In today’s competitive landscape, the manufacturing sector stands on the brink of a revolutionary transformation. The traditional factories of the past are giving way to smart, adaptive, and interconnected systems—ushered in by Industry 4.0. Often called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Industry 4.0 blends advanced technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big...
While tech conferences and industry publications continue to buzz with grandiose visions of artificial intelligence transforming every aspect of business, many executives find themselves asking a more pragmatic question: “What can AI actually do for my organization today?” As we navigate 2025, the gap between AI hype and genuine business value has finally started to...
Last month, I walked through a manufacturing plant in Pune that looked nothing like the noisy, chaotic factories I remembered from my engineering college days. This one was almost eerily quiet, with screens displaying colorful dashboards at every workstation. When a particular machine began operating slightly differently than usual, it wasn’t a human who noticed—it...
Last month, I walked through a factory that had been operating since the 1970s. The contrast was striking—ancient hydraulic presses stood next to collaborative robots, legacy control systems operated alongside AI-powered quality inspection cameras. The plant manager pointed to a machine where operators were scanning QR codes to pull up digital work instructions on tablets....
Last week, I visited a bearing manufacturing plant outside Pune where two striking scenes unfolded side by side. In one section, robotic arms performed precision welding with superhuman consistency, no humans in sight. In the adjacent bay, technicians wearing AR headsets worked alongside collaborative robots, their movements synchronized in a choreographed dance of production. Same...