The Technology is the Vehicle, The Mindset is the Fuel

Chris Luecke, Host of Manufacturing Happy Hour sat down with Jeff Winter, Sr. Director of Industry Strategy, Manufacturing at Hitachi Solutions onsite at CESMII's annual member meeting hosted at SME's SOUTHTEC Smart Manufacturing Experience in Greenville, SC.

Smart Manufacturing goes way beyond being just a buzzword. It’s a movement and mindset taking the industry by storm. But what does it really mean, what are the key benefits and how can manufacturing leaders get started today?

Questions Jeff answers in this episode:

1. What is your definition of Smart Manufacturing and, more importantly, how would you describe a "smart manufacturing mindset?"

2. What have you learned from being on the Advisory Board to the Smart Manufacturing Executive Council with CESMII?

3. What's the latest evolution or trend in how manufacturing leaders are approaching their Smart Manufacturing initiatives within their factories or enterprises?

4. From your experience, what does it take to start adopting that mindset?

Link to Manufacturing Happy Hour’s original podcast page

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Sources Referenced:

• Google Ngram viewer: Google Ngram results for smart manufacturing

• Microsoft 2023 Digital Operations Signals: Industrial IoT Solution Spotlight: Digital Operations Signals: IIoT Spotlight | Microsoft

• World Economic Forum’s Harnessing the AI Revolution in Industrial Operations: A Guide Book 2023: WEF_Harnessing_the_AI_Revolution_in_Industrial_Operations_2023.pdf (weforum.org)