Clear insight for the technology decisions manufacturers face.
Practitioner-led research on plant operations, smart manufacturing, and industrial cybersecurity.
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What We Cover
1. Plant Operations and Infrastructure
How manufacturers modernize plant and enterprise systems, manage aging technology, and keep production running with lean IT teams.
2. Smart Manufacturing
How manufacturers evaluate, pilot, and scale AI, industrial IoT, and automation without losing sight of cost, safety, and uptime.
3. Industrial Cybersecurity and Compliance
How manufacturers protect operational technology (OT), secure their supply chains, and meet customer and regulatory requirements.
Who Our Research Serves
We write for the people who keep manufacturing operations running, secure, and competitive.
CIOs and IT Directors · Plant and Operations Leaders · OT and Controls Engineers · CISOs and Security Leaders · Quality and Compliance Managers
How We Research
Our findings come from the people who run plants and the systems behind them, not from vendor marketing.
Practitioner surveys. We invite IT, OT, and operations professionals at manufacturers to share their priorities, challenges, and plans through short, focused surveys.
Practitioner conversations. We speak with plant leaders, engineers, and security specialists to understand the context behind the numbers.
Industry analysis. We track the standards, regulations, and technology shifts that shape how manufacturers plan and invest.
Our Commitments to Participants
Research only works when people trust how we handle what they share.
Participation is always voluntary
You choose whether to take part. You may skip any question or stop at any time, with no follow-up unless you ask for it.
We report results in aggregate
We publish findings as combined results. We never identify an individual or organization without explicit permission.
Your data is never sold
We never sell, rent, or trade contact information or responses. We use what you share only to conduct and report on our research.
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Our 2026 Research Agenda
This year, our work focuses on four questions manufacturing leaders keep bringing to us.
01. AI on the plant floor
What separates AI initiatives in quality, maintenance, and scheduling that scale across sites from those that stall on a single line.
02. Recovery-ready production
How manufacturers plan, test, and measure their ability to restore production after a cyber incident or system failure.
03. Modernizing aging plant systems
How manufacturers decide which legacy control systems, servers, and applications to upgrade, isolate, or retire when funding cannot cover everything.
04. Lean teams across IT and OT
How small IT and engineering teams share responsibility for plant technology and close skills gaps.
Latest Insights
Cyber Resilience in Manufacturing Is a Recovery Question
Why the strongest manufacturing security programs plan, test, and measure how they restore production.
Five Questions Before Scaling AI on the Plant Floor
What plant and IT leaders should settle before an AI pilot goes into production.
Deciding Which Plant Systems to Modernize First
A practical lens for prioritizing aging plant technology when the budget cannot cover everything.
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