As the global manufacturing sector is approaching a fourth industrial revolution—one marked by interconnectivity, digital convergence, automation, and sustainability—manufacturers are increasingly looking to leverage data, analytics, networks, and technology to optimize productivity, streamline supply chains, automate processes, and manage spending.

In this SPEEDA Edge report, we’ve focused on 5 global industrial manufacturing innovators that have pulled ahead in their efforts to implement industry 4.0 technologies—Siemens, General Electric (GE), Schneider Electric, ABB, and Hitachi.

Solutions across the value chain now involve sensitivities to sustainability, energy-efficient processes, and future-ready innovations; it’s about understanding the dynamic web of multiple ecosystems—whether it’s what you make or how you make it.

This report maps each company’s innovation portfolio’s

• Which industries are they investing in?
• Whom do they partner with?
• Which technologies are they adopting?
• How do they utilize this concoction of tech interests?

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