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Industry InsightsMarch 26, 2026 · 10 min
Manufacturing 2027: three quiet shifts that will reorder the floor
Edge inference, generative routing, and human-in-the-loop programmable systems are converging faster than most operations leaders realize.
Three shifts
Inference moves to the line. Routing becomes generative. And the programmer of the floor becomes the floor lead, not the integrator.
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Daniel Okafor
Principal, Industrial AI