# The Future of Systems Integration with Tim Shope

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2020-05-12
- Length: 26m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-05-12-the-future-of-systems-integration-with-tim-shope
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com/16

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-05-12-the-future-of-systems-integration-with-tim-shope#t=39) Introduction and Avid Solutions Overview
- [4:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-05-12-the-future-of-systems-integration-with-tim-shope#t=291) Remote Support and Wearables During Pandemic
- [6:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-05-12-the-future-of-systems-integration-with-tim-shope#t=407) The Future of Systems Integration and AI
- [10:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-05-12-the-future-of-systems-integration-with-tim-shope#t=658) IT/OT Convergence and the Purdue Model
- [13:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-05-12-the-future-of-systems-integration-with-tim-shope#t=829) CESMII Platform and Democratizing Analytics
- [20:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2020-05-12-the-future-of-systems-integration-with-tim-shope#t=1215) NC State Non-Woven Machine and N95 Production

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Avid Solutions (company)
- CESMII (company)
- Rockwell Automation (company)
- Delta V (product)
- Pi Historian (product)
- Think IQ (company)
- PowerFlex (product)
- Modbus (other)
- OPC (other)

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