Intelligent automation and the rise of microfactories, with Amar Hanspal

Amar is the founder and CEO of Bright Machines, the leader in software-defined manufacturing. Bright Machines has been named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, a BloombergNEF Pioneer, and ranked by Forbes as one of America's most promising AI companies. Prior to Bright Machines, he was co-CEO and Chief Product Officer of Autodesk, where he oversaw the design software leader’s entire software portfolio, including its innovative manufacturing and construction applications. He drove the transformation of Autodesk’s product portfolio from on-premises to SaaS and its business model from one based on perpetual licenses to subscription. He led Autodesk into the cloud and enabled the company’s 12 million customers to access their designs on nearly any device.

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Topics of discussion

The origin story of Bright Machines (02:48)The software-first approach to modern manufacturing (05:49)How the increasing role of software is affecting the manufacturing workforce (09:07)Reskilling employees to work with software-first manufacturing equipment (12:04)Why manufacturing is moving closer to customers (13:41)Manufacturing as a competitive advantage (15:47)How to drive the intelligent automation conversation at your company (23:51)What manufacturers should be doing now to prepare for the future (25:15)

 

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