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162: How Data and Automation are Shaping the Future of the Bourbon Industry with Opus Integration Co-Founders Don Ault and Scott Feldmeier

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 21 Nov 2023 · 39m

What this episode covers

Don Ault, CEO, and Scott Feldmeier, COO of Opus Integration, discuss how data and automation are transforming the bourbon industry, specifically highlighting their work with Heaven Hill Distillery. They explain the convergence of IT and OT, the critical role of smart devices and Rockwell Automation's PlantPAx platform in enabling proactive maintenance, and the importance of educating floor teams to embrace digital transformation. The co-founders also detail their complementary partnership dynamics and predict that tracking individual barrels through rick houses using RFID and environmental data will be the next major innovation for distillers.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

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Mentioned

Companies
Opus Integration, Heaven Hill Distillery, Rockwell Automation
Products
Vantage Point, PlantPAx
Also
Watch Hill Proper, Logix

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