# Industrial DataOps and Rise of AI Agents w/ Aron Semle

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2025-07-01
- Episode: 264
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-07-01-industrial-dataops-and-rise-of-ai-agents-w-aron-semle
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-0640342c-86b0-408d-8337-15368d41bfb5

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-07-01-industrial-dataops-and-rise-of-ai-agents-w-aron-semle#t=34) Introduction and Aron Semle's Background
- [5:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-07-01-industrial-dataops-and-rise-of-ai-agents-w-aron-semle#t=332) Defining Industrial DataOps and Contextualization
- [7:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-07-01-industrial-dataops-and-rise-of-ai-agents-w-aron-semle#t=460) Justifying ROI and Use Cases for Manufacturers
- [11:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-07-01-industrial-dataops-and-rise-of-ai-agents-w-aron-semle#t=701) Common Mistakes: IT vs. OT Tooling
- [14:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-07-01-industrial-dataops-and-rise-of-ai-agents-w-aron-semle#t=841) Scaling AGV Monitoring Across Facilities
- [18:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-07-01-industrial-dataops-and-rise-of-ai-agents-w-aron-semle#t=1098) AI Agents: Automation and Operator Assistance
- [24:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2025-07-01-industrial-dataops-and-rise-of-ai-agents-w-aron-semle#t=1453) Capturing Tribal Knowledge and Future Outlook

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- HighByte (company)
- Kepware (company)
- PTC (company)
- Nvidia (company)
- MuleSoft (company)
- Ignition (product)
- Roomba (product)
- ChatGPT (product)
- Gorilla 76 (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [241: How NVIDIA and AI Agents Are Transforming Industrial Automation with Alvin Clark](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2025-06-17-241-how-nvidia-and-ai-agents-are-transforming-industrial-automation-with-alvin-c) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [306: From Systems of Record to Systems of Action: Putting AI to Work in Manufacturing with Sanjay Brahmawar](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2026-10-13-306-from-systems-of-record-to-systems-of-action-putting-ai-to-work-in-manufactur) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [232: AI Agents for Manufacturing 101 Featuring Composabl CEO & Co-Founder Kence Anderson](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2025-04-22-232-ai-agents-for-manufacturing-101-featuring-composabl-ceo-co-founder-kence-and) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)
- [How software-defined manufacturing fits into real factory operation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-robot-report-podcast/2026-08-21-how-software-defined-manufacturing-fits-into-real-factory-operation) (The Robot Report Podcast)
- [252: Adaptive Production, Resilient Manufacturing, and "Lightbulb Moments" in AI featuring Chris Stevens, SVP and GM of US Automation Business, Siemens Digital Industries](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2025-09-09-252-adaptive-production-resilient-manufacturing-and-lightbulb-moments-in-ai-feat) (Manufacturing Happy Hour)

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