India, Dec. 2 -- Forrester's report on The Future Of Manufacturing highlighted four big trends driving the modernization of the sector, and these will still matter in 2026.

Manufacturers continue to focus on integrating digital technologies with physical products; adapting to a changing world order with local, near, and far manufacturing capacity; and balancing the automation triangle to get the best from hardware, software, and people.

Moving into 2026, we expect business and technology leaders across the sector to build on their existing investments in complex physical assets and their supporting digital systems, while prioritizing changes that deliver organizational resilience and flexibility in an unpredictable world.

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