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Top 9 Companies Accelerating the Smart Factory and Connected Systems Era

Factories are not what they used to be. Industry 3.0 was about simple automation. Machines did their work, people watched, and data stayed on paper or in silos. Now we are in Industry 4.0 and moving toward 5.0. Everything is connected. Machines talk to machines. Machines talk to software. Software talks to people. Factories are turning into cognitive ecosystems where decisions can happen in real time. IT and OT are no longer separate. Computers, cloud systems, sensors, and operational machines all need to work together. This is not easy. It takes planning, integration, and the right technology. The companies we are looking at are not just participants in this shift. They are building it. They are creating the nervous systems that make modern manufacturing tick. Without them, factories would still…