7 Biggest Challenges in Precision Manufacturing - and How Smart Automation is Shaping the Future

Precision manufacturers face mounting challenges: increasing customer demands, labour shortages, rising costs, and the pressure to deliver uncompromising accuracy at speed. In this session, Sam Kirkpatrick will explore seven key challenges impacting the industry today and examine how emerging technologies such as automation, AI-driven decision-making, and data-led production, are reshaping the future of precision manufacturing. Drawing on real-world insights, Sam will discuss how manufacturers can leverage smart automation to drive efficiency, agility and long-term resilience.