Jeff Winter 6/10/25 Jeff Winter 6/10/25

The Move from Industry 3.0 to 4.0 in Baby Steps

Industry 4.0 isn’t a light switch—it’s a dimmer dial, and most of us are still fumbling for the right setting

Jeff Winter 6/4/25 Jeff Winter 6/4/25

Bridging the IT/OT Divide

There are many ways companies can try and converge IT and OT., but one is better than the rest!

Jeff Winter 5/27/25 Jeff Winter 5/27/25

How well is ISA-95 Adopted?

92.9% of manufacturers and solution providers use ISA-95 to help with Enterprise-Control System Integration

Jeff Winter 5/24/25 Jeff Winter 5/24/25

Your Biggest Barrier to Transformation

Your biggest transformation blocker might be wearing a company polo and sitting in your Monday morning meeting.

Jeff Winter 5/15/25 Jeff Winter 5/15/25

If your infrastructure looks perfect, you probably don’t understand it.

Digital transformation sounds clean on paper. Reality is held together by scripts and duct tape.

Jeff Winter 4/25/25 Jeff Winter 4/25/25

IT/OT Convergence - How Big Is It?

How big is the IT/OT Market?

Jeff Winter 4/17/25 Jeff Winter 4/17/25

Industry 3.0 Vs. Industry 4.0 Mindset Shift

The shift from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0 is about far more than machines and algorithms – it’s fundamentally about how we think and operate.

Jeff Winter 4/14/25 Jeff Winter 4/14/25

‘Excel and Jim’ are not an MES Strategy

Heroic effort is not a sustainable strategy—it’s a sign of a broken one.

Jeff Winter 4/9/25 Jeff Winter 4/9/25

Smart Machines, Dumb Data: Why Your Factory Isn’t as Intelligent as You Think

Plugging the Leaks in Your Data Pipeline: From Raw Data to Actionable Insights

Jeff Winter 3/26/25 Jeff Winter 3/26/25

The Expected Value of Artificial Intelligence

AI Is the New Electricity – But Are Manufacturers Wired for It?

Jeff Winter 3/23/25 Jeff Winter 3/23/25

Don’t Band-Aid Your Digital Divide

You can't patch your way to the future.

Jeff Winter 3/15/25 Jeff Winter 3/15/25

The Relationship Between the Physical World & Digital World

A digital twin isn’t about how it looks—it’s about what it knows and how it acts

Jeff Winter 3/6/25 Jeff Winter 3/6/25

Three Types of Industry 4.0 Initiatives

Most companies label their digital projects under the umbrella of “Industry 4.0” or “Digital Transformation” when in reality there are 3 very distinct types of projects that all support these initiatives: Modernization, Optimization, and Transformation.

Jeff Winter 3/4/25 Jeff Winter 3/4/25

The Emergence, Features, and Power of Lean 4.0

For decades, Lean Manufacturing has been the gold standard for efficiency. But with AI, IoT, and automation transforming the industry, is it still enough?

The answer: 𝐘𝐞𝐬—𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬.

Jeff Winter 2/24/25 Jeff Winter 2/24/25

Data Engineer Vs. Data Scientist Vs. Data Analyst

With the rise of AI, companies cannot fully leverage AI without data roles like engineers, scientists, and analysts. These roles are essential for collecting, preparing, and analyzing data, which forms the foundation for training and maintaining accurate AI models. Without skilled data professionals, the potential of AI cannot be fully realized.