Geopolitics Puts 
Resilience Center Stage

This year's Automate Show in Detroit made one thing clear: priorities are shifting for many industrial decision-makers. In recent years, the focus was on efficiency, automation, and innovation. This time, however, a different topic dominated the conversation: geopolitics and its impact on global production strategies.

The key question on everyone’s mind is:

How are geopolitical developments reshaping our manufacturing footprint?

The overarching takeaway:

• Cost optimization alone is no longer enough.
• Supply chain resilience is becoming a top priority.
• Companies need clear visibility into where and under what conditions production happens.

This signals a major strategic shift:
Global production networks must now be designed not just for efficiency, but for resilience and transparency. Existing structures need to be critically re-evaluated. The goal? To build networks that deliver long-term stability while remaining agile in the face of geopolitical and economic change.

Watch our video for insights, impressions, and trends from Automate in Detroit.