DIGITAL STRATEGY
“ 5G WILL BE A BIG DISRUPTOR AND IF WE LOOK BACK EIGHT YEARS FROM NOW , WE WON ’ T BE ABLE TO IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT WHAT IT HAS ENABLED ”
– DR KEVIN KETTLER , CTO , FLEX
“ We are very fortunate in our ability to engage with a variety of organisations – we are very much the ‘ Switzerland ’ of the technology space ,” adds Kettler . “ We are more than happy to build everything for everybody and , because of that , we have the benefit of seeing a lot of things that sometimes exist in competitive environments come together .”
Flex enjoys exploring new ideas in product and technology that map back to market trends and unlock potential . Today , the company is working with an automotive group to help build some of the infrastructure associated with the compute and networking aspects of the autonomous vehicle . It has also worked with some big-name brands , helping them to build commercial and consumer-driven solutions that tap into the automation ,
intelligence and IoT trends . Kettler is quick to express is excitement about the potential of automation : “ We are feeling the impact of this technology today and we are embracing it . Automation at its most fundamental level , for us , is about transforming our manufacturing facilities ,” Kettler says . “ Anything from fully autonomous manufacturing lines , to movement of components using autonomous vehicles , to the final finished product – even delivery to its final destination – is autonomous .”
12 February 2018