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Industrial Talk is talking to Samir Bounab Toledano, Founder/CEO at BlackOrbit about "Solving New Product Introduction Coordination Tax".

Overview

The discussion introduced Black Orbit NPI and its approach to reducing coordination delays in manufacturing new-product introductions.

Product Approach
NPI coordinates engineering, supply chain, project management, quality, operations, sales, and management from customer order through readiness for scaled production.
Black Orbit connects project plans with data from the ERP and supplier emails, surfacing mismatches such as late materials or conflicting dates. The initial integration is read-only; bidirectional updates may be considered after processes and trust mature.
Project and program managers and engineering are the primary users; supply chain remains centered on the ERP.
Challenges and Outlook
The coordination tax includes capacity lost to manual work, latency from stalled handoffs, and missed growth opportunities. AI can help structure information from emails, PDFs, and other sources without requiring a large data-cleanup project first.
When will bidirectional integration be appropriate? Samir said it could be considered after usage data and confidence in processes improve.

Outline
Black Orbit and NPI
Samir described his engineering, product, and business background and the motivation for building Black Orbit.
NPI covers the path from customer order or specification to production at scale, involving multiple teams and frequent design, bill-of-material, date, and priority changes.
Coordination Tax and Platform
The coordination tax was described as lost capacity from busywork, latency from delayed handoffs, and reduced opportunity to serve customers and grow.
Black Orbit NPI provides project visibility and coordination, connecting project plans with ERP data and supplier emails to flag conflicts and risks.
Initial ERP integration is read-only, preserving it as the system of record. A dashboard is intended to make issues visible quickly.
Data and Future Direction
AI can help extract and reconcile information from unstructured sources; usability and pragmatic data intake reduce dependence on extensive data cleanup.
Samir expects greater manufacturing digitization and sees project-centric manufacturing as the product’s starting category, with potential expansion to additional use cases.

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SAMIR BOUNAB TOLEDANO'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samir-bounab/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackorbit/
Company Website: https://blackorbit.ai/

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Industrial Talk is onsite at Build Freedom Summit  and talking to Chad Duty, CEO of IACMI about "Training the manufacturing future".

Overview

The discussion focused on IACMI’s manufacturing workforce programs and their role in strengthening U.S. manufacturing capacity.

Workforce Network
Chad, CEO since 2023, described a network of more than 50 universities and community colleges across dozens of states.
Programs combine online curriculum with no-cost, weeklong hands-on boot camps; a train-the-trainer program supports consistent instruction.
Partner locations are prioritized by regional industry needs, existing manufacturing capabilities, and workforce demand.
The workforce need is national, but solutions must be tailored to regional needs; outreach should begin early and present skilled trades as an equally valuable path alongside college.
Scaling Priorities
IACMI aims to expand the network to hundreds or thousands of institutions, with growth dependent on funding and the ability to scale sustainably.
Build Freedom supports efforts to strengthen supply chains, national security, and the connection between manufacturing and innovation.
How quickly can funding and training capacity grow to meet the expanding workforce demand?

Outline
Manufacturing Workforce Programs
IACMI developed from composites research and internships into a broader workforce development effort.
Online courses lead into intensive, hands-on boot camps; the training network includes more than 50 institutions across dozens of states.
Train-the-trainer instruction and regional partner selection support program quality and relevance.
Regional Demand and Early Outreach
Partner sites are assessed against industry demand, local capabilities, and workforce needs.
Economic development groups help connect workforce planning with company expansion and reshoring.
The discussion emphasized early exposure to manufacturing careers and equal respect for college and skilled-trade pathways.
Manufacturing and National Resilience
Participants discussed supply-chain fragility and the need to connect domestic manufacturing with innovation.
Build Freedom supports workforce, innovation, and supply-chain efforts intended to bolster economic stability and national security.
Expansion is desired, but sustainable growth depends on funding and training capacity.

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CHAD DUTY'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-duty-52784948/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iacmi/
Company Website: https://www.iacmi.org/

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Industrial Talk is onsite at SMRP 2026 and talking to Gary Specter and Jason Penkethman Executive Team at Limble about "Focus on Technology Usability".

Overview

The discussion focused on how Limble is shaping its maintenance software around customer needs, technician usability, and practical innovation.

Product Focus
Jason described redesigning the mobile app around technicians’ daily tasks, work environments, and access to relevant information at the equipment.
Limble is exploring AI-supported freeform-text entry and voice notes to reduce data-entry friction.
Gary emphasized usability and accurate, current data as prerequisites for software adoption and value.
Strategy And Data
Limble is choosing specific manufacturing and distribution subverticals rather than trying to serve every industry; it aims to guide customers toward a better fit when needed.
The team is exploring AI-assisted data rationalization to help migrate legacy records and reconcile differing terminology.
Gary described a customer-driven strategy and an ambition for Limble to become central to customers’ operating systems. Jason highlighted the opportunity to improve software adoption and help customers progress from reactive maintenance toward predictive and prescriptive practices.

Outline
Conference And Community
Jason said the focused event enabled more customer conversations than a larger trade show.
Gary valued the community of asset-management vendors, technology providers, and industry partners.
Technician Usability
Jason described a mobile-app redesign based on technician workflows, timely information, and conditions such as gloves, noise, lighting, and heat.
The team discussed voice notes and AI-assisted conversion of freeform text into structured fields as ways to reduce data-entry burden.
Customer Fit And Data
Gary said Limble is concentrating on selected manufacturing and distribution subverticals and recognizes it may not fit every organization.
Gary and Jason discussed cleaning and rationalizing legacy data, including aligning terminology across systems; AI may help automate categorization and expose useful historical information.
Company Direction
Gary described a customer-driven culture, ecosystem development, and a goal of making Limble central to customers’ operations.
Jason highlighted improving adoption and helping customers advance from reactive maintenance toward more proactive approaches.

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GARY SPECTER'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-specter/
Company LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/limble/
Company Website: https://limble.com/

JASON PENKETHMAN'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpenkethman/

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Industrial Talk/BCC is talking to Cesar Tascon, Cybersecurity Partner with EY about "OT / ICS - cyber physical and critical infrastructure security".

Overview

The discussion focused on adapting cybersecurity to connected operational technology while protecting safe, continuous operations.

OT Risk and Approach
OT security prioritizes availability and safety; outages can disrupt essential services or cause physical harm.
Security must fit each organization’s assets, structure, and risk tolerance. Prioritize critical scenarios, contain incidents, and scale controls to asset criticality.
Treat cybersecurity as an ongoing business process, with asset inventories, consistent practices, and rapid detection and response.
People and Emerging Risks
Introduce changes incrementally with operators, integrating security into existing workflows rather than imposing disruptive processes.
OT security ownership depends on the organization; IT and OT responsibilities should align with its operating model.
Regulations can overlap and differ in terminology. AI may strengthen attacks but also help analysts review alerts and respond faster.
How should each organization assign OT security responsibilities? The transcript identifies no universal model.

Outline
OT Cybersecurity Context
Connected devices and remote operations create significant business benefits, but expand cyber exposure.
OT security differs from IT: availability and safety are central concerns, alongside confidentiality.
Risk Assessment and Controls
Assess assets, organizational structure, operational constraints, threats, and potential impacts before choosing controls.
Prioritize critical facilities and prevent incidents from spreading across sites.
Maintain asset and software information, responsibilities, backups, and restoration processes; use standards such as NIST and IEC 62443 as applicable.
Operating Model and Change
Assign security responsibilities according to the organization’s structure; there is no one-size-fits-all IT/OT ownership model.
Involve operators and add security requirements to existing workflows to reduce resistance and preserve operations.
Regulation and Shared Threats
EU regulation promotes protection but may create complexity through overlapping requirements and inconsistent terminology.
Coordinate across vendors, peers, sectors, and governments to address supply-chain and shared infrastructure risks.
AI in Cybersecurity
AI can make attacks and social engineering more convincing and scalable.
Defensive uses include helping analysts process alerts and freeing time for incident response.

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CESAR TASCON'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/c%C3%A9sar-tasc%C3%B3n-1198973/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ernstandyoung/
Company Website: https://www.ey.com/en_gl

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Industrial Talk/BCC is talking to Martijn Grooten, Principal Security Researcher at Censys about "State of the Internet Report".

Overview

The discussion examined findings from Censys’ State of the Internet Report and their implications for organizational cybersecurity.

Report Findings
The report uses Censys’ internet-wide data to describe exposed services, vulnerabilities, threats, and infrastructure; it provides evidence rather than prescriptive guidance.
Many vulnerabilities are patched by vendors, but organizations often delay applying updates. HTTP services are frequently found on nonstandard ports.
Exposure Risks
About 80% of internet-visible hosts running industrial control system services also run a non-ICS service, such as HTTP, SSH, or FTP, expanding potential attack surfaces.
Public-facing AI infrastructure grew 63% during the nine-month period covered. Among observed n8n hosts, 76% had at least one vulnerability with a severity score above 9; patches existed, but updates were not applied promptly.
Threat actors select hosting providers based partly on permissiveness and resistance to takedowns. Shadow IT and shadow AI can arise when employees use unofficial tools to get work done.

Outline
Report Purpose
Censys shares data from its internet-wide observations to inform cybersecurity professionals and organizations.
The report describes exposure and trends rather than providing detailed remediation instructions.
Vulnerabilities and Protocols
Vulnerabilities are routinely discovered and patched, but organizations may be slow to install updates.
Services such as HTTP can run on nonstandard ports, so monitoring only default ports may miss exposed services.
Industrial Systems
About 80% of observed hosts running an industrial control system service also ran a non-ICS service, including HTTP, SSH, or FTP.
These additional services can broaden the attack surface of industrial environments.
Threat Infrastructure
Threat actors choose hosting providers based on cost, functionality, and permissiveness, rather than choosing infrastructure by country alone.
The report observes phishing pages and command-and-control servers, not malware activity on individual computers.
AI and Shadow IT
Public internet-facing AI infrastructure grew 63% during the report’s covered period.
Many observed n8n hosts had severe known vulnerabilities; the interview emphasized delayed patching.
Unofficial tools and AI use can create security risks when organizational systems do not meet employees’ work needs.

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MARTIJN GROOTEN'S CONTACT INFORMATION:
Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martijngrooten/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/censysio/
Company Website: https://censys.com/
State of the Internet Blog: https://censys.com/blog/state-of-the-internet-report-2026/
State of the Internet Report: https://censys.com/2026-state-of-the-internet-report/

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