2023 IndustryWeek Technology Survey Question Title * 1. What is your current job title/function? CEO/ President CTO CIO C-Suite (Other) VP, Production/Operations VP, Supply Chain/ Director, Purchasing/Procurement/Sourcing Director, Manufacturing/Production Manufacturing/Production Management (Other than VP or Director) Plant/Facilities Management Supply Chain/Logistics Management R&D/Product Development Management Other (please specify) Question Title * 2. What is your company's primary industry? Primary Metal Mfg Fabricated Metal Mfg Machinery Mfg Electrical Equipment, Appliance & Component Mfg Computer & Electronic Product Mfg Enterprise Management / Analytics Software Creator or Vendor Transportation Equipment Mfg Automotive Mfg Aerospace Mfg Medical Equipment & Supplies Mfg Oil & Gas Extraction, Mining Food, Beverage & Tobacco Mfg Lumber & Wood/ Paper Products Chemical Product Mfg Pharmaceutical Mfg Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. In what geographic region are you located? New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT) Middle Atlantic (NJ, NY, PA) South Atlantic (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) North Central (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) South Central (AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX) Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, UT, WY) Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) Other US Territories or Possessions Canada Mexico Asia Europe Caribbean/Central/South America Africa Oceania Question Title * 4. What is your company's total annual sales volume? $1 billion and over $500 to $999 million $100 to $499 million $50 to $99 million $10 to $49 million under $10 million Question Title * 5. How many total employees are at your company? 1 to 49 50 to 250 251 to 1,000 1,001 to 9,999 10,000+ Question Title * 6. Has employment in your company increased or decreased in the last year? Increased Decreased Unchanged Question Title * 7. What current technology do you think is most important to your company's future success? Additive/Digital manufacturing AI/Machine learning Augmented/Virtual reality Automation/robotics Vision systems Data analytics solutions Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. How knowledgeable are you in that technology? Very Somewhat Only slightly Not at all Question Title * 9. How does your company use robots? (Please select all that apply) Assembly (no human involvement) Pick-and-place Machine tending Material handling (fixed in place) Material handling (mobile) Inspection/Quality We do not use robots Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. How vital are automation and robotics to your manufacturing operations? Critical: Can't survive without them Important: They're an important piece to sustained growth but we could function without them on most production lines Marginal: We are testing them out, but don't rely on them for core business functions We are not automated Question Title * 11. What phase is your IIoT strategy/implementation in? Installed for more than four years Installed between one and four years Just launched in the past year Currently in proof of concept/planning Waiting until we find the right use case No current plans 33% of survey complete. Next