Improving the customer experience in B2B manufacturing
New digital technologies are transforming how business gets done. B2B manufacturers are innovating new customer experiences through digital transformation.
Microsoft Industry Blogs: Manufacturing and mobility
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Manufacturing at the 2026 inflection point: How Frontier companies are entering the agentic era
Microsoft is powering manufacturing’s 2026 inflection point—turning AI from pilots into orchestrated, end‑to‑end intelligence.
Reduce maintenance costs and improve utilization
Learn how IoT makes it possible to reduce unexpected downtime, prevent product defects and identify small errors that lead to our of tolerance products.
Zero footprint, endless possibilities
Carl Zeiss AG has envisioned a future that empowers employees to do their best work. Learn more about the Zero Footprint project and their vision.
Keep up with the mobile worker—and help transform manufacturing
The mobile worker is essential to more competitive manufacturing. Here’s how going beyond mobile devices can empower global collaboration and ginormous productivity.
Optimize and innovate: How digital twins transform manufacturing
Digital twins combine real-time data with cloud analytics to simulate products, assets, and processes so manufacturers can optimize production—and innovation.
Connected cars: Revving up in-car customer experiences
Auto manufacturers use advanced navigation, entertainment and productivity solutions, predictive maintenance, and AI to create connected cars.
Increase R&D effectiveness and improve design quality
Manufacturers can uncover customer needs, strengthen engagement, and bring innovative products and services to market faster using digital technologies.
Predictive maintenance: How to avoid costly downtime
Manufacturers use data-generated intelligence to proactively schedule maintenance, improve production quality, and develop new revenue opportunities.
Better together: Collaborating with robots
Production lines that require variable work and repetitive tasks can be performed most efficiently when people collaborate with robots.
Hannover Messe 2017: Delivering digital manufacturing excellence with our partners
Read more about the innovation our partners will be driving at Hannover Messe 2017.
Energy-smart buildings: Use IoT to reduce your electric bill
Manufacturers can use ambient intelligence, context sensitivity, predictive management, automated operations to support energy-smart buildings.
How can you reduce maintenance costs with the digital factory?
Manufacturers that want to reduce costs and create more value can use digital technologies and predictive maintenance to avoid breakdowns and delays in production.