Achieving scale can give European digital manufacturing the resilience and flexibility it will need to speed its recovery after the coronavirus crisis—and beyond., A digital transformation is coming to industrial sectors such as chemicals, manufacturing, mining, and oil and gas. Companies in these sectors generate huge amounts of data but use only a small fraction of it., AI companies have tried many approaches to overcome these barriers and realize improved performance through digital manufacturing transformations. An examination of advanced manufacturing lighthouses reveals two critical reasons that their transformations succeeded: first, they chose the right use cases; second, they looked for ways that those , Six building blocks can help industrial companies create a strong digital strategy and generate top value from digitization., By accelerating the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies and committing to R&D and innovation, LCFC has crafted a “peak manufacturing” paradigm, achieving a leap in manufacturing capabilities. In a talk with McKinsey’s Forest Hou, LCFC CEO Xiaohui Ding shares insights into the factory’s digital transformation journey., Future-proofing starts with a clear vision for how digital manufacturing will deliver a competitive advantage, along with a phased road map for implementation based on a business case in which technology is the enabler rather than the driver of change..