10/2020 // TE Connectivity 

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The machines used to manufacture and assemble today’s increasingly connected devices, equipment, vehicles, and other items need to be just as advanced and intelligent as the end products themselves. Enhanced connectivity and automation within machinery and equipment is helping increase overall reliability, efficiency, and profitability. We talked to design engineers around the world and have captured their insights on current trends and how integrating connectivity into designs can increase productivity and user safety.

1. The Future of Machinery Design

Design engineers find adopting new technologies and integrating connected solutions into machinery designs as value-add towards increasing efficiency, reliability, and safety. Technologies such as predictive maintenance are becoming critical features in machinery to enable operations managers to proactively plan service and minimize business disruption.

2. Design Considerations

Engineers are evolving machine designs through the use of real-time data intelligence e.g. artifical intelligence (AI), machine learning, and industrial internet of things (IIoT) to automate operations and enable interoperability. These technological advancements are requiring components that will not only stand up to harsh environments but will also reliably transmit critical data from component to component, machine to machine, and machine to enterprise.

3. Product Solutions for Design Requirements

The growing demand for connected machine applications and technologies is recognized by innovative suppliers that have proven engineering expertise in high-performance product solutions. At TE Connectivity (TE), many products, used by engineers to design intelligent applications and connected devices, are suitable for harsh manufacturing environments and offer features such as miniaturization, safety, sealing and reliability, to name a few.

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