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* 1. What is your current job title/function?

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* 2. What is your company's primary industry?

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* 3. In what geographic region are you located?

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* 4. What is your company's total annual sales volume?

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* 5. How many total employees are at your company?

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* 6. Has employment in your company increased or decreased in the last year?

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* 7. What current technology do you think is most important to your company's future success?

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* 8. How knowledgeable are you in that technology?

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* 9. How does your company use robots? (Please select all that apply)

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* 10. How vital are automation and robotics to your manufacturing operations?

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* 11. Do you currently use AI in your business?

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* 12. Do you use generative AI tools like ChatGPT and OpenAI?

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* 13. Do you digitally capture data for analysis at any of your plants? If so, what kinds of data? (Select all that apply.)

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* 14. Where do you feed your data? (Select all that apply.)

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* 15. Are data collection/analytics projects meeting your expectations?

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* 16. How confident are you in your company's cybersecurity preparedness?

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* 17. What are your thoughts on 5G?

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* 18. Which of the following do you see as benefits of wearable technologies (AR/MR/VR headsets, smart glasses, etc.)? (Please select all that apply)

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* 19. For what primary purpose do you employ vision systems?

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* 20. What's the biggest leadership challenge you have when dealing with implementing new technology in your plant/facility?

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* 21. Please indicate your level of agreement with the following statements:

  Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree
Manufacturing professionals (OT) are more involved in leading the digital transformation initiative when compared to business counterparts.
Manufacturing professionals (OT) play an active role and have responsibility for cybersecurity protecting connected equipment.
Manufacturing professionals (OT) participate in strategic planning (e.g. specifying purchasing, planning out OT expansion, etc.)
Manufacturing professionals (OT) participate in personnel structuring (new/temp hires, reorganzing existing employees, etc.)
Manufacturing professionals (OT) participate in selection of new hardware for technology initiatives.
Manufacturing professionals (OT) participate in the selection of new software for technology initiatives.

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* 22. How does your organization prioritize the benefits (from 1-4) of embracing the latest digital technologies?

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* 23. Which technologies will drive investment at your organization over the next 12 months? (select up to 3)

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* 24. What is your top technology priority for the next 12 months?

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* 25. If you wish to enter the $50 Amazon card giveaway or are willing to be contacted by an editor for further follow-up, please enter your name, email address, and phone.

 
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