Manufacturing sector sees cultural barrier in digital shift: L&T Tech CEO

The $500-mn worth company developed a digital technology platform UBIQWeise to offer smart factory services to businesses

L&T Technology Services said manufacturing companies across different nations would need a major "cultural shift" before they adopt to new technologies such as internet of things (IoT).

Chief executive officer of the engineering services arm of L&T, Keshab Panda, said he has seen major cultural barrier amongst customers across different global markets towards digital transformation, even as the manufacturing sector is readying for Industry 4.0, the age of smart factories.

Panda, who is an aerospace engineer and worked on India's light combat aircraft Tejas and on the country's satellite programme, said the shift towards technology-enabled manufacturing practices, where data from