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Digital manufacturing greatly benefits from the use of data from various points on the factory floor. When aggregated, data can be utilized for a broad range of use cases such as identifying improvement opportunities. Traditionally, these data streams have been sent securely and with high integrity via hardwire in the factory. As the digital transformation advances, the use of sensors and other data sources will be relied upon at an increasing rate. Connecting with data sources via hardwire is no longer resource-effective and new wireless protocols must be adopted. The manufacturing industry needs guidance on wireless solutions that allow flexibility, mobility, and security.

Connected digital manufacturing enterprises are collecting more and more data related to stages of the product life cycle downstream from product design. Linking these data back to choices made during the design process is a large opportunity for improvement as 70-80% of costs are determined there. Industry is in need of artificial intelligence-powered tools that can ingest historical data and correlate it to new or revised designs in order to socialize expertise and improve life cycle outcomes.