Since crossing into the 21st century, we’ve seen computers and subsequent digitalization enhance our technological capabilities more than a hundred-fold. This period of computer technology has changed how we exchange information, communicate and work. Much of this is thanks to the introduction of advanced data analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and machine learning.

With the emergence of these still-developing advancements, our industrial capacities have improved to the point of automation, cyber-physical systems and robotics giving shape to smart factories. Such smart factories across the world have enhanced a variety of manufacturing industries, such as automotive and consumer electronics. With humans and machines working together, it has improved overall production, performance and sustainability.

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