{"id":4797,"date":"2018-08-21T11:57:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T15:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/?p=4797"},"modified":"2026-02-12T05:19:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:19:55","slug":"future-manufacturing-free-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/future-manufacturing-free-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready for Industry 4.0 &#8211; free future of manufacturing guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/category\/technology-innovation\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Technology &amp; Innovation<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet ready for Industry 4.0 &#8211; free future of manufacturing guide\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2018-08-21T11:57:50-04:00\">August 21, 2018<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"Get ready for Industry 4.0 &#8211; free future of manufacturing guide\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/future-manufacturing-free-guide\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/author\/asavinwattanajantra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Asavin-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Asavin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Asavin-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Asavin-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Asavin-810x810.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Asavin.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Asavin Wattanajantra<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Global demands on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/industry\/manufacturing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">manufacturers<\/a> mean that business leaders are looking for productivity and efficiency gains. Take advantage of the fourth industrial revolution, or <a class=\"SWhtmlLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/glossary\/what-is-industry-4-0\/\">Industry 4.0<\/a> to head off the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <a class=\"SWhtmlLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/industry-4-0-invest-growth\/\">Industry 4.0<\/a>, major technologies are coming to fruition into the same time. The manufacturing industry&nbsp;is being disrupted by the integration of the virtual and physical worlds. It&#8217;s the age of technology like the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, advanced analytics, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/blog\/glossary\/what-are-industrial-robotics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">robotics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To differentiate your business, you need to focus on serving customers, and to do this you need to explore new ways of delivering innovate products and services. This might mean a change of processes, requiring significant change when it comes to production and delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you prepared to meet the challenges of today&#8217;s manufacturers? Are you prepared to get those productivity and efficiency gains to get the edge?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download &#8216;The Future of Manufacturing&#8217; to understand where the fourth industrial revolution and digital transformation fits into your business strategy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Get the lowdown on the leading manufacturer business strategies, take advantage of changing business and production models, and streamline processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn about the four business pillars of the modern manufacturer \u2013 people, software, hardware, and connectivity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand why replacing legacy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems maybe be central to your business strategy \u2013 and how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-us\/sage-business-cloud\/sage-x3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sage Business Cloud X3<\/a> can help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t wait, identify the opportunities and smart small. Your competitors may have already forged their own digital transformation path. In the fast-moving manufacturing industry, inaction may cost you. 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