What will the factory of the future look like?
The answer is all around us, informed by the revolution in new technologies, advanced materials, and machine trends that have shaped modern life.
Factory automation today is at the equivalent maturity of the mainframe era of computing just before the personal computer revolution. But new automation-enabling technologies, including 3D printing, new energy sources, wireless solutions, advanced sensors, and ubiquitous Internet connectivity will fuel what many call Industrial Revolution 3.0.
