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IoT Strategy: Firing Bullets Instead of Cannonballs

Over the Air · 28 Sept 2021 · 26m

What this episode covers

Craig Salvalaggio, COO of Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), discusses the company's 18-year evolution from traditional industrial robotics to a connected IoT strategy. He explains how AMT shifted from building custom, isolated systems to leveraging partnerships with companies like Soft Robotics Inc. for vision and grasping technologies. Salvalaggio advises non-IoT companies to start with small, self-serving pilots ('firing bullets') rather than large, undefined platform investments to validate value and educate customers.

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companies scaling up

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Applied Manufacturing Technologies, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Soft Robotics Inc.
Products
AMR

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