Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been pervading and transforming our lives, from the face-recognition unlock function of smartphones and personalized news feeds on social media to recommendation systems on e-commerce and streaming platforms. While these consumer-facing AI applications have greatly enhanced convenience and personalization, Industrial AI, the unique application of AI in industrial domains, holds the…
Leaders of Industry: 5 essential steps to secure and sustain digital cities, campuses, and buildings By: Keith Walsh, OT Security and Operations Director at Armis Leaders of Industry: 5 essential steps to secure and sustain digital cities, campuses, and buildings Leaders of Industry is a series of conversations between operational technology, critical infrastructure (CI), and…
CHAPTER 1: The Setup Abstract Guided by factory needs, the LDF network provides direction & solutions for the digitalization journey of DI plants since 2016. By using own HW/SW products & solutions LDF has so far increased their productivity by low three digit MEUR and as recently shown even their resilience in times of a…
Whether in public discourse or in private conversations, a pervasive sense of urgency is reinforcing awareness that the transition to a 100 percent renewable energy system is not only inevitable – it must also be achieved very soon. An incident I witnessed not long ago while sitting in a café really brought the challenge home…
The race is on to map the seafloor. Much of the urgency to create a high-resolution map of the world’s ocean floor is based on the potential benefits: helping to manage fishing resources, improving marine navigation and guiding infrastructure construction, as well as better defining the impacts of the impending seabed mining boom. This pressing need to…
With more Gen Zers joining the manufacturing workforce, there are significant culture shifts needed to accommodate how these new workers (born from 1996 – 2010) view automation. As the first Gen Zer member of the Manufacturing Media Consortium (founded by Thomas R. Cutler, 23 years ago, before I was born) I can vouch for this…
Many have asked me “What is Industrial Talk”? In short, it is the one and only location designed to bring industrial learning and education to everyone around the world. It features industrial leaders who shape our futures and make our lives better. At Industrial Talk, we view these individuals and companies as elite industrial athletes…
The Business Beatitudes dive deep into the motivation of Leaders and what drives them to succeed. In short, it is a matter of the heart, an unquenchable desire to sacrifice for others. Many have a DRIVING noble Purpose, but for some, that Purpose is malignant and fed by the stirrings on a darkened heart. Sacrifice…
Warren Buffett, the chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, turns 91 in August. Remarkably, at an age where most people's cognitive functions have entirely regressed, where many are now at the hands of caretakers, Buffett still captures the world's attention as the fifth richest person on the planet. The greatest investor of this generation has amassed a following of millions who've learned, like…
Reshoring manufacturing is booming – but reshoring cannot simply be defined as reestablishing new factories in the U.S. that were once in China. Reshoring is defined more broadly to include: Manufacturing returned to America New sourcing of raw materials and parts in the U.S. Expanding operations in America vs. going overseas Foreign direct investment in…
