The manufacturing industry in North America is undergoing its fourth evolution into a high-technology, digitalized, and data-driven industry. This Industry 4.0 period began long before the COVID-19 pandemic affected global society but has been accelerated in response to many of the challenges associated with it. In this report, we examine and explore the current manufacturing industry in North America and the challenges and opportunities it faces as adoption of Industry 4.0 thinking, tools, standards, and processes becomes more widespread.
The manufacturing industry in North America is undergoing its fourth evolution into a high-technology, digitalized, and data-driven industry. This Industry 4.0 period began long before the COVID-19 pandemic affected global society but has been accelerated in response to many of the challenges associated with it. In this report, we examine and explore the current manufacturing industry in North America and the challenges and opportunities it faces as adoption of Industry 4.0 thinking, tools, standards, and processes becomes more widespread.
Training Your Workforce to Meet Tomorrow's Challenges
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Automation, Maintenance, & Reliability Summit
January 29, 2026 | 9:00am - 1:00pm
In the world of maintenance and industrial production, operations are continuing to transform as maintenance professionals are pushed to “digitally transform” and become more data driven. The ultimate goal is to execute effective condition-based maintenance, maximize asset reliability and avoid catastrophic failure, but how is this effectively accomplished? Explore how Industry 4.0 is enabling digital transformation decision-making and the role played by artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), robotics, how the numerous existing sensor data can be used sensibly with connectivity, and how all of this leads to reliable control.
The Automation, Maintenance, & Reliability Summit is aimed at plant, production, and manufacturing managers, as well as safety engineers, technical specialists, automation specialists, design/development managers, and system integrators.
Lunch & Learn:
Setting Expectations and Holding Employees Accountable
December 2, 2025 | 11:30am - 1:00pm
This course is designed to strengthen a supervisor’s skills by helping participants overcome many of the challenges they may encounter as a leader. Participants will grow their understanding of responsible leadership and high-performance leadership of teams and explore the basic skills needed to effectively manage a workgroup. This course requires 1-2 pre-meetings with management to ensure company policies are accurately reflected and appropriate contacts and protocol are incorporated.
Tool Time: Hand & Power Toolbox with
Application & Practice
November 14, 2025 | 8:00am - 5:00pm
Tool Time: Hand & Power Toolbox introduces participants to the safe and effective use of common hand and power tools found in industrial environments. The course covers tool identification, proper handling techniques, routine care, and safety practices to prevent accidents and extend tool life. Emphasis is placed on selecting the right tool for the job and applying it with skill and confidence. This course is ideal for those building foundational maintenance skills or refreshing their knowledge of essential shop tools.
We are Peak Performance
About PeakPerformance
Peak Performance is devoted to assisting clients in achieving operational excellence and improving business performance by providing consulting and workforce development training services to businesses across many industries.
Striving for operational excellence is one of the most important contributors to an organization’s sustainable performance and growth.
Peak Performance understands that a training program is not a one-size-fits-all. Our services are unique as we build our clients’ training from the ground up, customizing the training to our clients’ needs while using real world simulations and experienced instructors from the manufacturing industry.
Achieving peak performance provides the following benefits:
An effective approach to business operations.
An organization that consistently realizes sustainable growth and increasing valuation.
A productive and innovative workforce.
Our Operational Excellence
Services Encompass Nine Dimensions
The journey to achieving peak performance begins with a framework for developing an operational excellence strategy.
FOUNDATION OPERATIONAL DIMENSIONS
The journey to peak performance for any operation begins with a foundational set of skills that employees can build upon and serves as a basis for supporting additional learning. We offer a solid set of skills training that will not only benefit your entire organization but will also drive the personal success of individual team members.
ADVANCED OPERATIONAL DIMENSIONS
Today’s industrial revolution is requiring manufacturers to have advanced skills in innovation, digital systems and supply chain network. We understand this need and offer an array of customized training that will equip your employees with a refined set of skills to stay competitive in the global marketplace.
PEAK PERFORMANCE OPERATIONS
Essential leadership skills are the pinnacle of creating a workplace that elevates all aspects of a manufacturing operation. Achieve peak performance by developing your employees’ skill sets that are necessary to lead and manage in today’s global environments.
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We use customized, modular training offered with flexible schedules to meet business needs, as well as ongoing follow-ups to track improvements.
Our Industrial Skills Services Encompass Four Segments
Today’s production systems require knowledge in Mechanical, Electrical and Computer Technologies.
Peak Performance uses Industry experts to upskill your workforce in ever increasing complex manufacturing systems through our Industrial Skills training which provides customized hands-on application training in Control Systems, Electro-Mechanics, Mechanical CAD and Mechatronics.
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