The smart manufacturing industry value chain comprises of numerous stakeholders who form a complex structure of hardware solutions and service providers. The stakeholders include Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), solutions providers, software providers, distributors, systems integrators and end users. The OEMs form the first part of the value chain and are producers and suppliers of equipment, parts and components to the industry players. The smart manufacturing industry makes use of numerous hardware components including communication systems, industrial robots, sensors, and cyber physical systems among others. The OEMs have been gaining an increasing amount of importance in the value chain owing to the smart manufacturing industry’s shift towards customization and customer-centric approach towards business conduction. In addition, the need to provide compatible and user-specific components to the solution providers is also a major enabler of suppliers becoming an active participant of the production environment.

Chapter 1 Methodology and Scope 

Chapter 2 Executive Summary 

Chapter 3 Smart manufacturing Industry Outlook

Chapter 4 Smart Manufacturing Outlook, by Component

Chapter 5 Smart Manufacturing Outlook, by Technology

Chapter 6 Smart Manufacturing Outlook, by End Use

Chapter 7 Smart Manufacturing Market Regional Outlook

Chapter 8 Competitive Landscape