Automation is increasingly critical across modern discrete (factory) processes, enabling greater quality, higher throughput, and lower production costs. In fact, the $150B global discrete (factory) automation market is expected to expand at a 6% CAGR to reach $200B by 2030.1  “Automation is evolving into a strategic necessity that addresses skilled labor shortages, supply chain fragility, and the economics of reshoring while unlocking better productivity and sustainability,” says Mark Brune, a managing director in our Industrials Group.

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