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The Transformation Cycle: Digital Transformation in the Manufacturing Industry
Disruptive markets require innovative solutions, and the market has never been more disrupted than in recent years. According to the IMF, in 2020, the global economy shrunk by 4.4%, the worst decline since the Great Depression of the 1930s. But the forecast for 2022 looks rosier: 4.4% is the current estimate. How can manufacturers manage–and even […]
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Keep Deals from Dying With Automated Proposals
Slow proposals kill deals and push customers towards competitors. But for manufacturers selling complex configurable products, creating proposals is a slow, arduous process. It’s rife with opportunities for delays, which means long sales cycles, lower win rates, and reduced deal revenue. Fortunately, there is a solution. Automated proposals let manufacturers create persuasive, accurate proposals in […]
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What Is a Product Configurator to You?
What is a product configurator? It’s a tool for configuring complex products. Manufacturers that use product configurators typically experience a 30% increase in sales volume, 34% increase in efficiency, and, most crucially, a 20% increase in profit. But a product configurator is more than simply a sales tool. It’s the spearhead to an end-to-end manufacturing […]
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Digitalization of Manufacturing: Success Trends and 6 Red Flags
Digital transformation is rocket fuel for manufacturing, promising instant access to data-driven insights, automation, and a stake in global digital value chains. But there’s no guarantee that your digitalization of manufacturing will succeed; over 70% fail. This article breaks down the shared characteristics of successful digital transformations and identifies six red flags to watch out […]
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Digital Manufacturing: How to Connect Your Digital and Environmental Goals
If there’s a silver lining to the dark clouds of COVID-19, it’s that manufacturers have the opportunity to reassess their digital objectives and embed environmental sustainability into their value chains. The pandemic might feel like the shock of the century, but climate change spells economic turmoil of unthinkable magnitude. Implemented thoughtfully, digital manufacturing–applying computer systems to […]
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Subtractive Manufacturing: Past, Present, and Future
Subtractive manufacturing has long been a foundation of modern industrial production—but that doesn’t mean it’s old school. Tools, processes, and possibilities have been evolving to keep pace with the needs of manufacturers—and that pace is only accelerating thanks to recent advances. The term subtractive manufacturing refers to any process in which material is cut, shaped, […]
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Overcome Material Handling Challenges with Particle Simulation
Equipment manufacturers in various industries recognize the power of particle simulation and modeling in engineering to develop energy-efficient and cost-effective designs. One key principle is to apply virtual engineering at the beginning of the design cycle — before major manufacturing costs are incurred. While the material handling industries have different challenges compared to others, it […]
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What’s Really Driving Digitization In Manufacturing?
91% of companies in the manufacturing sector have increased their digitization investments over the past two years, spending a total of $270 billion in 2020 alone. Digital supremacy in the manufacturing industry has arrived, and it’s making and breaking businesses. This article explores what’s driving digitization in manufacturing. Because by understanding these drivers, you can […]
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What Is Advanced Manufacturing?
Since the early days of the First Industrial Revolution, manufacturers have moved quickly to embrace innovation. From water-powered looms to electric factories, mechanized assembly lines to industrial robots, anything that can help then be more competitive, they’ll put it to work. Greater efficiency? Streamlined operations? Increased productivity? Better quality? Less downtime? It all matters when it […]
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What Is Product Configuration?
Product configuration gives buyers and sellers the ability to configure products to their exact specifications. It’s a win-win: buyers get more choice and ownership over the products they buy, while sellers can charge more and improve customer experience. But the benefits of product configuration are far more profound, and this article sheds light on every […]
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What Is Digital Manufacturing? Learn How To Overcome Complexity
We’re living through an age of continuing complexity in manufacturing. Customers are demanding smarter, configurable products and manufacturers are scrambling to introduce the intelligent production environments required to manufacture them. Digital manufacturing–and the transformation culture required to benefit from it–is the only path through this new business landscape. For digital leaders, digital manufacturing promises fully […]
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Digital Transformation In Manufacturing: How to Transform Now
Digital transformation in manufacturing is creating a rift between digital transformation leaders and followers. Leaders in manufacturing are leveraging digital transformation to supply intelligent products, automate production, and leverage flexible value networks. As a result, they’re seeing nearly twice the revenue growth. This article sets out how–with the right technology, leadership, and culture–digital transformation followers […]
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The Latest on KETIV’s Manufacturing Digital Transformation
Manufacturing Digital Transformation is sweeping the manufacturing industry. At KETIV, we have spent countless hours educating our team and our customers on the importance of Digital Transformation in manufacturing. From our business strategy to our webinars, KETIV has worked hard to practice what we preach when it comes to digital transformation. Here are a few […]
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Equipment-as-a-Service: How to Swallow the Fish Faster with CPQ
Equipment-as-a-Service is set to skyrocket in popularity over the coming decade as technologies like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) make it scalable. Estimated to be worth $22 billion in 2019, the Equipment-as-a-Service market is forecast to reach $131 billion by 2025. And we’re only just getting started. The popularity of Equipment-as-a-Service comes as no […]
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Reimagine Your Possibilities with Digital Transformation in Manufacturing
Reimagine your possibilities with digital transformation in manufacturing When you look at lists of top companies over the past 50 years, it’s clear that success in one decade doesn’t necessarily guarantee success in the next. A primary cause? Digital disruption. New tools and processes create new possibilities for how and what we make—and for the […]
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