Looking around the manufacturing industry today, one cannot help but take note of the increased presence of technology. Everything from material handling to cutting, shaping, inspecting, packaging, and palletizing can be done with some sort of automation and digital capability. Statistics related to sales and deployment of robotics, vision systems, and other automation equipment continue to achieve new highs.
Yet despite the rapid introduction of digital solutions to aid manufacturers, plenty of manual and low-tech methods remain, particularly among more conventional sectors.