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Category: Future Trends & Technology

  • The Deal Is Done: What TPG’s $600M Proficy Bet Means Now

    Six months ago, I wrote about TPG’s audacious $600 million bet on Proficy. I called it what it was: a massive vote of confidence that manufacturing execution systems would be critical competitive differentiators in the coming decade.  Today, the deal closed.  Proficy is officially independent. TPG owns it. GE Vernova’s out. And everything I predicted? It’s already happening, faster than I expected.  If you’re a manufacturer who’s been watching from…

  • Future-Proofing Your Factory: Five Years of Change, Five Years of Opportunity

    The last five years have fundamentally changed what it means to run a factory, shifting digital transformation from a buzzword to a board-level survival strategy.  As the industry looks toward 2030, the manufacturers that pair smart technology with the right implementation partner will be the ones still growing when others are scrambling to catch up. …