
James Prestwood
Industry Analyst
Topics Covered
Insights



U.S. Government Tariffs: Technology Will Not Be Enough to Save U.S. Manufacturing from Increasing Costs
Insight | 2Q 2025 | IN-7784








European Manufacturing Challenges: Northvolt Files for Bankruptcy
Insight | 4Q 2024 | IN-7618


A Space Inflection Point: Is Commercial In-Space Manufacturing Really Still a Science Fiction Story?
Insight | 4Q 2024 | IN-7616




A Guiding Hand: How Industrial DevOps Supports the Software-Defined Automation Transition
Insight | 3Q 2024 | IN-7499


Siemens Realize LIVE 2024: AI, Partnerships, and Industrial Metaverse
Insight | 2Q 2024 | IN-7349

Generative AI’s Hype Is in Full Swing and Strong Use Cases for Biopharma Manufacturers Have Emerged
Insight | 2Q 2024 | IN-7293

Global Manufacturing Data: Who Are the Asia-Pacific Star Nations and How Can Technology Vendors Capitalize?
Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7097

Space Manufacturing Market Expansion: China’s Significant Investment in Growing Domestic Capabilities
Insight | 1Q 2024 | IN-7215

Rockwell Automation’s 2023 Automation Fair: Acquisitions, AI, and Modular Architecture
Insight | 4Q 2023 | IN-7145


Clean Energy Manufacturing: Which Vendors Are Best Provisioned to Provide End-to-End Automation Coverage?
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-7084

Siemens’ New Semiconductor Lifecycle Management PLM Product Is Ideally Suited for the Developing ASEAN Market
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-7063



PLC Solutions: Siemens’ SIMATIC S7-1500 Controller and TIA Portal Lead the Pack
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-7049

With the Introduction of Siemens’ Virtual PLC, Manufacturers Must Revise Their Automation Architectures
Insight | 3Q 2023 | IN-6997


Over a Year After Rockwell Automation’s Acquisition of Plex Systems: How are Things Looking?
Insight | 2Q 2023 | IN-6893

MTEK’s Cloud-Based MBrain MES Carves Out Niche in Low-Cost Segment to Target SMEs
Insight | 1Q 2023 | IN-6897




Changes in Technology Spending and Production Efficiency in the “Big 4” Manufacturing Economies
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6783

Digital Manufacturing Summit 2022: People at the Center of Digital Transformation
Insight | 4Q 2022 | IN-6719






Cloud and SMEs Represent Significant Opportunities for MES Vendors
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6560

Effective IT/OT Convergence Needs Strong Supporting Software and a Change in Executive Management Structure
Insight | 2Q 2022 | IN-6520

Siemens Xcelerator Portfolio Graduates to Software-as-a-Service
Insight | 1Q 2022 | IN-6480
Research

Presentation | 2Q 2025 | PT-6028

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-MMDG-101

Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-3464

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-MMDAPAC-101

Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-3466

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-MMDA-101

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-MMDE-101

Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-3465

Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-3467

Market Data | 1Q 2025 | MD-MMD-104

Presentation | 1Q 2025 | PT-3304

Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3370

Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3369

Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3303

Presentation | 4Q 2024 | PT-3301

Report | 3Q 2024 | AN-6230

Competitive Ranking | 2Q 2024 | CA-1392

Competitive Ranking | 2Q 2024 | CA-1390

Market Data | 2Q 2024 | MD-QMS-101

Presentation | 2Q 2024 | PT-2818

Competitive Ranking | 1Q 2024 | CA-1477

Report | 1Q 2024 | AN-6081

Presentation | 4Q 2023 | PT-2816

Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-MMD-103

Competitive Ranking | 3Q 2023 | CA-1402

Market Data | 3Q 2023 | MD-IAH-23

Report | 2Q 2023 | AN-5793

Competitive Ranking | 2Q 2023 | CA-1368

Market Data | 1Q 2023 | MD-IAT-22

Report | 1Q 2023 | AN-5624

Report | 1Q 2023 | AN-5623

Market Data | 4Q 2022 | MD-MMD-102

Competitive Ranking | 4Q 2022 | CA-1367

Market Data | 3Q 2022 | MD-MES-22

Report | 3Q 2022 | AN-5622

Report | 2Q 2022 | AN-5621