The industrial manufacturing sector is undergoing a period of restructuring and transformation, driven by multiple factors in a rapidly changing and shifting world.

Geopolitics and supply chain security are key factors, with industrial manufacturing becoming more closely linked to defence strategies and national resilience.

Rare earths and advanced materials are a case in point, as is the space sector where manufacturing outside the confines of the earth is quickly moving from the realms of science fiction toward reality.

KPMG have published Global tech report 2026: Industrial Manufacturing, which you can read here