As part of the Industrial & Manufacturing team, James Prestwood leads research on high-impact digital technologies in manufacturing production, operations, and service. His research focuses on the most transformative innovations within and across these core domains, including Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), industrial automation (hardware and software), and quality. James is also responsible for the company's Manufacturing Market Data product, which tracks key data across the global manufacturing ecosystem, ranging from figures on the largest plants globally to U.S. manufacturing unemployment statistics. In addition, James authors research on a range of manufacturing verticals including chemicals, machine tools, and defense.

From a professional standpoint, one of the great privileges of my job is to watch companies bring new and innovative technologies to market and aid manufacturers in effectively identifying and deploying them to create real change in their operations. On the personal side, I love the chance to try out all the cool AR, AI, and metaverse technology that makes me feel like Iron Man.

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