Doug Donahue with Entrada Group
Industrial Talk is talking to Doug Donahue, Co-Managing Director at Entrada Group about “Nearshoring and offshoring manufacturing solutions”.
Doug explained how Entrada Group helps small and midsize manufacturers establish production in Mexico while reducing legal, trade-compliance, labor, and facility-related risks.
Vick Vaishnavi with Octave ETQ
Andy Bomberger with METAL and Bomberger Industry Graphics
We keep saying “manufacturing is dying”—then I walk into a place like Penn State’s METAL program in Erie and watch 18-year-olds safely pouring molten steel and calculating real production costs like business owners.
That’s not a dying industry. That’s a talent pipeline we’ve been ignoring.
In my conversation with Andy Bomberger, 29-year foundry veteran turned casting design consultant, one thing was crystal clear:
Foundries are more technical, data-driven, and materials-savvy than most people realize.
The work is hands-on, high-consequence, and deeply satisfying.
And when you bring young people into that environment, they don’t know the “rules” yet—so they try things the industry says can’t be done… and often make it work.
Ted Pardee with Kognitiv Spark; Industrial Augmented Reality Solution
Industrial Talk is onsite at PowerGen and talking to Ted Pardee, CRO at Kognitiv Spark about “Augmented Reality hands-free connected worker solution”.
Ted Pardee from Kognitiv Spark discussed augmented reality’s role in power generation at PowerGen in San Antonio. He highlighted the technology’s potential to enhance efficiency and problem-solving by enabling remote expert guidance through headsets. Pardee emphasized the importance of leveraging AI and AR to address the skilled labor shortage and the “gray tsunami” of retiring experts. He noted that while Microsoft exited the AR headset market, numerous manufacturers now offer durable, intrinsically safe devices. Pardee also mentioned the integration of AR with existing systems and the development of disconnected worker solutions for low-bandwidth areas.
Sounil Yu with Cyber Defense Matrix
Industrial Talk/BCC is talking to Sounil Yu, Chief AI Officer at Knostic about “The DIE Triad – Distributed, Immutable and Ephemeral”.
The conversation promotes the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress, scheduled for November 3-5, 2023. Speaker 1 emphasizes the importance of cybersecurity and networking opportunities at the event. Sounil Yu, a seasoned cybersecurity professional, discusses the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, particularly the role of AI in making cybersecurity less relevant. He introduces the DIE triad (Distributed, Immutable, Ephemeral) and the Cyber Defense Matrix as frameworks for addressing cybersecurity challenges. Sounil also highlights the need for a cultural shift towards high-velocity engineering and continuous reengineering to stay secure. The discussion concludes with information on how to connect with Sounil and attend the Congress.