The Manufacturing IT Podcast

In this episode I speak with Mo Abuali - Director, Digital Strategy, Wipfli. Dr. Mo Abuali is a senior director at Wipfli with over 23 years of experience in providing consulting services to manufacturing companies. Mo is a transformative technology and business management leader in driving and sustaining change in Manufacturing. He serves industrial and manufacturing clients providing Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT (IIoT) and digital transformation technology solutions, services and training. Mo has worked with companies like IBM, P&G and Toyota. Explore Mo’s insights through his article on ‘Tips for a Successful Industry 4.0 Transition: ⁠https://www.automationworld.com/factory/digital-transformation/article/33037209/tips-for-a-successful-industry-40-transition⁠, a free Industry 4.0 Rapid Assessment: ⁠https://www.wipfli.com/industries/manufacturing-and-distribution/industry-4-0/industry-4-0-rapid-assessment ⁠and a webinar recording on achieving zero downtime and zero defects with Industry 4.0: ⁠https://www.wipfli.com/insights/webinars/mad-tc-reaching-zero-downtime-and-zero-defects-with-industry-4⁠ You can find more about Wipfli on their website: ⁠https://www.wipfli.com/⁠ You can find more information about Manufacturing IT Recruitment from their website: ⁠https://mitrec.com/⁠

In this episode I speak with Bryan Sapot - CEO, Mingo Smart Factory. Bryan Sapot is the founder and CEO of Mingo Smart Factory, a leading provider of production monitoring and manufacturing analytic solutions. With over 25 years of manufacturing tech experience, Bryan has become a prominent voice on harnessing data to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence. His passion for lean manufacturing principles has made him a sought-after speaker on optimizing plant performance. Bryan’s unique blend of technical savvy inspires manufacturers to capitalize on Industry 4.0 capabilities. About Mingo Smart Factory: Mingo Smart Factory provides the easiest-to-use, fastest-to-implement production monitoring and manufacturing analytics solutions that manufacturers won’t outgrow. Their platform offers real-time visibility on the factory floor, helping reduce downtime, improve on-time delivery, and increase overall profitability. Mingo’s solution is 80% out of the box, ensuring quick implementation and significant results. On average, customers save 10 hours per week by eliminating manual reporting, reduce downtime by 70%, and increase their OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) by 10-20%. Explore their case studies: Louisiana Fish Fry case study: https://www.mingosmartfactory.com/louisiana-fish-fry-case-study/ Ice Industries Case Study: https://www.mingosmartfactory.com/ice-industries-case-study/ H&T Waterbury Case Study: https://www.mingosmartfactory.com/ht-reduces-downtime-73-percent/ Founded in 2015, Mingo Smart Factory empowers manufacturers to proactively manage their operations, make data-driven decisions, and optimize capacity and margins for increased profit and revenue. You can find more about Mingo Smart Factory on their website: https://www.mingosmartfactory.com/ You can find more information about Manufacturing IT Recruitment from their website: https://mitrec.com/

Christopher Peer is an author and entrepreneur, as well as the Founder and CEO of G8P and SyncShow. He brings more than 20 years of experience to the table in B2B digital marketing strategy, lead generation, and marketing consultancy. Chris’s perspective on marketing operations transcends tactical methodologies and instead focuses on people, strategies, systems, and software to move the needle. Having witnessed the pain and frustration caused by ineffective marketing, he developed The Great 8 Pillars to transform corporate marketing departments from expenses into profit centers. Chris has helped hundreds of companies scale through world-class marketing best practices. You can find more information about SyncShow from their website: https://www.syncshow.com You can find more information about G8P from their website: http://G8P.co You can find more information about Manufacturing IT Recruitment from their website: https://mitrec.com/

In this episode I speak with Avner Ben-Bassat - President & CEO at Plataine. Avner is a leading provider of AI-based and IIoT optimization solutions for advanced manufacturing. Avner leads Plataine’s product vision and global business strategy. Plataine’s solutions are used by leading manufacturers worldwide. He has been invited to speak at over 40 major composites & aerospace related conferences globally in the past 5 years, among which are Airtec, CAMX, SAMPE, JEC World, AeroDef, China Composites Expo and SME. He holds an MBA with distinction from Duke University, and a BSc (Magna Cum Laude) in Mathematics and Computer Sciences from Tel-Aviv University. You can find more about Plataine from their website: https://www.plataine.com/ You can find more information about Manufacturing IT Recruitment from their website: https://mitrec.com/

In this episode I speak with Chris Kuntz - VP of Strategic Operations at Augmentir. Chris’s extensive experience in high tech solution delivery and marketing spans over 25 years, with a background in executive roles at multiple successful software companies. His journey from VP of Marketing at ThingWorx to leading strategic operations at Augmentir showcases his expertise in the industrial software sector. At Augmentir, Chris focuses on executing the company's marketing and go-to-market strategy, driving growth and innovation in the field. About Augmentir: Augmentir addresses the critical skilled labor shortage in manufacturing with its AI-Powered Connected Worker solution. This innovative software helps industrial companies onboard workers faster, close skills gaps, and optimize safety, quality, and productivity. The platform includes a comprehensive suite of connected worker capabilities, business system connectors, and broad extensibility, allowing manufacturers to digitize frontline operations, reduce onboarding time, and enhance workforce productivity. Companies in manufacturing, service, energy, and construction leverage Augmentir’s tools for effective skills management, training, digital workflows, and collaboration, catering to the dynamic needs of today’s industrial workforce. The Augmentir platform empowers companies to streamline operations, improve safety and quality, and boost productivity by providing advanced tools for skills management, training, and collaboration. You can find more about Augmentir from their website: www.augmentir.com You can find more information about Manufacturing IT Recruitment from their website: https://mitrec.com/

In this episode I speak with Adam Gluck - CEO and Co-Founder at Copia Automation. Adam Gluck was a founding engineer on Uber’s engineering strategy team, working on the company’s driver app and playing an instrumental role in redesigning Uber’s overall microservice architecture. Adam founded startup Copia with Matthew Lee on a mission to accelerate the digital revolution within US manufacturing. Adam and Matthew were recognized in 2022 on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” for driving a movement to reshape manufacturing through software innovation. Adam received a Bachelor of Arts Honors degree in Sociology from the University of Chicago. About Copia Automation: Copia creates solutions that allow large enterprises to effectively manage their operational technology — achieving industrial automation. Its cloud-based Copia Industrial DevOps Platform empowers companies with unparalleled visibility and control of code across multi-vendor devices to promote continuous quality control, streamlined production, and preemptive crisis management. The Copia platform provides a reliable single source of truth for code across various devices, languages, and locations to eliminate system malfunctions and downtime, expedite disaster recovery, and facilitate effortless quality control to optimize operations and increase revenues. With its headquarters in New York City, Copia Automation is a member of the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer in Manufacturing. You can find more about Copia Automation from their website: https://www.copia.io/ You can find more information about Manufacturing IT Recruitment from their website: https://mitrec.com/

In this episode I speak with Alex Vidras, Executive Director and Co-Founder at Vimachem. Before founding Vimachem, Alex spent 10 years in the Data Science space working for Accenture and other data science firms in the USA. He is passionate about data and data-driven decision-making and is excited about the potential of AI in transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing. Alex is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University where he teaches graduate-level classes in Data Science and Change Management. About Vimachem: Vimachem Pharma MES is a no-code, AI-powered MES designed by pharma end-users specifically for pharma/biopharma manufacturing. Alex co-founded Vimachem in 2015 with the mission to support pharma and biopharma manufacturers to reach the market faster with high-quality, affordable medicines.  Vimachem is currently deployed across multiple mid-sized pharma CDMOs globally and is increasingly becoming present in big pharmas in USA, Europe and APAC. Discover the Vimachem MES Platform: https://www.vimachem.com/pharma-mes-platform/ https://www.vimachem.com/pharma-mes-platform/oee-for-pharma-biopharma-manufacturing/ https://www.vimachem.com/resources/blog/how-citizen-developers-and-low-code-platforms-are-shaping-the-future-of-pharma-manufacturing/ You can find more information about Vimachem from their website: https://www.vimachem.com/ You can find more information about Manufacturing IT Recruitment from their website: https://mitrec.com/

In this episode I speak with Bill Bither CEO and Co-Founder at MachineMetrics. After a career in aerospace manufacturing, Bill cofounded MachineMetrics to bring visibility and predictability to the factory floor. Today, hundreds of manufacturers have connected thousands of machines - powering better, faster decision-making for production and operations teams. About MachineMetrics: Northampton, MA, MachineMetrics is a production intelligence platform that captures and transforms real-time data from machines, people, and operations into actionable insights that enhance and automate manufacturing processes. Featuring universal connectivity to manufacturing equipment, MachineMetrics empowers data-driven decision-making across manufacturing organizations to optimize production and asset performance at scale, without any expensive system integrators or custom development required. - Take a look at MachineMetrics' latest white paper: The Death of MES and the Rise of the Connected Factory - Explore one of their case studies: Paragon Medical Case Study - Interested in trying MachineMetrics? Check out their Free Trial Program. You can find more information about MachineMetrics from their website: https://www.machinemetrics.com/ You can find more information about Manufacturing IT Recruitment from their website: https://mitrec.com/

In this episode I speak with Søren Schønnemann, CEO of Factbird. Søren Schønnemann is a dynamic and forward-thinking CEO spearheading Factbird's mission to revolutionise the future of intelligent manufacturing. Søren brings over 15 years working in tech to the table and is responsible for taking Factbird from scale-up to global leader in manufacturing intelligence and optimisation   As CEO of Factbird, Søren's vision and leadership continue to propel the company forward, redefining the boundaries of manufacturing intelligence and promoting operational efficiency, process optimisation, and sustainable practices on a global scale. About Factbird: Based in Copenhagen, Capital Region, Factbird is a pioneering provider of Manufacturing Intelligence Solutions. With a focus on real-time data collection and analysis, Factbird empowers companies to optimize operations, reduce downtime, and boost productivity. They are on a mission to bring more efficiency and less waste into manufacturing through plug-and-play data collection and easy-to-use analysis. Factbird has a new podcast series that they launched. https://www.factbird.com/blog/manufacturing-matters-podcast-challenges-facing-food-and-beverage-industry-2024 Tune in to join the conversation where manufacturing truly matters. You can find more information about Factbird from their website: https://www.factbird.com/ You can find more information about Manufacturing IT Recruitment from their website: https://mitrec.com/

In this episode I speak with Ryan Kuhlenbeck, CEO and Co-Founder of Pico MES. Ryan's career spans a wide range of automotive manufacturing at General Motors, Tesla, and Alta Motors. He has experienced firsthand the real-world issues that the digital divide creates and decided to do something about it! About Pico Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) have never been human-centric. Poor data management, broken traceability, and not designed for the average factory worker. Not anymore - we’ve fixed it. Pico MES is a fresh approach to factory operating systems and enables a connected environment to limitless factory tools, capturing data for visibility into the supply chain. Pico MES has migrated dozens of mid-sized factories off of paper-based systems and helped improve product quality for American factories in battery manufacturing, automotive, and aerospace. Pico MES is designed by end users, for future end users. 

In this episode I chat with Keith Bowen, Senior Vice President of Industry Engagement (Global)   Keith Bowen is an industry leader with 25 years of experience in the Life Science manufacturing space and a BEng, Chemical Engineering.   Based in Ireland, Keith brings decades of global expertise to his role of Senior VP of Global Industry Engagement for Seabrook Technology Group. He concentrates on building customer engagement and working closely with marketing, product partners and services to drive strategic growth for the business. His focus is on addressing and solving current and future customer challenges, and guiding them on the value that Seabrook Technology Group can add to their business.   Starting with Pfizer in the late 90s with a BEng in Chemical Engineering from Aston University (UK), Keith has worked with and for many of the top 10 Pharma, Biotech and Medical Device companies, expanding his knowledge on and experience with automation and MES systems, MES product development, MES solution design, integrations, implementations, and support services for both large and small projects and cloud data solutions.   With personal experience with BMS, AbbVie, GSK, J&J, West Pharma, and Merck and a frequent speaker at MES events such as Pharma MES (Berlin), Keith is a trusted thought leader in the field.   “I have been working in the Life Science Manufacturing space for a long time. Right now is an incredibly exciting time for both medical device manufacturers with all the innovation being seen, and for the biotech space with so many new therapies and cures developing, and I am loving being part of it all.”   Outside of work, Keith is passionate about his family, sport, and technology as a whole.

In this episode of The Manufacturing IT Podcast, I speak with Johannes Liegert from Paessler on all things Connectivity, IIoT and Networking Monitoring for industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing Johannes is Product Manager for IoT & Industry at Paessler. He is an experienced Product Owner and Product Manager, with a great history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in healthcare protocols IHE Process, HL7 Standards, DICOM and industrial communication especially OPC UA. Strong engineering professional with a Master of Science - MS focused in Medical Informatics from Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg. Paessler believes monitoring plays a vital part in reducing humankind's consumption of resources. Monitoring data helps its customers save resources, from optimizing their IT, OT and IoT infrastructures, to reducing energy consumption or emissions – for our future and our environment. More than 500,000 users in over 170 countries rely on PRTG and other Paessler solutions to monitor their complex IT, OT and IoT infrastructures. Hope you like the episode, and look forward to hearing your feedback!

In this episode I chat with Matt Barber the VP and GM of MES at Infor. Matt has 15 years of MES experience, starting out as a Software Engineer at Lighthouse Systems, swiftly transitioning to Project Delivery and later heading the Shopfloor-Online Product team. In 2021, Infor acquired Lighthouse, rebranding the product to Infor MES and in 2024 Matt took the VP of MES role at Infor and is responsbile for Infor MES. His focus is on all things MES, including Sales, Pre-Sales, Marketing, and Product Growth and Strategy. Matt always had a passion for training others on MES, and has now taken this a step further by regularly posting educational content on LinkedIn and introducing MES Matters (mesmatters.com) where his mission is simple....educate the world about: - MES / MOM - Smart Manufacturing - Digital Transformation - AI in Manufacturing - IIoT Lot's of great information shared, I hope you like the episode!

In this episode of The Manufacturing IT Podcast, I chat with Daniel Pomeranz Founder and Head of Digital Transformation at Low Code Operational Intelligence. Daniel started his career working industry side on enterprise software projects with SAP EWM, Camstar/OpCenter MES, and IBM Cognos. After years of frustration with the rigidity of these applications, he joined Tulip Interfaces in 2021 and helped grow their internal services team as the company grew rapidly in size. After being a part of Tulip's internal services team, Daniel left to start his own business, Low Code Operational Intelligence, focusing on broader applications of Low Code technology for custom applications and data engineering in operational industries. LCOI is a business dedicated to educating the industry on how Low Code can increase profit through both short term use cases and long term strategy and mindset changes. The business is also predicated on providing services to support these businesses along the way. If you or someone you know might be interested, check out Daniel's LinkedIn profile and reach out. He is truly passionate about this topic and always excited to answer any questions and demonstrate what he believes in!

In the episode of The Manufacturing IT Podcast, I sit down with the esteemed Deepak Turaga, Chief Technology Officer at Oden Technologies. Previous to Oden Technologies, Deepak was a Distinguished Research Staff Member and Manager of the AI First ML and Planning group at the IBM T. J. Watson Research Center. He holds a B.Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He has published over 100 journal and conference papers and one book on large-scale data stream processing. He has been an Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at Columbia University since 2009. Oden Technologies is a manufacturing analytics company that provides solutions to give all teams frictionless plant-floor insights and artificial intelligence without complex data querying and management. A real-time, adaptable, and innovative data infrastructure that uniquely merges, cleans, and enriches all production data sources automatically provides the unshakeable foundation for turnkey, actionable, and highly adopted solutions. Learn more about us at oden.io. Hope you find some value in the episode!!

In this episode of The Manufacturing IT Podcast, I speak with the VP of Global Sales at Eyelit.. Mr Dan Wilson. Dan Wilson has over 20 years of experience in helping manufacturing organizations accelerate their digital transformation and improve their business outcomes by adopting new technology, implementing new processes and adapting to new business models. Dan is passionate about the impact manufacturing has on prosperity, progress and innovation in our society, and strive's to take a leadership role in enabling smart manufacturing and digital transformation for innovative, visionary and ambitious manufacturing organizations. As the Senior Vice President, Global Sales at Eyelit and MESTEC, Dan leads the global sales and sales engineering team for the entire Eyelit manufacturing software portfolio. He is responsible for driving growth, expanding market share, and delivering customer satisfaction across different industries and regions. Hope you enjoy the episode!

Matthew Miller is an IT/OT leader/executive with extensive international experience in strategic planning, project management, operation efficiency, manufacturing, and development/deployment of technology.  Matthew Leads IT Operations, Devolvement, and Administrative teams through all phases of technology rollout. Extensive knowledge of the seamless integration of emerging technologies in a large user community with a focus on continuous improvement. Strategic, global thinker with an outstanding record of achievement and a strong sense of customer service.    #manufacturingit #manufacturingtechnology #MES #industry40 #ManufacturingOperationsManagement #ManufacturingIntelligenceSystems #ManufacturingExecutionSystems #ProcessAutomationSystems #IndustrialInternetofThings #IIoT #ComputerSystemValidation #ProcessControlSystems #DataHistorianSystems #AdvancedAnalytics #SCADA #Syncade #DeltaV #Pasx #RockwellFactoryTalk #rockwell #PlantPAx #AllenBradley #RSLogix #SiemensSimatic #siemens #SimaticBatch #PCS7 #Step7 #WincCC #Wonderware #GE #SAP #PomsNet #Apriso #Werum #OSI #LIMS #800xA #SattLine

Daniel Langley chats with Luke Smaul, VP Professional Services at Flashpoint.    Luke has worked in the digital industry for over 20 years, applying strategic thinking to new go-to-market and business models. He has successfully spearheaded large multinational digital transformation projects for Fortune 100 companies before going out on his own to bring his expertise to others.   Luke’s passion is creating new business models across a range of verticals in both the discrete and process space using IoT Edge sensors, big data, and advanced analytics. He advises global and early-stage firms focusing on digital strategy, sales/marketing, and go-to-market (GTM) planning leveraging his prior executive experience at GE Digital, Flashpoint, and his own firm, Chakra.   We hope you enjoy this episode! All feedback is welcome and we'd love for you to comment your views on each show.   #manufacturingIT #manufacturingtechnology #MES #industry40 #ManufacturingOperationsManagement #ManufacturingIntelligenceSystems #ManufacturingExecutionSystems #ProcessAutomationSystems #IndustrialInternetofThings #IIoT #ComputerSystemValidation #ProcessControlSystems #DataHistorianSystems #AdvancedAnalytics #SCADA #Syncade #DeltaV #Pasx #RockwellFactoryTalk #rockwell #PlantPAx #AllenBradley #RSLogix #SiemensSimatic #siemens #SimaticBatch #PCS7 #Step7 #WincCC #Wonderware #GE #SAP #PomsNet #Apriso #Werum #OSI #LIMS #800xA #flashpoint

John Broadbent is an Industry 4.0 specialist, educator, trainer, workshop facilitator and advisory group member, with over 45 years in the Australian manufacturing sector. His reputation for demystifying all things Industry 4.0 and his educational video series on LinkedIn, have earned him an engaged following with both local and international manufacturers, industry bodies, best-practice networks and educational institutions seeking his experience and advice. He is also a podcast guest on various channels and was recently appointed as an adjunct professor at the University of Tasmania.   #manufacturingIT #manufacturingtechnology #MES #industry40 #ManufacturingOperationsManagement #ManufacturingIntelligenceSystems #ManufacturingExecutionSystems #ProcessAutomationSystems #IndustrialInternetofThings #IIoT #ComputerSystemValidation #ProcessControlSystems #DataHistorianSystems #AdvancedAnalytics #SCADA #Syncade #DeltaV #Pasx #RockwellFactoryTalk #rockwell #PlantPAx #RSLogix #SiemensSimatic #siemens #SimaticBatch #PCS7 #Step7 #WincCC #Wonderware #GE #SAP #PomsNet #Apriso #Werum #OSI #LIMS #800xA #SattLine

In this episode of the Manufacturing IT Podcast, we chat with Dr Gilad Langer.  Dr. Langer is an accomplished business leader with 25+ years of experience in IT, automation and engineering services delivery, technical operations, business development and sales. He has deep domain expertise in Digital Technologies and Manufacturing Business Systems (IIoT, Big Data, AI, MES, MI, PLM, QMS, DCS, & SCADA). He has an accomplished track record of Digital Transformation to drive high levels of operational performance in manufacturing industries with a specific focus in the regulated Life Sciences industries (pharma, biotech, & med device). He has also served as trusted adviser and business consultant in the areas of technology directions, industry strategy, and software implementations. His focus and passion is next generation (Pharma 4.0) digital technologies and IIoT for manufacturing. Dr. Langer started his career in academia, researching concepts and architectures for agile manufacturing systems using emerging technologies such as multi agent systems and novel concepts that were the archetype for Industry 4.0 and Industrial IoT. He takes a systematic and strategic approach that he has honed throughout his career in different roles including consulting, sales, marketing, product strategy, project management, software development and implementation, and research. Tulip, the leader in frontline operations, is helping companies around the world equip their workforce with connected apps– leading to higher quality work, improved efficiency, and end-to-end traceability across operations. With Tulip’s cloud-based platform, those closest to operations can take advantage of composability and edge connectivity to digitally transform processes, guide operators, track production, and gain a real-time, holistic view of operations.  Companies of all sizes and across industries, including complex manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices, have implemented composable solutions with Tulip’s platform to solve some of the most pressing challenges in operations: error-proofing processes and boosting productivity with guided workflows, capturing and analyzing real-time data, and continuously improving operations.  A spinoff out of MIT, the company is headquartered in Somerville, MA, with offices in Germany, and Hungary. You can learn more and get started for free at Tulip.co.  Hope you enjoy this episode! All feedback is welcome and we'd love for you to comment your views on each show. #manufacturingIT #manufacturingtechnology #MES #industry40 #ManufacturingOperationsManagement #ManufacturingIntelligenceSystems #ManufacturingExecutionSystems #ProcessAutomationSystems #IndustrialInternetofThings #IIoT #ComputerSystemValidation #ProcessControlSystems #DataHistorianSystems #AdvancedAnalytics #SCADA #Syncade #DeltaV #Pasx #RockwellFactoryTalk #rockwell #PlantPAx #AllenBradley #RSLogix #SiemensSimatic #siemens #SimaticBatch #PCS7 #Step7 #WincCC #Wonderware #GE #SAP #PomsNet #Apriso #Werum #OSI #LIMS #800xA #SattLine