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We Shape Our Tools; Then They Shape Us
Jul 27, 2025
We Shape Our Tools; Then They Shape Us
Jul 27, 2025

You’re Not Just Using AI. It’s Using You, Too.

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Jul 27, 2025
Strategic Thinking for Industry 4.0
Jul 24, 2025
Strategic Thinking for Industry 4.0
Jul 24, 2025

This isn’t a tech stack…it’s a decision stack. Build it in this order or build excuses later.

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Jul 24, 2025
The Real Cost of Doing Nothing
Jul 15, 2025
The Real Cost of Doing Nothing
Jul 15, 2025

Digital transformation isn’t expensive. Irrelevance is.

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Jul 15, 2025
Manufacturing Technology Investment 2025
Jul 10, 2025
Manufacturing Technology Investment 2025
Jul 10, 2025

We’re Not Underinvesting in Tech. We’re Underinvesting in Readiness.

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Jul 10, 2025
AI Maturity in 2025
Jul 8, 2025
AI Maturity in 2025
Jul 8, 2025

The State of AI Maturity in 2025: Scaling Ambition, Stumbling on Execution

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Jul 8, 2025
U.S. Manufacturing Megaprojects - July 2025
Jul 7, 2025
U.S. Manufacturing Megaprojects - July 2025
Jul 7, 2025

U.S. manufacturing is stuck in neutral...but $560 billion says it won’t be for long.

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Jul 7, 2025
Paper Thinking in a Digital World
Jul 6, 2025
Paper Thinking in a Digital World
Jul 6, 2025

Digital transformation doesn’t start with a tool, it starts with letting go of the paper that made the old one feel safe.

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Jul 6, 2025
The Franken-System: Built to Survive, Not to Last
Jul 3, 2025
The Franken-System: Built to Survive, Not to Last
Jul 3, 2025

Your Franken-System Is Showing

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Jul 3, 2025
Modernizing Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing
Jul 3, 2025
Modernizing Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing
Jul 3, 2025

Yesterday’s Sales Can’t See Tomorrow’s Storm, But AI Can

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Jul 3, 2025
What is Digital Maturity?
Jun 25, 2025
What is Digital Maturity?
Jun 25, 2025

If you’re trying to measure progress, stop counting dashboards. Start counting seamlessness.

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Jun 25, 2025
Who is Driving Smart Manufacturing in 2025?
Jun 24, 2025
Who is Driving Smart Manufacturing in 2025?
Jun 24, 2025

You can outsource your technology, but not your accountability

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Jun 24, 2025
You Can’t Scale Excellence with Spreadsheets
Jun 19, 2025
You Can’t Scale Excellence with Spreadsheets
Jun 19, 2025

If your operations still run on Excel... this might be the part where you start hearing the Jaws theme.

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Jun 19, 2025
From Theory to Practice: How AI Is Being Utilized in 2025
Jun 18, 2025
From Theory to Practice: How AI Is Being Utilized in 2025
Jun 18, 2025

How does 2025 compare to 2024? The answers are shockingly different

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Jun 18, 2025
The Illusion of Progress: A Guide to Getting the Least Out of Industry 4.0
Jun 17, 2025
The Illusion of Progress: A Guide to Getting the Least Out of Industry 4.0
Jun 17, 2025

You can't automate your way out of a mindset problem.

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Jun 17, 2025
The Move from Industry 3.0 to 4.0 in Baby Steps
Jun 10, 2025
The Move from Industry 3.0 to 4.0 in Baby Steps
Jun 10, 2025

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

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Jun 10, 2025
Bridging the IT/OT Divide
Jun 4, 2025
Bridging the IT/OT Divide
Jun 4, 2025

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

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Jun 4, 2025
You Don’t Need More AI—You Need a Reason
Jun 3, 2025
You Don’t Need More AI—You Need a Reason
Jun 3, 2025

Let’s get this out of the way: Technology is not your differentiator.

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Jun 3, 2025
What Happens When We Trust the Box Without Opening It?
Jun 1, 2025
What Happens When We Trust the Box Without Opening It?
Jun 1, 2025

The illusion of intelligence is more dangerous than no intelligence at all.

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Jun 1, 2025
How well is ISA-95 Adopted?
May 27, 2025
How well is ISA-95 Adopted?
May 27, 2025

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

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May 27, 2025
Your Biggest Barrier to Transformation
May 24, 2025
Your Biggest Barrier to Transformation
May 24, 2025

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

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May 24, 2025
The Five Stages of Business Transformation
May 19, 2025
The Five Stages of Business Transformation
May 19, 2025

Business transformation, at its core, is about rethinking how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value.

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May 19, 2025
If your infrastructure looks perfect, you probably don’t understand it.
May 15, 2025
If your infrastructure looks perfect, you probably don’t understand it.
May 15, 2025

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

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May 15, 2025
From Science Project to Global Operating System: How AI Transformed Between 2023 and 2025
May 1, 2025
From Science Project to Global Operating System: How AI Transformed Between 2023 and 2025
May 1, 2025

Artificial intelligence didn’t just grow up between 2023 and 2025—it graduated with honors, joined the workforce, ran for office (sort of), and started co-authoring Nobel-winning research.

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May 1, 2025
IT/OT Convergence - How Big Is It?
Apr 25, 2025
IT/OT Convergence - How Big Is It?
Apr 25, 2025

How big is the IT/OT Market?

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Apr 25, 2025
Industry 3.0 Vs. Industry 4.0 Mindset Shift
Apr 17, 2025
Industry 3.0 Vs. Industry 4.0 Mindset Shift
Apr 17, 2025

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.

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Apr 17, 2025
‘Excel and Jim’ are not an MES Strategy
Apr 14, 2025
‘Excel and Jim’ are not an MES Strategy
Apr 14, 2025

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

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Apr 14, 2025
Smart Machines, Dumb Data: Why Your Factory Isn’t as Intelligent as You Think
Apr 9, 2025
Smart Machines, Dumb Data: Why Your Factory Isn’t as Intelligent as You Think
Apr 9, 2025

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

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Apr 9, 2025
The Critical Role of Execution in Industrial Transformation
Mar 28, 2025
The Critical Role of Execution in Industrial Transformation
Mar 28, 2025

Why MES Is the Core of Industry 4.0: The Critical Role of Execution in Industrial Transformation

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Mar 28, 2025
The Expected Value of Artificial Intelligence
Mar 26, 2025
The Expected Value of Artificial Intelligence
Mar 26, 2025

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

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Mar 26, 2025
Don’t Band-Aid Your Digital Divide
Mar 23, 2025
Don’t Band-Aid Your Digital Divide
Mar 23, 2025

You can't patch your way to the future.

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Mar 23, 2025

Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation Enthusiast • Business Strategist • Avid Storyteller • Tech Geek • Public Speaker

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