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MBT Today
 
  October 15, 2026
 

 

Discover how to transform your manufacturing sales and marketing strategies. Download eBook for a thorough overview broken down by manufacturing industry segment, expansion strategies, feature checklist, and more!

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The so-called “safe” approach to updating enterprise-level software and data systems has proven to be more harmful than helpful in many situations. Manufacturing.net editors Jeff Reinke and Anna Wells break down the four biggest risks of taking a conservative approach to upgrading.

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Industrial worker in blue uniform monitoring orange robotic arms on factory assembly line with AI symbol glowing in background

Manufacturing doesn't need more AI pilots—it needs workflows that lead to a decision.

 
Interconnected gears and cogs with overlaid business and technology keywords representing automation and industrial innovation

Constructing a blueprint that accommodates your unique people, processes and technology needs.

 

Small and medium-sized manufacturers encounter the same pressures as large manufacturers: rising costs, labor shortages, and growing operational complexity. But conventional digital transformation programs are often out of reach due to budget, time, and skills constraints.

 
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Old data expands a threat landscape that AI has made easier to search, exfiltrate and weaponize.

 
Fighter jet in flight with afterburners creating orange flame trail against blue sky

It reached speeds up to Mach 0.8.

 

As more files, devices, suppliers, and OT data flows become connected, cyber risk expands in an industry already targeted more than any other. Learn how to protect critical operations in the age of AI.

 
Modern industrial facility with Helios Technologies signage, featuring blue and white architecture with cylindrical ventilation stacks on the roofline.

They're financed by an investment of up to $21 billion from Japan.

 
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It sat for 25 years.

 

 
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