Industrial Talk Media

Industrial Talk is onsite at OMG, Q1 Meeting and talking to Carlos Toro and Claudio Soarzo Cataldo with NTT Data  about "Data and Analytics solutions that drive insights and operational success."

Scott MacKenzie hosts an industrial podcast featuring Claudio and Carlos from NTT DATA, discussing their work on digital twins and micro factories. Claudio, head of digital technology in Entity Data Chile, and Carlos, head of data and analytics, explain how digital twins enhance efficiency and safety in industries like mining. They highlight the importance of data management and the development of a composable digital twin methodology. Carlos introduces the concept of micro factories as training and showcasing tools, which can be used for remote monitoring and supply chain optimization. The conversation emphasizes the role of data analytics in driving industrial innovation and efficiency.

Action Items
[ ] Explore the possibility of bringing the micro factory to the OMG event in Las Vegas.
[ ] Investigate the feasibility of remotely monitoring the micro factory located in Chile from other locations.
[ ] Create a dynamic, web-based application for the OMG Capabilities Periodic Table, building on the micro factory project.
[ ] Investigate the capability to optimize operations across multiple micro factory locations.
Outline
Introduction and Welcome
Scott MacKenzie introduces the Industrial Talk podcast, emphasizing its focus on industry professionals and innovations.
Scott welcomes listeners and highlights the importance of industry professionals in solving global problems.
The podcast is broadcasting live from the OMG Q1 meeting in Reston, Virginia, with potential background noise from the event.
Scott sets the stage for the conversation with Claudio and Carlos from NTT, hinting at their significant contributions to the industry.
Background of Claudio and Carlos
Claudio introduces himself as the head of the digital technology unit in NTT Data Chile, overseeing four foundations: data and analytics, digital architecture, cybersecurity, and digital experience.
Claudio mentions the importance of digital twins and the role of Carlos in enhancing their maturity level over the past year.
Carlos provides his background, detailing his role in heading the data and analytics unit and supporting Latin region operations in various countries.
Both Claudio and Carlos emphasize the importance of digital twins as a new value offer for the company, bringing faster and better solutions to customers.
Overview of NTT DATA and Digital Twins
Claudio explains that NTT DATA is part of the Japanese entity group, originally a telecommunications company that expanded into consultancy.
The company helps clients define, implement, and transform digital transformation processes end-to-end.
Carlos discusses the importance of user needs in driving digital twin projects and the need for a composable approach to build digital twins quickly and effectively.
The conversation touches on the challenges of developing digital twins in different industries and the importance of data management and machine learning.
Challenges and Benefits of Digital Twins
Claudio shares the Chilean experience with digital twins, highlighting the benefits for mining processes, such as reducing friction, work accidents, and improving efficiency.
Scott acknowledges the cultural challenges of implementing new technologies in mature industries and the importance of leveraging data for better insights.
Carlos introduces the concept of micro factories as a training and showcasing tool for digital twins, explaining the need for a new profile of digital twin specialists.
The micro factory allows for the development and testing of services, such as connectivity to industrial protocols, and can be used for remote monitoring and marketing.
Micro Factory and Remote Monitoring
Carlos elaborates on the micro factory's role in training people and showcasing digital twin capabilities without sharing confidential data.
The micro factory can be used to test and develop new technologies, such as predictive analytics for conveyor belts, and can be replicated in different regions.
Scott expresses interest in seeing standards and work in action, emphasizing the importance of practical demonstrations.
Claudio highlights the micro factory's role in creating new talent and developing new pathways for digital twin capabilities.
Future Directions and Contact Information
Claudio mentions that this is a future idea for the company, focusing on different lines of production and factories.

CARLOS TORO'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudio-soarzo/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ntt-data-europe-latam/
Company Website: https://www.nttdata.com/global/en/
CLAUDIO SOARZO CATALDO'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudio-soarzo/

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Industrial Talk is onsite at Accruent Insights and talking to Pete Mansel, CSO at Accruent about "Providing a comprehensive technology suite to address today’s asset challenges".

Pete Mansel, Chief Sales Officer at Accruent, discussed the evolution of their global sales strategy, emphasizing integrated solutions to meet client needs. He highlighted the importance of connected workflows and reducing vendor reliance. Mansel shared a success story of a pipeline company centralizing their engineering documents, which took nine months and continues with ongoing enhancements. He noted trends such as digital transformation, cloud adoption, and the regulatory landscape, particularly in Australia and New Zealand. Mansel also touched on the application of AI in predictive maintenance and the need for automation due to labor market challenges.

Action Items
[ ] Connect with Pete Mansell on LinkedIn or email him at pete.mansell@accruent.com.
Outline
Introduction and Welcome
Scott MacKenzie welcomes listeners and thanks them for their support, emphasizing the platform's celebration of industrial professionals.
Scott mentions the event location in San Antonio, Texas, and notes the lively atmosphere.
Scott introduces Pete Mansel, Chief Sales Officer at Crew, and sets the stage for discussing sales trends.
Pete Mansel's Background and Role
Pete Mansell provides a brief background, mentioning his six-year tenure at Crew and the transformation of the company into an enterprise software company.
Pete elaborates on the global nature of his role, mentioning teams in North America, Europe, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand.
He discusses the collaboration required across different time zones and the importance of unifying the global team.
Pete highlights the diverse portfolio of solutions offered by Crew, including asset management and workplace solutions.
Strategic Approach to Integrated Solutions
Scott and Pete discuss the strategic goal of providing comprehensive, integrated solutions rather than point solutions.
Pete explains that many clients prefer integrated suites to reduce the number of vendors and drive greater efficiencies.
He emphasizes the importance of connected workflows and bringing together best-of-breed technologies to provide a common platform.
Pete mentions the role of change management in helping clients transition to integrated solutions.
Customer Relationships and Value Propositions
Pete discusses the importance of understanding customer pain points and developing a vision for their future needs.
He explains the process of collaborating with customers to create project plans and develop value propositions.
Pete highlights the importance of demonstrating quantifiable ROI and working with customers to refine business models.
He shares an example of a large pipeline company that centralized their engineering documents to improve efficiency and safety.
Success Stories and Customer Partnerships
Pete shares a success story about a pipeline company that centralized their engineering documents using Crew's solutions.
He explains how the company standardized on a common platform, improving training, knowledge sharing, and maintenance.
Pete mentions the nine-month initial project and the ongoing partnership with the company for continuous improvement.
He discusses the importance of staying ahead of the curve with new capabilities and innovations.
Trends and Future Directions
Pete identifies trends such as the push for holistic offerings, digital transformation, and a cloud-first mindset.
He mentions the regulatory landscape, particularly in Australia and New Zealand, and the need for cloud infrastructure.
Pete discusses the importance of integrated platform offerings and the role of AI in predictive maintenance.
He shares examples of clients looking to automate workflows and reduce the human element in processes.
AI and Digital Transformation
Pete talks about the application of AI in predictive maintenance and the importance of leveraging technology to scale productivity.
He mentions internal experiments with AI at Crew and the goal of embedding AI within their products.
Pete shares an example of a client looking to automate work orders using IoT sensors and AI-based rules engines.
He discusses the impact of AI on addressing labor market challenges and the need for digital-first technologies.

PETE MANSEL'S CONTACT INFORMATION:

Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmansel/

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accruent/

Company Website: https://www.accruent.com/

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Industrial Talk is onsite at IoT Solutions World Congress and talking to Stan Schneider, CEO at Real-Time Innovations (RTI) about "Autonomous vehicles and real solutions for the future".

Scott MacKenzie and Stan Schneider discuss the latest advancements in autonomous vehicles and teleoperation at the IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona. Schneider highlights the complexity of autonomous systems, noting that true autonomy is a spectrum and may take years to achieve. He explains the shift from traditional ECU-based vehicles to software-defined vehicles, which reduce wiring and increase computational power. Schneider also outlines RTI's role in creating intelligent, distributed systems, emphasizing the importance of low-latency, real-time data processing. He shares examples of RTI's projects, including NASA's launch control and Canada's air traffic control, and stresses the need for new architectures to handle modern challenges.

Action Items
[ ] Connect with Stan Schneider on LinkedIn.
[ ] Follow up with Stan via email at stan@rti.com.
Outline
IoT Solutions World Congress Introduction
Scott MacKenzie welcomes listeners to the Industrial Talk podcast, emphasizing its focus on industry professionals and innovations.
The podcast is broadcasting live from IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, highlighting the importance of attending the event.
Scott introduces Stan Schneider, a frequent guest on the podcast, and sets the stage for their discussion.
Stan acknowledges the invitation and expresses his appreciation for being on the podcast.
Discussion on Autonomous Vehicles and Teleoperation
Stan mentions his session on data-centric technology for teleoperation, focusing on automotive systems and autonomous vehicles.
Scott and Stan discuss the complexity and sophistication of autonomous vehicle code and the importance of cybersecurity.
Stan explains the concept of autonomous vehicles and the varying levels of autonomy, using the example of different environments like snow or dirt roads.
They delve into the challenges of achieving full autonomy and the consumer's perspective on autonomous vehicles.
Challenges and Future of Autonomous Vehicles
Stan emphasizes that true full autonomy may take years to achieve, depending on the environment and specific use cases.
He highlights the variety of autonomous vehicles his company works on, including flying, underwater, surface, mining, construction, and delivery robots.
The conversation touches on the importance of teleoperation and the challenges of handing off control between autonomous and human-driven segments.
Scott and Stan agree that autonomous vehicles are happening and are already in commercial operations, though not yet profitable.
Software-Defined Vehicles and Industry Disruption
Stan explains the concept of software-defined vehicles, which involve reducing the number of electronic control units (ECUs) and increasing centralized computing power.
He describes the traditional ECU-based architecture and its limitations, contrasting it with the new software-defined approach.
The discussion covers the benefits of software-defined vehicles, including reduced wiring, higher performance, and the ability to update software without hardware recalls.
Stan mentions that most of their customers are focusing on new architectures for vehicles, rather than autonomous driving.
RTI's Role in the Smart World
Stan introduces RTI, the largest infrastructure software company in the smart world, and their focus on making large systems more intelligent.
He provides examples of RTI's projects, including Canada's air traffic control system, NASA's launch control system, and power balancing in North America.
The conversation shifts to the three main markets in IoT: monitoring, distributed analytics, and edge autonomic systems.
Stan explains how RTI's software helps in real-time data processing and low-latency communication, essential for autonomous systems.
Questions to Identify RTI's Value
Stan outlines five questions to determine if a project would benefit from RTI's software:
Is the system critical and cannot fail?
Does the project involve real-time, millisecond-level data processing?
Does the project require a large team of software engineers?
Is the project focused on data collection or real-time action?
Is the project willing to build a new architecture?
Scott and Stan discuss the challenges of retrofitting existing systems and the importance of starting with a well-designed architecture.
Examples of RTI's Projects and Challenges
Stan shares examples of RTI's projects, including Grand Coulee Dam and NASA's launch control system, highlighting the complexity and scale of their work.

STAN SCHNEIDER'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-a-schneider/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rti/
Company Website: https://www.rti.com/en/

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Industrial Talk is onsite at OMG, Q1 Meeting and talking to Justin Wilson and Erik Hendriks  about "Data Distribution Service (DDS) the middleware that enables the free flow of data".

Scott MacKenzie hosts a podcast celebrating industrial professionals and their innovations. At the OMG SQ1 meeting in Reston, Virginia, he interviews Erik Hendriks and Justin Wilson about DDS (Data Distribution System). Erik, a senior architect at ZetaScale, has been involved with DDS for 20 years. Justin, a principal software engineer at Unity Foundation, explains the open-source implementation of DDS. DDS enables efficient data transfer without the need for applications to know the transport details. It supports a publish-subscribe model, ensuring data reliability and scalability. The conversation highlights DDS's role in modern data-intensive applications and its future focus on scalability, big data, and security.

Action Items
[ ] Explore the open DDS foundation website (open-dds.org) to learn more about the technology.
[ ] Connect with Erik Hendriks on LinkedIn to discuss DDS and ZetaScale's other products.
Outline
Introduction and Purpose of the Podcast
Scott MacKenzie thanks listeners for their support and celebrates industrial professionals for their bold and innovative work.
The podcast is broadcasting from the OMG Q1 meeting in Reston, Virginia, focusing on solving today's challenges.
Scott MacKenzie introduces Erik Hendriks and Justin Wilson, who will discuss DDS (Data Distribution System).
Background of Eric and Justin
Erik Hendriks has been involved with DDS for 20 years and joined OMG during the standardization of DDS.
Justin Wilson is attending his first OMG meeting and has a background in IoT applications involving DDS.
Erik Hendricks is a senior architect at ZetaScale, fully involved in DDS for the last 20 years.
Justin Wilson is a principal software engineer at Unity Foundation and Open DDS Foundation, previously involved with Object Computing.
Explanation of DDS (Data Distribution System)
DDS stands for Data Distribution System, which helps get data from its source to its destination efficiently.
DDS decouples applications to such an extent that they don't need to know about each other's existence.
DDS is unique compared to other middlewares due to its ability to efficiently and reliably distribute data.
Justin Wilson explains the open-source implementation of DDS and its benefits, including efficiency and productivity.
How DDS Works and Its Benefits
DDS uses a data-centric approach, allowing applications to specify what data they need without knowing the source.
DDS middleware handles the discovery and delivery of data, making applications simpler and more efficient.
DDS can handle both unicast and multicast data delivery, optimizing data transmission based on the number of subscribers.
DDS contracts specify the quality and reliability of data, ensuring consistent and efficient data flow.
Real-World Applications and Implementation
DDS is used in various industries, including manufacturing, where it simplifies data collection and distribution.
DDS can be integrated into existing systems, reducing the need for custom solutions and ongoing maintenance.
DDS offers flexibility in data collection, allowing for easy integration of new data sources and applications.
DDS is often used in standards for specific industries, such as automotive and transportation, providing interoperability and flexibility.
Future of DDS and Security Considerations
Scalability and big data are key focus areas for the future of DDS, ensuring systems can handle growing data volumes.
DDS is evolving to support higher-level programming languages like Python, making it more accessible to developers.
Security is a critical aspect of DDS, ensuring data is only accessible to authorized users and not intercepted during transmission.
DDS is growing to meet the demands of modern data-intensive applications, providing robust and secure data distribution solutions.
Conclusion and Contact Information
Scott MacKenzie thanks Erik and Justin for the insightful conversation and highlights the importance of DDS in modern data collection.
Justin Wilson provides information on how to contact the Open DDS Foundation through their website.
Erik Hendricks can be found on LinkedIn under Erik Hendricks (without CK) at ZetaScale.
Scott MacKenzie encourages listeners to engage with OMG and connect with industry professionals like Erik and Justin.

ERIK HENDRIKS' CONTACT INFORMATION:

Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-hendriks-7b1a96b/

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zettascaletech/

Company Website: https://www.zettascale.tech/

JUSTIN WILSON'S CONTACT INFORMATION:

Company Website: https://opendds.org/

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Industrial Talk is onsite at Accruent Insights and talking to Kristi Flores, CMO at Accruent about "It’s all about listening and solving today’s customer’s challenges".

Scott MacKenzie hosts an industrial talk podcast episode featuring Christie Flores, head of marketing and SVP of partner programs at Accruent. Christie discusses the importance of customer engagement and collaboration at the Accruent Insights 2024 conference in San Antonio, highlighting the event's significance for the company and its 500 attendees. She emphasizes the company's focus on innovation, user-friendly products, and cloud-first strategy. Christie also mentions the integration of AI and machine learning, supported by Ford of, to enhance business operations across various departments. The conversation underscores the value of community, networking, and continuous improvement in technology.
Outline
Accruent Insights 2024 Overview
Scott MacKenzie introduces the podcast and welcomes listeners, emphasizing the importance of industrial professionals and their contributions.
Scott mentions the current event, Accruent Insights 2024, held in San Antonio, Texas, highlighting its significance and the company's impact.
Kristi Flores, the head of marketing and SVP of partner programs, joins the conversation, expressing her excitement about the event.
Scott and Kristi discuss the venue's suitability for bringing people together, contrasting it with last year's venue at the Gaylord.
Kristi Flores' Role and Event Importance
Kristi introduces herself, detailing her responsibilities as the head of marketing and SVP of partner programs.
Scott inquires about how Christie and her team distill the insights from the event into actionable items for customers.
Kristi explains the various ways information is gathered, including one-on-one meetings and larger conferences, emphasizing the value of customer feedback.
Kristi shares an example of a meeting where customer ideas sparked significant breakthroughs, highlighting the power of collaboration.
Roadmaps and Innovation
Scott asks about the roadmaps for each platform and solution, seeking clarification on how they are communicated to customers.
Kristi describes the holistic vision for the company, focusing on connected ecosystems and efficient workflows.
She provides examples of how products like Red Eye Maintenance are integrated to enhance customer experience.
Kristi emphasizes the company's commitment to innovation, mentioning disruptive technologies like current space intelligence.
User Experience and Cloud Strategy
Scott and Kristi discuss the importance of user experience, aiming for intuitive interfaces that minimize clicks and provide immediate insights.
Kristi highlights the company's focus on making products user-friendly and predictive, enhancing customer efficiency.
Scott inquires about the company's transition to a cloud-first strategy, and Kristi confirms the shift, citing security and innovation as key drivers.
Kristi explains the benefits of cloud-based updates, including continuous delivery and reduced downtime for customers.
Customer Feedback and Collaboration
Scott asks if the company looks back at customer feedback to implement requested features, and Kristi confirms that it is a gratifying process.
Kristi emphasizes the value of community and networking at the event, where customers share tips and ideas to help each other.
Scott and Kristi discuss the importance of collaboration and the willingness to talk, given the rapid pace of technological change.
Kristi shares an example of a collaborative dinner with customers, highlighting the generosity and support within the community.
AI and Innovation with Fortive
Scott inquires about the company's relationship with Fortive and how AI is being integrated into their solutions.
Kristi explains the various ways they collaborate with Fortive, including access to a team of data scientists and digital marketing support.
She describes a recent hackathon focused on AI, where teams pitched ideas to accelerate business goals and challenges.
Kristi emphasizes the importance of making AI approachable and providing space for teams to think big and share ideas.
AI Impact and Prioritization
Scott asks how the company prioritizes AI and its impact on business, seeking examples of deployed AI solutions.
Kristi explains that AI is used to address business priorities, aiming to enhance efficiency, creativity, and productivity.
She provides examples of AI use across different departments, including product engineering, legal, and marketing.
Kristi highlights the importance of using AI as an accelerant and enabler, driving faster and better solutions.

KRISTI FLORES' CONTACT INFORMATION:

Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristiflores/

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accruent/

Company Website: https://www.accruent.com/

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