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In 2020, digital transformation in the manufacturing industry was valued at $263.9 billion. This figure is anticipated to reach $767.8 billion by 2026.
Supply chain automation, minimised costs, green efficiencies and reduction of human injury – there’s no question that technology is reimagining manufacturing.
If you have a vision to evolve the sector, want to showcase innovative new tech, or to connect with leaders and grow your business, contact our team to find out how you can exhibit or sponsor.
Manufacturing in numbers
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30%
Predictive maintenance can reduce maintenance costs by up to 30%, downtime by 70%, and increase equipment lifetime by 20%.
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$371.7B
Cloud manufacturing market estimated to reach $371.7 billion by 2026, driven by the need for digital transformation.
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91%
91% of manufacturing executives believe that AR/VR will be important for their company’s future success.

Meet the biggest players in manufacturing
In 2023, we saw our largest attendee audience from non-telco industries, with adjacent verticals making up 56% of the audience - MWC continues to be the place where the ecosystem's most influential organisations come to get business done.
“I think that we are moving from one industrial era to another and that requires collaboration in a different way.”
- Anna Borg, Vattenfall
Manufacturing Summit Agenda
Connected Industries · 27/02/2024 · 10:00 - 10:30 CET Physical
Manufacturing Summit - Scaling Up: Is the Manufacturing Ready to Fully Embrace Private Wireless?
Connected Industries
Connected Industries · 27/02/2024 · 11:00 - 12:00 CET Physical
Manufacturing Summit - The lights are out, but the robots are home. Deploying the smart factory
Connected Industries
Connected Industries · 27/02/2024 · 12:30 - 13:30 CET Physical
Manufacturing Summit - Prediction or Fiction? The rise of Industrial AI
Connected Industries
Connected Industries · 27/02/2024 · 14:30 - 15:30 CET Physical
Manufacturing Summit - The road to manufacturing DX; are we nearly there yet?
Connected Industries
Connected Industries · 27/02/2024 · 16:00 - 16:30 CET Physical
Manufacturing Summit - Lead Sponsor Session
Connected Industries
· 09/12/2023 · 03:21 - 03:21 CET
Manufacturing thought leadership from across the GSMA
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GSMA Whitepaper
A brownfield evolution framework exemplifying how to assess and embark on the digital transformation journey to enable Industry 4.0 outcomes.Read the framework
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Mobile-enabled industrial transformation: a spotlight on China
Watch experts from CAICT (China Academy of Information and Communications Technology), three major mobile operators and the electronics manufacturer, Foxconn, as they share the latest developments and perspectives on 5G networks in our webinar.Watch Now
Get Involved with Manufacturing @MWC
This is the place for Manufacturing mavens to showcase your vision and ambition to industry leaders and help shape the future of smart factories – as well as your business. Join us as we reconnect, reimagine, and reinvent.
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