Category
Tech
Delegated Interfaces
Trend cluster
Category
Smart
Factory
Manufacturing tech is increasing productivity, efficiency, and customer experience.
3.5
Trend score
Trend
What is the Smart Factory trend?
Smart Factory: Brands have relied on robotic assistance to expedite processes in manufacturing facilities and many are taking it one step further with artificial intelligence, IoT, and other tech innovations. As a result, companies are increasing convenience, efficiency, and customer satisfaction while keeping costs down.
Insight
The consumer insight behind the Smart Factory trend
When making purchasing decisions—whether for a product or a service—contemporary consumers are aiming for ultimate satisfaction, which causes them to prioritize things like efficiency, convenience, delivery, and quality. This demand has only increased as many are aware of the benefits that technological tools offer and the plentitude of different options on the market that compete for consumer attention.
Trend themes
Themes within the Smart Factory trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Smart Manufacturing
Manufacturing companies are leveraging AI and IoT technologies to increase efficiency, productivity and customer satisfaction in factory environments.
02
Automation Solutions
Service providers are leveraging AI, robotics and automation technologies to provide affordable, efficient and scalable automation solutions for businesses of all sizes.
03
Digital Transformation
The need to achieve ultimate customer satisfaction is driving businesses to embrace digital transformation strategies and deploy innovative technologies that provide efficiency, convenience, delivery, and quality.
Industry implications
What the Smart Factory trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Manufacturing
Manufacturing companies can leverage AI, IoT and automation technologies to increase efficiency, productivity and customer satisfaction in factory environments.
For
Logistics
Companies in the logistics industry can leverage AI and Robotics to provide efficient and scalable logistics solutions to businesses of all sizes.
For
Service Providers
Service providers can help businesses to embrace digital transformation strategies and adopt innovative technologies that provide efficiency, convenience, delivery, and quality.
Workshop question
How can your brand utilize smart tech to enhance manufacturing?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Smart Factory
Trend score 3.5 out of 10, from popularity 45%, activity 49%, freshness 11%.
Popularity45%
Activity49%
Freshness11%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha (not a primary audience)
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
Evidence
Examples of the Smart Factory trend
4 featured examples from Jan 10, 2021 to Feb 23, 2022CategoryTech
Digital Robotic Hub Factories
HowToRobot Plans to Increase Robot Adoption for Small Businesses
HowToRobot's digital robot hub factories offer disruptive innovation opportunities for the manufacturing industry.
CategoryBusiness
Innovative Digital Factories
Alibaba Group Debuted Its Xunxi Digital Factory in September, 2020
The Xunxi Digital Factory is a disruptive innovation opportunity for manufacturers to explore cutting-edge solutions in an effort to optimize production and create a more enhanced…
CategoryTech
Self-Driving Factory Forklifts
The Conceptual 'Autonomo Fork Lift' Maximizes Safety
The AFL is indicative of an industry trend towards the development of sophisticated, autonomous systems designed to optimize industrial processes
CategoryAutos
Automated Logistic Service Companies
'Rios' Received $28 Million to Scale its Robot Production
Developing and scaling efficient AI-powered robotic workers for factory and warehouse tasks can revolutionize the logistics industry.
