The Manufacturing Tech Brief

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

Schneider-Smart-Factory-Le-Vaudreuil AI & Autonomous Operations

Why manufacturing transformation fails

28 July 2026 Mark Venables 9 min read

Why manufacturing transformation depends less on technology than on scaling pilots, contextualizing data and bringing people with it.

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Digital overlay on manufacturing production line AI & Autonomous Operations

AI after the pilot phase

22 July 2026 Mark Venables 9 min read

Why manufacturing AI pilots fail when ownership, governance and operational readiness are treated as afterthoughts

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