Industrial DataOps and Rise of AI Agents w/ Aron Semle

The Manufacturing Executive · 1 Jul 2025 · Episode 264

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Aron Semle, Chief Technology Officer of HighByte, explains Industrial DataOps as the engineering discipline required to contextualize heterogeneous data from factory floor equipment for IT systems. He discusses the challenges of scaling solutions across facilities with different machinery, using autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) as a key example of where standardized data models prevent redundant integration work. Semle also details the rise of AI agents in manufacturing, describing how they can automate monitoring tasks and capture tribal knowledge to assist operators with aging workforces.

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Companies: HighByte, Kepware, PTC, Nvidia, MuleSoft, Gorilla 76
Products: Ignition, Roomba, ChatGPT

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Industrial DataOps and Rise of AI Agents w/ Aron Semle

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