Ship Products, Not Technologies
John Gruber nails it in a recent Daring Fireball post. He refers to a news item quoting incoming Apple CEO John Ternus saying Apple has always shipped products, not technologies. Steven Levy writing in Wired ripped Ternus for not laying out a plan to ship AI. But AI...
Automate Show Coming to Chicago in June
Few trade show/conferences exist in our market anymore. I attend only a few of them. I will be at Automate at Chicago’s McCormick Place next month. If you’d like to meet for a coffee and chat while I’m there, send me a note. I will see Keegan (didn’t get the proper...
Portland Bottling Company Doubles Production Volume with Plex MES
This is one of those press releases that have come to me for years that a typical magazine would just republish and call it news but leaves me wishing for much more information. Like who, what, how. The story concerns implementing a Manufacturing Execution System...
Aras PLM and Agentic AI
I devoted three days in April to attend the Aras Community Event (ACE 2026) in Miami, FL. Even though I am not a specialized market analyst in that market, I’ve been involved with the application of product lifecycle management ever since I was “The Kid in...
GE Appliances and Gemini
The world of AI and Agents seemingly focuses on OpenAI and Anthropic thanks to their leaders’ bold dystopian statements. There are others—even ones who have application in manufacturing. Google sent me a rare piece of news from it’s recent annual user conference,...
Siemens Industrial Edge Ecosystem Strengthens Data and AI Integration
Immediately following my trip to a software conference featuring AI solutions, I attended an online press conference from Siemens at Hannover Fair. I’ve attended it in person several times over the years. This year Siemens held the press conference (with fewer than...
Siemens and OnLogic Partner On Industrial Edge
Industrial automation suppliers are scrambling for advanced compute edge solutions, often through partnerships rather than acquisition. This is the first of Siemens announcements from the recently held Hannover Messe. Industrial computing and edge AI specialists,...
Frontline Workers Key to AI Adoption in Manufacturing
I wrote Monday about the key role of the involvement of the frontline worker implementing new technologies such as AI. Digital transformation does not truly occur until the work is done by the frontline workers and their immediate supervisors. This follow up post...
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...
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