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142: How to Accelerate Smart Manufacturing Adoption in the US with John Dyck, CEO of CESMII

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 20 Jun 2023 · 52m

What this episode covers

John Dyck, CEO of CESMII, discusses the urgent need for US manufacturers to adopt smart manufacturing to reverse declining productivity and compete with Europe and Asia. He explains that 'pilot purgatory' stems from cultural silos and 'stovepipe' IT architectures that create data silos, preventing scalable adoption. Dyck outlines CESMII’s mission to democratize technology through interoperability and open standards, and identifies eight key stakeholder personas required to drive this cultural and technological shift.

Most relevant to

large enterprises

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
CESMII, Rockwell Automation, GE
Products
Active Plant
Also
South Tech, Azure, MQTT, OPC

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