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The Future of Systems Integration with Tim Shope

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 12 May 2020 · 26m

What this episode covers

Tim Shope, Director of Digital Transformation at Avid Solutions, discusses the evolution of systems integration from traditional PLC programming to holistic enterprise solutions driven by AI and IoT. He details Avid's work with CESMII (Clean Energy and Smart Manufacturing Institute) and North Carolina State University to deploy an industrial IoT platform that democratizes data analytics through reusable equipment profiles. Shope also highlights how Avid leveraged remote connectivity tools and wearables to support critical manufacturing operations, such as N95 mask production, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

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Companies
Avid Solutions, CESMII, Rockwell Automation, Think IQ
Products
Delta V, Pi Historian, PowerFlex
Also
Modbus, OPC

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