US Government Smart Manufacturing Institute
I met John Dyck, an old friend from a couple of manufacturing software suppliers and former chair of MESA International, for lunch before Christmas to catch up on what’s happening at his latest gig—CEO of CESMII-The Smart Manufacturing Institute. The leadership of the...
What Sort of Person Will You Be in 2020?
A soccer referee friend shared this on another site. Being a personal development fanatic, I collect these habit disciplines, sort through them annually (or more often), and make intentional decisions about what sort of person I wish to work toward this year. Check...
Telling Stories to Mentor and Inspire the Next Generation
The end of the year brings reflections of years past. My great-grandfather was an early electrical engineer. I heard many stories of bringing electricity to rural western Ohio at the dawn of that age. Interestingly, he captured another spirit of his age by building an...
The Making of an Organization’s Culture
Who you are is not the values you list on the wall. It's not what you say at an all-hands. It's not your marketing campaign. It's not even what you believe. Your organization's culture is what you do. What you do is who you are. Thus Ben Horowitz introduces his...
Cobot and Mobile drive robot market growth
I have received three different robotic market research reports from two different research firms. Both of these firms seem to do the work that it takes. I've done some private contract research and analysis and have an grasp on the work it takes. These reports have...
Gangnam Industrial Style: APT Campaign Targets Korean Industrial Companies
I received a notice from CyberX about a industrial and industrial control phishing scam. It just goes to show that we all need to be continually vigilant and disciplined about attachments and links. From the CyberX blog: Section 52, CyberX’s threat intelligence team,...
ABB Updated MOM
Suppliers of manufacturing software, some from surprising places, are putting sizable investments into products that will help customers reap the rewards of digitalization. Today, I’m looking at both ABB and Emerson Automation Solutions. Previously I checked out GE...
First Private Stand-alone Industrial 5G Network
Sander Rotmensen of Siemens automotive test center in Nuremberg, Germany and Yongbin Wei of Qualcomm recently discussed the birth of 5G networks for industrial applications. The occasion concerned the press release announcing implementation of a 5G private industrial...
GE Digital Upgrade to Historian
Proficy Historian 8.0, that GE Digital recently launched. It is aimed at addressing steadily increasing industrial data as the number of industrial edge devices and sensors increases. New significant enhancements to our industry-leading Historian software are aimed...
How Competitive is Your Manufacturing Business?
Buzz words could well be the story of the year--digital twin, digital transformation, internet of things, industrial internet of things, digital thread, smart manufacturing, Industrie 4.0, etc. and ad nauseum. I spoke to a couple of hundred elementary school students...
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