describe the technological advancements within your organization?
52.7%
Uncertain about which
technology supplier has
the best solution
47.3%
Employees are reluctant
to change 7%: We are not really focused on technological
advancements as we believe they will occur organically.
16%: We are not really focused on technological 8%: We are interested in technological
advancements as we believe they will occur organically. advancements, but we fear they may be disruptive.
How do you expect your company revenue driven by the Is the manufacturing industry a key sector in which your
manufacturing industry to change in 2017? organization plans to grow in the next three years?
U.S. manufacturing executives say U.S. manufacturing executives say
(by current customer breakdown): (by current customer breakdown):
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INDUSTRY 4.0 KNOWLEDGE
& READINESS
AUTOMATION ALLEY
INDUSTRY 4.0 IS A NEW PERSPECTIVE
CONCEPT FOR BOTH THE Automation Alley executives are significantly more familiar
with the term Industry 4.0 than their national counterparts.
Only about a quarter of all national manufacturing executives and slightly more
than a third of technology executives have heard of the term Industry 4.0.
Manufacturing: Technology:
Manufacturing:
27% Yes
Technology:
32% Yes
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AUTOMATION ALLEY
THE MANUFACTURING PERSPECTIVE
Is Industry 4.0 an initiative within your organization? How long will it take your organization to complete the
U.S. manufacturing executives say: entire Industry 4.0 transformation?
U.S. manufacturing executives say:
33.3%
24.7%
23.3%
20.7%
Yes
76.7%No
12.7%
6%
2.7%
Years
Yes
organization currently has or plans
to develop products or services
dedicated to Industry 4.0.
How much financial impact will Industry 4.0 bring to the
65% of national technology technology industry in general?
executives said Industry 4.0 How much financial impact will Industry 4.0 U.S. technology executives say:
will have at least some impact have on your organization?
on their organization financially. U.S. technology executives say:
22 | 2017 Technology Industry Report | Industry 4.0 is here. Are we ready? 2017 Technology Industry Report | Industry 4.0 is here. Are we ready? | 23
BOTH TECHNOLOGY
AND MANUFACTURING
PROFESSIONALS NEED A
PLATFORM TO CONNECT
AND UNDERSTAND
EACH OTHER
Both national manufacturing and technology executives agree on the top barriers to the manufacturing industrys
implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies. However, the results show the technology industry needs to better
understand pain points among manufacturers.
53% 51%
43%
38% 39%
25%
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