Leadership Lesson: Watch the Subtle Slide Into Complacency
Ah, the warmth. It feels so good. Is it getting warmer? I’m not sure, but the warmth eases muscle stress. Frees the joints. And it gets warmer.Then, it’s too hot. It could be the proverbial frog being slowly boiled. Or it could be me in the steam room. Or it could be...
Jacobs and Bedrock Automation to Pursue Open Secure Automation Systems Opportunities
Bedrock Automation has built a good automation platform with built-in security and toughness. I’ve been watching to see just how disruptive it might be in the market. In this announcement, it is showing further growth in its go-to-market strategy of working with...
Industrial Merger and Acquisition Activity
A couple of reports and studies on industrial manufacturing merger and acquisition activity have popped up recently. One came from my usual source—PwC. The other arrived from a new contact—Mergermarket. First PwC. The following is an analysis of Global Industrial...
Automation Industry Innovation and Meeting News
The Automation Industry (if you wish to call it an industry) has some interesting news of innovation. The ARC Advisory Group Industry Forum is coming up in a couple of weeks. I will be there. If you’re coming, let me know. Maybe we can chat over a coffee or something....
Industrial Internet Of Things (IIoT) Ecosystem for Oil and Gas Solutions
The strongest trend among larger automation suppliers includes signing up partners for their solution ecosystem. Honeywell Process Solutions has built an ecosystem it calls Inspire and it announced recently Aereon will collaborate on solutions to help industrial...
Despite Industry Headwinds, U.S. Manufacturers Optimistic
I received another survey of manufacturers’ economic outlook. This one shows definitely mixed opinions. Reading through the lines of the report reveals some uncertainty with shades of hope hear and there. From the report: While manufacturers across the U.S. are...
Podcast – 157 Tech Trends for 2017
Another manufacturing podcast has been published. You can subscribe on iTunes or other places or subscribe on YouTube and watch me talk. This one discusses Tech Trends I've picked up on for 2017. Most are connectivity oriented, others expand our powers. Intelligent...
MESA International Announces Smart Manufacturing Conference 2017 Dates
MESA International has found a willing home for its annual North American conference once again aligning with the IndustryWeek Manufacturing & Technology (M&T) Conference & Expo. Both events will be held at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland,...
PwC Finds Manufacturer’s Forecast Shifts Upward
PwC just sent over its latest Industrial Manufacturers forecast survey—Q4 Manufacturing Barometer. PwC surveyed US industrial manufacturers on their sentiment in the fourth quarter of last year, and one thing was clear – optimism regarding the prospects of the U.S....
I Have a Dream
"I have a dream." Most Americans and people in many other countries know how to complete that introduction. Americans today celebrate the life of of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. His dream--that all peoples would be judged on the strength of their character rather than...
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