Smart manufacturing, or "industry 4.0," is transforming manufacturing back into an economic powerhouse. It’s helping companies digitally transform their manufacturing operations to provide new ...

To survive in an increasingly digital world, the automotive industry needs to leverage digital thread — the seamless flow of information throughout the product lifecycle, connecting various data ...

What is the digital thread? And why does it matter when thinking about the operating life of an asset? PTC, who recently acquired ServiceMax, gives this definition: A digital thread creates a closed ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The last 10 years have seen amazing developments in technology relevant to manufacturers.

The digital thread market size is projected to expand at a robust CAGR of 21.9% from 2025 to 2034. The market for digital threads was valued at USD 12.04 billion in 2024 and is anticipated to reach ...

Product development, no matter the industry, is both an art and a science. Bringing a concept to life requires intensive research, ingenuity, risk-taking, iteration, testing, and a little magic. More ...

In the industrial marketplace, the prevalence of connected devices through the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and digitization of enterprise-wide data sources is expanding the possibilities of ...

This is an online sidebar for the July 2020 article, “Composites 4.0: Digital transformation, adaptive production, new paradigms”. When I first discussed these concepts in 2016, they were still ...

Austin, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Digital Thread Market size was worth USD 11.76 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 52.69 Billion by 2032, expanding at a CAGR of 20.64% over ...

In the industrial marketplace, the prevalence of connected devices through the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and digitization of enterprise-wide data sources is expanding the possibilities of ...