Brian McMinn
Business Segment Manager at Siemens
What is the world according to Brian McMinn? “Digital transformation” is the future and a journey. He urges everyone to dive into the digital realm. Read More
Digital Manufacturing
Digital manufacturing integrates technology and production, transforming the factory floor with support from the cloud. By leveraging data and digital tools, manufacturers enhance efficiency, enable lights-out operations, and stay competitive. As technology and manufacturing converge, digital transformation empowers businesses to work smarter, driving innovation and redefining the future of manufacturing.
- The shop floor has moved to the cloud.
- Digital manufacturing is no longer just a buzzword. Many manufacturers have connected shop floors and are using software to extract data that can be used to improve business operations.
- Manufacturers can no longer afford to be analog/manual.
- Digital manufacturing helps you work smarter, not harder. Similar to automation, it makes manufacturers more efficient and able to operate lights out.
- Manufacturing IS technology. There continues to be increased crossover and collaboration between the tech and manufacturing world, lines are being blurred.
Meet the People Building Digital Manufacturing Solutions
Will Drewery
Founder & CEO at Diagon
The Making of a Supply-Chain Aficionado
When Will Drewery had to choose between dream jobs at Facebook and Tesla, his dad thought he was crazy for choosing Tesla. Read More
Yvonne Wiedemann
President & Owner at CAM Logic
AM Solutions for the Automotive Industry
Yvonne Wiedemann took a good value-added reseller of Siemens software and made it into a vertically integrated company providing exceptional design for AM solutions to Detroit Metro industries. Read More
Ken Merritt
Chief Operating Officer at SolidCAM Inc.
Integrity: Interdependent with Technology
What is the world according to Ken Merritt? “Integrity” is championed by Merritt as the compass to navigate the intricate relationship between integrity and technology. Read More
Dive into the Latest Digital Manufacturing Processes
The Democratization of Technology
Barbara Humpton and Tim Shinbara highlight how automation, AI, and digital twins empower manufacturers and drive local production, innovation, and sustainability.
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Building an Advanced Cybersecurity Plan: Risk Assessment & Vulnerabilities Testing
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By John Turner
A Small Distillery Built on Big Data
KOVAL, a distillery in downtown Chicago, smartly deploys advanced monitoring technology in the service of creating a reliable, consistent (and delicious) beverage.
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