After the disaster, time to rebuild.
As a measure for effective containment, the lockdown was inevitable, but it also closed down most industrial activity, and disrupted supply chains. Even as the industry was debating the benefits of digital transformation, the pandemic appears to have made the decision, achieving what the consultants failed to do. More automation, less dependence on manpower seems to be the emerging consensus, and no longer merely an option.
With the government now keen on resuming some economic activity in regions deemed safe, what are the things likely to change and what are takeaways from the crisis? Industrial Automation shares viewpoints of experts: