Episode description

Have you ever wondered if other manufacturers are facing the same challenges you are? What up-and-coming technologies you should invest in to overcome those challenges? 

 Listen to our On the Job podcast to hear Van Meter’s Smart Manufacturing Manager, Jackie LaFleur, and Information Solutions Architect, Toni Etten, discuss the next game changers in manufacturing based on Rockwell Automation’s 9th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing report, and get answers to questions like these:

• Why is lack of skilled workforce the number one reason manufacturers say they will struggle to outpace the competition, and what can they do to alleviate those concerns?
• 83% of respondents say they plan to use Generative AI in 2024. What should manufacturers be doing with Gen AI?
• How will technology like collaborative robots, autonomous mobile robots and automated guided vehicles transform the workplace?
• Manufacturers with revenue less than $500 million say they’re only using 38% of their data effectively. What can they do to use more of their data effectively?
• What responses and statistics surprised you the most?
• And more!