Improved Frontline Worker Instructions
Digital transformation initiatives are all the rage—at least in the marketing release system. I remain amazed that after all the released products and articles I’ve written the software layer of PLM and MES remain under utilized. One recent concern discussed in two...
Aras PLM Conference Thoughts Coming Soon
Yes, I know that a couple of weeks have passed since I returned from Miami and the Aras Community Event. I got a quick podcast (also YouTube) recap posted, then went on vacation. This week had more appointments than my usual month. I've done a bunch of research...
Report Spotlights Manufacturing Cyberattack Severity and Ways to Reduce Cyber Risk
The typical cybersecurity firm releases reports. Here is one from a company called Resiliance. The unique take on this concerns linking cybersecurity technology to insurance risk. I’ve talked with people from various standards committees who believe a combination of...
ABB Robotics launches high-speed PoWa cobot family
Robotics pioneer ABB has released a new cobot family. The news in brief: New, high-speed, higher payload PoWa cobot family meets need for industrial-grade performance in collaborative robotics, lowering the barrier to automation for both SMEs and large enterprises...
Details of Inductive Automation Update to Ignition 8.3
Ignition 8.3.5 is here, and Inductive Automation’s Jennifer Faylor explains on the company blog. Expanded OPC UA support Ignition 8.3.5 delivers OPC UA support for using a Global Discovery Server, a new file-based Secret Provider type, and major improvements for...
Digital Engineering Podcast
I had an opportunity to talk with long-time business colleague Juliann Grant at the recent Aras Community Event in Miami. She is Marketing VP at digital engineering firm Razorleaf. She’s been a great source of PLM market insight. She told me about a podcast she hosts....
Reshoring Yet Lack of Investment
Market research firm, Interact Analysis, sent this analysis of factory construction in the United States, Why has US reshoring not translated into meaningful factory construction? Written by senior analyst Matthieu Kulezak, the research notes that following a wave of...
ICC 2026 Tickets Available Now
Here’s a chance to meet me and share your thoughts about what I should really be writing about. Plus getting the latest updates from Inductive Automation and its partners. The Ignition Community Conference, ICC2026, will be held again in Sacramento September 22-24....
Secure Industrial Communication Depends on Deployment as well as Protocols
This news release falls clearly into the category of Duh!!! Human social engineering and humans gaining unauthorized access while serving as contractors and the like have long been known to be a cybersecurity risk. But, I’m happy to note that an august group has...
Podcast–Aras Community Event 2026–Rise of Agents
I've posted a podcast to both my podcast channel (subscribe on any podcast app) and my YouTube channel. A first summary of my three days with the Aras community in Miami. These PLM events always return me to the time when I did this sort of work--manually. Then my...
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