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EDITORIAL

THE SUN ALWAYS RISES

ince time immemorial pandemics have brought moments of halt,
S helplessness, and despair, leaving a lasting effect on human civilization.
To date, COVID-19 has been one of the direst threats the world has
ever faced. If, on one hand, it has induced fear, dread, confusion, and anxiety,
on the other, it has also created hope, resilience, solidarity, and a spurt of
technological innovations.

The global pandemic has put a spotlight on the power of automation,
technology, and digitalization. Companies that have leveraged the pandemic
as an opportunity to migrate to digital technologies are able to outperform
their peers. Albert Einstein’s phrase, “In the midst of every crisis, lies great
opportunity” resonates in these times of incertitude. Organizations are open
to new initiatives as they seize the opportunity to emerge stronger.
Globally, countries are focusing on manufacturing and redeveloping
their local supply networks to meet their own needs. Pandemic-
SOUMI MITRA
Editor-in-Chief related accomplishments
Modern Manufacturing India like deploying new
soumi.mitra@magicwandmedia.in “Most of the important technologies in a shorter
things in the world have been time than before, making
accomplished by people who faster de cisions,
have kept on trying when empowering teams, and
there seemed to be no hope moving to more flexible
working models are
at all.” providing a winning
- Dale Carnegie edge to entities in a
competitive landscape.
To this end, the present MMI issue highlights how the Fourth Industrial
Revolution (4IR) is acting as a great enabler in driving digitization strongly
across the manufacturing industries in this pandemic.
As always, we value your views and solicit to keep them coming.

When

Goals

Matter!

Contact:
MURALI SUNDARAM
M: +91 9740048390 | murali.sundaram@mmindia.co.in

10 | July-August 2021 Modern Manufacturing India