Briefing: 3-D printing
Get up to speed on the latest trends and developments in 3D printing, including interviews with innovators and graphics.
Next Manufacturing: Industry 4.0
New environment. New decisions.
In the last several years, a lot has changed for manufacturers. Shifting economic alignments, changing customer expectations, and new, less expensive technology prompt us to examine old assumptions and look for new ways to transform processes.
How we can help: Deep industry experience, global reach
The Next Manufacturing environment ushers in new decisions about where and how to manufacture products and who will be performing the work.
- Should you prioritize technology investments in sensors and big data to create a digital backbone?
- What about investing in the powers of 3D printing?
- Will you focus on automation and agility through robotics?
- Should you nurture innovation? Or, should you look to partners to bring in specialized talent?
To explore the implications of the momentous changes underway, PwC has launched an ongoing series of reports. We track the key issues and potential disruptions facing manufacturers—from contract job shops to large diversified multinationals—as they reinvent themselves.
Explore our insights
Up-skilling US manufacturing: how technology is disrupting America’s industrial labor force
Manufacturers are racing to lure in tech-savvy talent, or upskill existing forces, in a push to harness disruptive manufacturing technologies.
Building an industrial digital ecosystem
Manufacturers are dialing up digital in big ways, with increased adoption, investment—and high expectations for solid returns from their efforts.
3D Printing comes of age in US industrial manufacturing
US manufacturers are still very much at the vanguard of 3D printing adoption and innovation. According to our new survey, we find some interesting shifts in how 3D printing is being applied.
For US manufacturing, virtual reality is for real
VR/AR are ushering in a new age of efficiencies, connectivity and mobility which, for manufacturers who adopt the technologies well, offer new opportunities to compete among their peers in the United States and also globally.
The Internet of Things: what it means for US manufacturing
The world is hurtling into an era of deep data inter-connectivity. So, what does this data flow and pervasive connectivity via the Internet of Things (IoT) mean for manufacturing?
The new hire: How a new generation of robots is transforming manufacturing
According a PwC survey of manufacturers, 59% of are already currently using some sort of robotics technology. How will these robotics trends impact US manufacturers and their global competitiveness?
3D printing and the new shape of industrial manufacturing
3D printing (3DP) is coming of age and beginning to disrupt manufacturing—from design and development to production.
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