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The early adopters of digital-transformation tools, techniques and technologies have a wealth of insights to share with the rest of us. In this Putman Media podcast, we dive deep into the diverse world of Industry 4.0 to deliver guidance to listeners at all stages of their own digital transformation. * Remaking Industry was named among Feedspot’s best Industry 4.0 podcasts. . read less
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How Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence Automate Process Improvements: A Q&A with Beckhoff’s Daymon Thompson
Jun 28 2023
How Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence Automate Process Improvements: A Q&A with Beckhoff’s Daymon Thompson
Once a topic for technology futurists, machine learning and AI are now being used daily in discrete and process automation applications. Running ML algorithms on a standard machine controller offers a way to automate continuous improvement in process optimizations with faster reactions and far less data transmitted than purely cloud-based approaches. On the programming side, AI tools such as ChatGPT are now being used to assist in control-system programming to suggest entire code segments, complete code and debug it. In this episode, we connect with Daymon Thompson, automation product manager—North America, with Beckhoff Automation, to explore how you can take advantage of these trends.

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How Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence Automate Process Improvements: A Q&A with Beckhoff’s Daymon Thompson
Jun 28 2023
How Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence Automate Process Improvements: A Q&A with Beckhoff’s Daymon Thompson
Once a topic for technology futurists, machine learning and AI are now being used daily in discrete and process automation applications. Running ML algorithms on a standard machine controller offers a way to automate continuous improvement in process optimizations with faster reactions and far less data transmitted than purely cloud-based approaches. On the programming side, AI tools such as ChatGPT are now being used to assist in control-system programming to suggest entire code segments, complete code and debug it. In this episode, we connect with Daymon Thompson, automation product manager—North America, with Beckhoff Automation, to explore how you can take advantage of these trends.
The Bad Guys Are Using Generative Artificial Intelligence, Too!
Jun 23 2023
The Bad Guys Are Using Generative Artificial Intelligence, Too!
We're all enamored with AI and tools like ChatGPT, which are proving to be hugely successful in the modern manufacturing facility. But cyber-attackers are using these technologies, too, to empower their methods of accessing your industrial facilities. In this episode, we chat with Daniel dos Santos, head of security research with Forescout Technologies, to learn how bad actors are using smart tools to cause big trouble.
How Toyota Leveraged The Benefits Of Open-Gigabit Industrial Ethernet: A Q&A With The CC-Link Partner Association’s Tom Burke
Jun 2 2023
How Toyota Leveraged The Benefits Of Open-Gigabit Industrial Ethernet: A Q&A With The CC-Link Partner Association’s Tom Burke
In this episode we connect with Tom Burke, global strategic advisor for the CC-Link Partner Association, to explore the current state of time-sensitive networking in manufacturing and focus on a case study of a Polish Toyota plant using this approach to increase availability of production lines, improve transparency of data, and integrate multiple devices from different vendors.
New Wins With Modern Condition Monitoring: A Q&A With SICK’s Susan Nangle
May 25 2023
New Wins With Modern Condition Monitoring: A Q&A With SICK’s Susan Nangle
In this episode, we connect with Susan Nangle, SICK digital solution consultant, to explore new approaches to condition monitoring and spotlight new capabilities emerging as more manufacturers embrace tools and techniques that are enabling unprecedented visibility into asset performance.
It’s Been Two Years And We Haven’t Learned A Thing From The Colonial Pipeline Hack
May 19 2023
It’s Been Two Years And We Haven’t Learned A Thing From The Colonial Pipeline Hack
In this episode, we chat with OccamSec CEO Mark Stamford who regrets to inform us that we didn't learn a darn thing from the Colonial pipeline hack two years ago. (He does offer some solutions to get industrial cybersecurity up to speed.)
What Makes An IIoT Trailblazer? An Interview With Author Matt Oberdorfer
Apr 21 2023
What Makes An IIoT Trailblazer? An Interview With Author Matt Oberdorfer
In his downtime from being CEO of EOT, Matt Oberdorfer pens books. His latest explores the traits common to front-runners with digitalization programs. In this episode, we chat with Matt about trailblazing into the IIoT, the hurdles that emerge when leading the way, and the lessons we can all learn from those with the courage to push into our grand digital future.
From The Grocery Store Line To The Production Line: How Manufacturers Can Overcome Inflation with Propel’s Ross Meyercord
Apr 18 2023
From The Grocery Store Line To The Production Line: How Manufacturers Can Overcome Inflation with Propel’s Ross Meyercord
Inflation is awful. And it affects not just those of us in line at the grocery store, but manufacturers, too, who must balance rising production costs with the demands of customers who are already strapped. In this episode, we look at the current state of inflation through the industrial lens with Ross Meyercord, CEO of Propel Software. We discuss methods to weather this current financial storm and examine how digitalization of processes can help.
Human needs, robotic solutions and miles of aisles at ProMat 2023
Mar 23 2023
Human needs, robotic solutions and miles of aisles at ProMat 2023
For all of the robotic wonders on display throughout the miles of aisles at the ProMat 2023 event in March in Chicago, the focus for the vendors, the solution-providers, the manufacturers and the distribution-center personnel in attendance was decidedly human.
How Will This Tuxedo Look While I Do The Worm?
Mar 3 2023
How Will This Tuxedo Look While I Do The Worm?
In this Smart * installment of the Remaking Industry podcast, Editor in Chief Chris McNamara marvels at the breadth of tools and topics under the "digitalization" banner and looks back, briefly, at prepping for his prom back in the early 90s.
What Is Working With The Modern Industrial Workforce?
Feb 20 2023
What Is Working With The Modern Industrial Workforce?
In this episode, we chat with Epicor's Kerrie Jordan about findings in their new workforce-focused survey. We dive into what attracts people to modern workplaces, what turns them off, and why the smart business owner does everything he or she can to make the tools in use similar to the devices workers use in their personal lives. Click here to access the report.
Joint Podcast: A Deep Dive Into The 2023 Crystal Ball Report
Jan 26 2023
Joint Podcast: A Deep Dive Into The 2023 Crystal Ball Report
The Remaking Industry podcast teams up with The Tool Belt podcast to feature a discussion with Plant Services Editor in Chief Tom Wilk. We explore trends revealed in the new Crystal Ball Report, get Tom's plant perspective, and consider where we're all headed in the coming months that (hopefully) promise a bit more stability and a lot more industrial efficiency.
The Evolving Value Of Industrial Ecosystems With Belden’s Anne Vondrak
Dec 14 2022
The Evolving Value Of Industrial Ecosystems With Belden’s Anne Vondrak
In this episode, we connect with Belden's Anne Vondrak to discuss the evolving value of ecosystems in the industrial space. We explore the importance of smart partners for your industrial ecosystem, the need for collaboration within the edge-to-cloud world, and what your ecosystem might look like a decade from now.
Connecting The World Of Process Automation With FieldComm Group’s Pal Sereiko
Nov 28 2022
Connecting The World Of Process Automation With FieldComm Group’s Pal Sereiko
Process automation is getting complicated, and it is moving quickly with new software systems hosted by multiple vendors, new field-instrumentation devices, and emerging protocols intended to welcome slow-moving process industries into the digital-transformation era. “We’re still at the infant stage of digitalization in process-automation sectors,” said Paul Sereiko, FieldComm Group director of marketing and product strategy, who shares his perspective on that changing landscape in this Remaking Industry podcast.
Smart *—The Evolution Of The As-A-Service Approach
Nov 28 2022
Smart *—The Evolution Of The As-A-Service Approach
As-a-service is becoming commonplace in manufacturing. And like many trends, this one is showing sings of spiraling out of control. Smart Industry Editor in Chief Chris McNamara explores in this Smart * episode of Remaking Industry.
The Metaverse Holds Tremendous Value! The Metaverse Is Worthless!
Sep 30 2022
The Metaverse Holds Tremendous Value! The Metaverse Is Worthless!
In this episode, Smart Industry Editor in Chief Chris McNamara shares his thoughts on the true value of the metaverse in manufacturing, touching on everything from "Being John Malkovich" to digital twins.
Why is MQTT getting so much attention in the industrial space?
Sep 1 2022
Why is MQTT getting so much attention in the industrial space?
In this episode we chat with Xavier Mesrobian, vice president of sales and marketing with Skkynet, to explore the evolution of the MQTT protocol in manufacturing. Obstacles are being overcome. Applications are widening. And, at least among those using it properly, huge gains are being won with MQTT.
Smart, Strategic Approaches To Modern Industrial Measurement
Aug 17 2022
Smart, Strategic Approaches To Modern Industrial Measurement
In this episode we connect with Endress+Hauser's Ashley David to discuss emerging, digitally enabled abilities to measure our output, our processes, and our assets. As new tools and savvier workforces using those new tools enable enterprises to monitor and measure the components that make their workplaces work more accurately, decision-makers need to stay informed about how to best capitalize.
A (Virtual) Walk Through The New Oracle Industry Lab
Aug 12 2022
A (Virtual) Walk Through The New Oracle Industry Lab
In this episode we connect with Oracle's Surya Kommareddy and Didactic's Ted Rozier to learn about the new Oracle Industry Lab and discuss the value of real-world education for manufacturing in the digital realm.
Partnering Within Supply Chains & Diversifying Workforces: Insights From The New CEO Of MxD
Jul 26 2022
Partnering Within Supply Chains & Diversifying Workforces: Insights From The New CEO Of MxD
In this episode we chat with Berardino Baratta, new CEO at MxD, on lessons learned as we emerge from the worst of the supply chain crisis, the evolution of cyber-threats and our efforts to secure our industrial enterprises, and the hidden value in fostering a diverse manufacturing workforce. (We also learned what a tech executive does during a decade-long sabbatical.)
What Do Updates To OPC UA Mean For The Modern Manufacturer?
Jul 6 2022
What Do Updates To OPC UA Mean For The Modern Manufacturer?
In this episode, we connect with Daymon Thompson, Beckhoff Automation senior product manager, to explore how changes to OPC UA are changing the industrial landscape. Then we discuss the pub-sub specification and how its applications can benefit your business.