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The Indian manufacturing sector is bouncing back and is well on its growth path.
Industry insiders share their outlook on what trends are needed to maintain
this momentum and shape the future of the sector…

Artificial Intelligence from modeling the existing shop
AI-driven intelligence will pro- floor to implementing predictive
vide numerous ways to automate maintenance. Using AR, product
mundane, routine tasks. Every developers can create 3D models
industry today is looking to AI to of new products and introduce
transform its operations. With the them to the assembly line. This
combination of AI, the Industrial virtual model lets employees
Internet of Things (IIoT) and the check the quality of the new
emerging superfast networks, the product before its release.
future holds power and capabil-
ities we did not have a few years Foreseeing India’s GDP
ago. As per research, today, nearly Growth remained fairly well
Sangeet Kumar 31 percent of production process- supported in 3QFY21. It re-
CEO and Co-Founder es incorporate smart devices and mains well on track for full-year
Addverb Technologies
embedded intelligence around the growth of around 9.5 percent. Of
globe. India is also leading on the late, the ease of doing business
Industry 4.0 has same track. in India has improved by leaps
revolutionized and bounds, with many states
manufacturing Digital Twin now taking ownership to attract
COVID-19 will have a continued Digital twin, as the name sug- investments from Indian and
impact on our lives in 2022 in gests, is a replica of a physical foreign companies. Given these
many ways. The boom of digitiza- asset in the digital world that developments, a positive turn
tion and virtualization, impacting integrates the data of the physi- for GDP of 8-9 percent can be ex-
the course of action for every busi- cal world into the digital one and pected, assuming the economy
ness, will keep on accelerating. casts the results. This can enable continues on its current consis-
Much has been said already about companies to run a virtual sim- tent path.
the disruptions via Industry 4.0 ulation before making a sound
and how it has revolutionized the investment in a deal.
manufacturing space. Below are
some trends that will shape the fu- 3D Printing
ture of the Indian Manufacturing The additive manufacturing pro-
sector in the coming year. cess, or 3D/4D printing, can ex-
ponentially accelerate the time-
Robotics Automation to-market for products in the
Autonomous Mobile Robots manufacturing space. It’s a highly
(AMRs), collaborative robots, or cost-effective technology that will
cobots, along with AI-driven in- make production faster and cheap-
telligence, can automate routine er and transform the concept of
POONAM PEDNEKAR tasks and help in investing more mass production immensely.
Chief Copy Editor
Magic Wand Media Inc time in strategic activities where
poonam.pednekar@ human skills are most required. AR/VR Nitin Lall
magicwandmedia.in General Manager
They will help organizations re- Augmented and Virtual Reality Industrial Technique Business
configure the future of their oper- may contribute to a myriad of Atlas Copco (India) Ltd
ations, upskilling their resources areas for industrial manufactur-
and redesigning the production ing, ranging from setting up new Automotive players
processes to better equip humans plants and commissioning new await good news
to work alongside robots. lines to training personnel and In the wake of two years of mar-

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