Jeff Winter 11/17/23 Jeff Winter 11/17/23

The Weight of Technical Debt

It's time we confront an uncomfortable truth: technical debt is not just an IT issue, it's a massive financial drain.

Jeff Winter 10/17/23 Jeff Winter 10/17/23

Criticality of Artificial Intelligence

The future speaks AI—are you ready to listen?

Jeff Winter 8/29/23 Jeff Winter 8/29/23

Where Are Industrial Robots Being Installed?

The world nearly tripled its number of industrial robots from 2012 to 2021

Jeff Winter 8/14/23 Jeff Winter 8/14/23

Five Types of Digital Twins

To simplify the broad range of potential digital twin applications, a classification approach I like to use is called the “𝟓 𝐏𝐬“.

Jeff Winter 8/8/23 Jeff Winter 8/8/23

Digital Transformation Decision Tree

Here is a helpful decision tree I put together for those who are still on the fence about Digital Transformation.

Jeff Winter 8/3/23 Jeff Winter 8/3/23

Product & Customer Profitability Mysteries

In the data age, ignorance is your most expensive mistake.

Jeff Winter 7/12/23 Jeff Winter 7/12/23

Five Stages of IIoT Initiatives

Connectivity breeds creativity. A deeply interconnected environment enables businesses many ways to not only improve efficiencies, but also entirely change the way they operate, manage, collaborate, and even innovate.

Jeff Winter 6/13/23 Jeff Winter 6/13/23

Is Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing Working For You?

Cover story with Control Engineering Magazine on is Industry 4.0 / Smart manufacturing working for you?

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Jeff Winter 6/9/23 Jeff Winter 6/9/23

Manufacturing Functions Adopting AI

AI's true power lies in augmenting, not automating, human ingenuity

Jeff Winter 5/11/23 Jeff Winter 5/11/23

The Meaning of Digital Transformation

Something so seemingly simple as a clear definition can have profound impacts

Jeff Winter 2/13/23 Jeff Winter 2/13/23

Smart Manufacturing Enablers & Enhancers

When the ‘Enablers’ are fully utilized along with the ‘Enhancers’ there will bound to be new disruptive scenarios as we collectively transition into a ‘Smart Industry’.

Jeff Winter 1/18/23 Jeff Winter 1/18/23

Smart Ways for Manufacturers to Embrace Industry 4.0

Brad Marley with Smart Manufacturing Magazine interviews Jeff Winter, manufacturing industry executive at Microsoft

Jeff Winter 9/15/22 Jeff Winter 9/15/22

Howden Pump AR/VR Demo

Gone are the days when the only way to know something was wrong with your machinery was the ominous clunking sound it made, or the smoke signals it sent up as a distress signal.

Jeff Winter 8/23/22 Jeff Winter 8/23/22

Invention Vs. Innovation

When people think of the word “innovation” they often confuse it with the word “invention”. Although they are similar, their subtle difference is quite important.

Jeff Winter 8/10/22 Jeff Winter 8/10/22

Industry 4.0 and the Smart Factory

The Smart Manufacturing & IIoT Division worked with the ISA staff to create the first-ever “division lead” version of InTech Magazine.

Jeff Winter 8/5/22 Jeff Winter 8/5/22

Potential Value Unlocked by AI Applications

Artificial Intelligence is having a significant impact on businesses worldwide - and not only is its adoption increasing, but it’s also accelerating!

Jeff Winter 6/16/22 Jeff Winter 6/16/22

If AI Is So Awesome, Why Aren’t You Using It?

Artificial intelligence will inevitably be used to assist, offset, and even replace tasks we do today, just like the Internet and electricity did many years ago. It will be used to help us grow our businesses and eventually be used in nearly every electronic product companies make. So, what can you do today to take advantage of AI?