Digital Manufacturing

Digital manufacturing integrates technology and production, transforming the factory floor with support from the cloud. By leveraging data and digital tools, manufacturers enhance efficiency, enable lights-out operations, and stay competitive. As technology and manufacturing converge, digital transformation empowers businesses to work smarter, driving innovation and redefining the future of manufacturing.

  • The shop floor has moved to the cloud.
  • Digital manufacturing is no longer just a buzzword. Many manufacturers have connected shop floors and are using software to extract data that can be used to improve business operations.
  • Manufacturers can no longer afford to be analog/manual.
  • Digital manufacturing helps you work smarter, not harder. Similar to automation, it makes manufacturers more efficient and able to operate lights out.
  • Manufacturing IS technology. There continues to be increased crossover and collaboration between the tech and manufacturing world, lines are being blurred.

Meet the People Building Digital Manufacturing Solutions

The World According To Brian McMinn

Colin Barnes

Industrial Engineering at
The Pennsylvania State University

Pivot to Passion

How often do we start college with one plan, only to discover a passion that takes us in a new direction? That's Colin Barnes' story. He began at Penn State on a computer science track but found his true calling in industrial engineering focusing on the intersection of AI and automation. Watch Now

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From AI in Manufacturing: Operations and Production, Part 1

AI is transforming manufacturing operations with digital twins, predictive maintenance, and adaptive robotics. Learn how real-world use cases drive smarter production.

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Why AI Will Multiply Every Tool We've Ever Built

AI is accelerating the oldest force in manufacturing: recombinant innovation. By layering AI onto existing tools, we unlock faster, smarter, and more adaptive industrial systems.

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