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With Bright Machines Microfactories, the investment in time and training required to bring an innovation to market decreases dramatically.

In the future we’ll see a manufacturing industry that is by design more resilient in the face of future disruptions and operating at a higher caliber even in times of normalcy.

Bright Machines is entering an exciting new chapter in our growth story: Today, we announced our intention to become a public company through a merger with SCVX, a special purpose acquisition company. We believe this decision will put Bright Machines in a position of stable longevity, which only means good things for our customers.

There are many factors involved in evaluating manufacturing competitiveness, but financial health is certainly top of mind both for manufacturing executives and for key stakeholders outside of a company, like investors. We outline seven financial ratios used to evaluate manufacturing operations and assess their financial health, and how each is impacted by the adoption of smart automation.

Bright Machines’ new CMO talks about the opportunity to combine her experiences across the high-tech and industrial worlds, leveraging what she learned while working at some of the most established leaders in their industries and recreating the magic of those iconic brands.

Software-defined manufacturing enables anyone to build anything anywhere, on-demand.

If the invention of industrial robotics is to realize its full potential, the software architectures and algorithms used in other domains must be mapped to the factory.

Let’s make sure we have a well-educated manufacturing workforce, and then let’s get out of their—and our—way.

A little planning goes a long way in ensuring your first automation project’s success. Here are four steps that will help identify the right products and processes ripe for automation and the right initial project to put a “win” on the board and catalyze automation.

With the move to a more digital experience, innovators everywhere will have a more straightforward way to submit their designs for manufacturing, receive feedback, and track progress.

We started Bright Machines to fundamentally change the way manufacturers build products – so that no disruption (however big or small) can get in the way of scalable production. This year validated that goal more than ever, and we’re proud to have been able to support our customers.

In 2021, manufacturing will see a fundamental shift in how its leaders view progressive change – from unrealized vision to practical reality. As a result, an industry that’s nimbler and more flexible will emerge. Here are five ways we believe the industry will evolve next year.