Armbrust predicts manufacturing is the last industry technology will eat alive
Lloyd Armbrust · SaaS CEO Launches PPE Factory, $10m Sales of Surgical Masks, American Made · Jan 30, 2021 · at 13:21
Lloyd Armbrust, founder of PPE manufacturer Armbrust American, discusses how digital disintermediation will transform traditional American industrial manufacturing.
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“I really think that ironically, manufacturing is, is the last area that technology is going to eat alive.”
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