Parsec's Bill Rokos contributed to BuiltIn's “What Is Manufacturing Technology?”
Ultimately, this new level of automation is designed to improve efficiency, reduce costs, enhance quality and enable more informed, “data-baked decisions” across the manufacturing lifecycle, as Bill Rokos, chief technology officer at Parsec Automation, puts it.
“These technologies,” Rokos added, “will help develop smart solutions for supply chain resilience, a digital ecosystem for circular sustainability and the industrial metaverse, where augmented and virtual reality applications are used in manufacturing facilities to help manufacturers understand how to improve their operations through AI-guided insights.”
“Within the industry, we’re still seeing a significant range of technology adoption, fluency and maturity between companies,” Rokos said. Even though a handful of industry leaders, like Tesla and Amazon, have already achieved a level of digital transformation, the majority of manufacturers are still deciding what’s best for their needs. “Many still rely on non-digital data collection, and are not yet ready to ingrain technology throughout their workflows.”
