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Frost Radar™: AI Transformation in Industrial Design and Engineering
The "Connected CEO": Creating a Powerful Growth Opportunity Pipeline
Manufacturing
A leadership perspective from David Frigstad, Chairman & CEO, Frost & Sullivan.
Every leadership team has a strategy. Most have identified the right growth opportunities. Many have invested heavily in technology, AI, innovation, and transformation. Yet nearly 70% of strategic transformations fail to create lasting business value.
Why?
Because the real challenge is no longer strategy, it is implementation.
You can join our exclusive webinar "The "Connected CEO": Creating a Powerful Growth Opportunity Pipeline to Shape the Future and Preparing for the Intelligence Revolution Transformation" on August 19th, 2026, 9:00 AM PDT to learn more.
- How is predictive maintenance driving demand for NDT tools?
- Integrate machine learning (ML) to enhance inspection accuracy.
- Prepare your teams to thrive in data-driven manufacturing environments.
- Harness advanced 3D profiling systems for real-time inspection.
- Align with technology platforms like 3D AOI systems for growth.
- What role does AI play in improving defect detection accuracy?
- Leverage inline BIW inspection systems to maximize growth.
- Capture opportunities by refining investments in smart manufacturing.
- Align with automated testing megatrends to achieve growth.
- Adopt the business-to-business-to-everything (B2B2X) model to grow.
- Equip your technology roadmap with data analytics for scalability.
- Utilize the increasing demand for rigorous AI infrastructure testing.
Navigating Transformation – Middle East (July 2026 Edition)
Transformation Growth Perspectives
Explore our growth-oriented whitepapers that translate industry disruption and strategic imperatives into actionable growth opportunities, competitive benchmarking, companies-to-action, and best practices to accelerate performance and drive sustainable competitive advantage.
Explore Executive Perspectives on Business Transformation
Interview with Jerry Dolinsky
Transforming the Connected Frontline Workforce: Turning Manufacturing Knowledge into Competitive Advantage
Jerry Dolinsky
CEO | Dozuki
Interview with Martin Heinz
Driving Manufacturing Intelligence: How iTAC Is Building Scalable, Integrated MES and Digital Twin Capabilities Across Industries
Martin Heinz
CEO | iTAC Software AG
Interview with Dr. Thai Lai Pham
How Siemens Is Translating AI, Digital Twins, and Grid Intelligence into Real-world Impact to Engineer ASEAN’s Intelligent Future
Dr. Thai Lai Pham
CEO | Siemens ASEAN
Interview with Howard Heppelmann
How OpsMate AI Is Defining the Future of the Hybrid Factory Workforce While Shedding Light on the AI-native Manufacturing
Howard Heppelmann
CEO | OpsMate AI
Interview with James Zhang
How OpsMate AI Is Defining the Future of the Hybrid Factory Workforce While Shedding Light on the AI-native Manufacturing
James Zhang
CPO | OpsMate AI
Interview with Natan Linder
How Tulip is Redefining Frontline Operations through Composable AI and Human-centric Design and Discussing What It Takes to Build Smart Manufacturing
Natan Linder
Co-founder & CEO | Tulip
Why are electric and autonomous mobility and 3D integrated circuits (ICs) poised for growth?
Architecture-led Strategy in Electric and Autonomous Mobility
- Assess advances in semiconductor architectures and smart mobility models.
- Leverage semiconductor technologies reshaping the EV–AV ecosystem.
- How can benchmarking help translate complexity into growth decisions?
Growth Potential of 3D ICs in the Semiconductor Space
- Align your manufacturing strategy with next-gen 3D ICs to gain an edge.
- Converge hybrid bonding and integrated photonics to enhance scalability.
- Identify innovations across materials engineering and reliability modeling.
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Frost & Sullivan Brand and Demand Solutions
Which developments drive the growth of augmented connected worker (ACW) platforms and small & medium enterprise (SME) manufacturing?
The Growth Innovation Leadership Council
Assess key technological developments and innovations that pave the way for the growth of industrial segments.
Frost & Sullivan: 65 Years of Advancing Industrial Growth Intelligence
Helping Organizations Prepare for the Coming Transformation and Create Growth Opportunities Since 1961
Check out our exclusive infographic that explores detailed growth oppportunities across industrial automation & process control, electronics & mesurement, machines & machinery automation, mechanical testing & inline inspection, semiconductors & advacned industrial operations, smart manufacturing, and digital industrial accelerators.
Turning AI Workloads into Strategic Growth Imperatives for Test & Measurement Vendors
Artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure is entering a more complex growth cycle as workloads move across cloud environments, data centers, telecom networks, and autonomous systems. With AI networks growing above 20% annually, testing must support lifecycle analysis, periodic re-testing, and infrastructure validation.
Chemical Process Automation Growth Opportunities: Software-defined Systems, Asset Reliability, and Asia-Pacific Expansion Through 2030
Chemical process automation is becoming a strategic priority for organizations seeking to improve production continuity, operational performance, and responsiveness to evolving demand, sustainability, and compliance requirements. Producers are under pressure to modernize long-life plant systems as demand increases for more flexible, scalable production across chemicals, petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, and agrochemicals.
Growth Opportunities in Pumps and Flow Control Systems Across Critical Infrastructure
Critical infrastructure operators are raising performance expectations for pumps, valves, and flow control systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) data centers are moving beyond conventional cooling architectures, increasing the demand for liquid cooling, coolant distribution units, immersion cooling, and direct to chip architectures.
Onfleet Receives Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 North American Smart Logistics Company of the Year Recognition for Excellence in AI-enabled Automation and Delivery Operations Optimization
Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that Onfleet has been named the 2026 North American Company of the Year in the smart logistics industry for its outstanding achievements in scalability, consistency, visibility, efficiency, and reliability.
GrayMatter Recognized by Frost & Sullivan as a 2026 Global Technology Innovation Leader in Industrial Asset Performance Management
Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that GrayMatter has received the 2026 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Recognition in the industrial asset performance management sector for its outstanding achievements in innovation, strategy execution, and customer impact.
Frost & Sullivan Appoints Dr. Vinod K. Aggarwal as Chief Economist
Frost & Sullivan today announced the appointment of Dr. Vinod K. Aggarwal as Chief Economist. Having collaborated with the company for more than two decades across a range of advisory and leadership roles, Dr. Aggarwal brings deep expertise in the interplay of markets, policy and global strategy.
In this new capacity, Dr. Aggarwal will lead Frost & Sullivan’s global initiatives to help governments, corporations and investors navigate the shifting dynamics of industrial policy, economic statecraft and non-market strategy. His work will focus on how geopolitical change and technological transformation are redefining global competitiveness.
Check out the latest news covering key industry developments and major company highlights to stay up-to-date in the industrial landscape.
- Samsung Elec, SK Group seal $950 billion deals as South Korea hosts AI powers
- Nvidia, Amkor strike $1.5 billion chip packaging deal
- 2026 Is the Year When Manufacturers Get Real About Automation and AI
- Siemens CEO Busch Eyes M&A in AI, Life Sciences, Software
- Samsung Elec wins $200 billion Broadcom AI chip partnership, boosting foundry push
Frost & Sullivan Institute
Explore growth avenues across AI computing, physical and embodied AI, and energy-harvesting IoT sensors.
Frost Growth Expert Network
Explore our Growth Webinars and Growth Podcasts that highlight new opportunities in the Industrial landscape.
The 20th Frost & Sullivan Global Growth, Innovation, and Leadership Summit and the 5th New Investment Event
Dates: 4-5 August 2026
Venue: Shanghai, China
On August 4-5, 2026, the 20th Frost & Sullivan Global Growth, Innovation and Leadership Summit and the 5th New Investment Event will have its grand opening at the Shangri La Hotel in Jing'an, Shanghai. This will also mark the 20th year milestone for Frost & Sullivan China to continue building on an international high-end communication platform for enterprises across China as well as the rest of the world.
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