Fourth Industrial Revolution

5 trends for the future of manufacturing

An employee works in Daimler first battery factory prior to the beginning of the ground breaking ceremony for the second battery factory at Daimler subsidiary ACCUMOTIVE in Kamenz, Germany May 22, 2017. REUTERS/ Matthias Rietschel - RTX371L8

The Fourth Industrial Revolution will change the way we produce and consume Image: REUTERS/ Matthias Rietschel

François Barbier
President of Global Operations and Components, Flex
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A concrete structure is 3D printed at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore June 16, 2017. Image: REUTERS/Thomas White
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