Imagine focused contextual information, seamless systems, and ‘always on’ real-time communication between your business and factory floor – that’s the promise of Manufacturing 4.0. But the bigger and more relevant questions are these: What does this mean to you as a manufacturer? Will your products become more intelligent, your shop floor more agile? And most important of all, will it impact your market share and margins?

Market research and progressive work like the $1B-funded ‘Brilliant Factory’ initiative by GE, suggests that they absolutely will. The question then is to decide if taking a Manufacturing 4.0 approach makes sense for you. So, where do you start? This roundtable will attempt to identify and detail the collaboration and leadership that will be needed to implement this game-changing paradigm.