Embedded Computing Design

Sankar Natarajan

Global Head of Smart Manufacturing & Digital PLM

Hitachi Digital Services

Sankar Natarajan is the Global Head of Smart Manufacturing & Digital PLM at Hitachi Digital Services. He leads the global strategy, solutions, go-to-market initiatives, and delivery of integrated digital transformations across products, factories, operations, and sustainability. Under his leadership, teams drive large-scale innovation across the Hitachi Group of Companies and a rapidly expanding global client base.

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AI & Machine Learning

Manufacturing's Missing Intelligence Layer: Why MOM Will Define the Success of Physical AI - Blog

August 14, 2026
Sankar Natarajan Hitachi Digital Services  

Executive Perspective

Artificial Intelligence has become the defining topic in manufacturing boardrooms. Every discussion about the smart factory now includes AI, autonomous operations, or intelligent automation. Yet amid all the excitement, one important question often goes unanswered.

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