The Manufacturing Tech Brief

Insights, data, and innovations driving the future of smart manufacturing.

scales with AI and truth AI & Autonomous Operations

One source of truth is the wrong target

26 August 2026 Mark Venables 9 min read

Why manufacturing data governance needs trusted, translated data, not one universal database

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Smart Factory AI & Autonomous Operations

The smart factory cannot be cloned

21 August 2026 Mark Venables 9 min read

Why smart factory scaling depends on repeatable foundations, not cloning one successful pilot

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Drug manufacturing AI & Autonomous Operations

The factory that understands itself

17 August 2026 Mark Venables 9 min read

How ambient intelligence combines real-time data, edge AI and frontline expertise to create factories that understand and respond.

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