How Software Differentiation Strategies Help Industrial OEMs Escape the Hardware Complexity Trap

How Software Differentiation Strategies Help Industrial OEMs Escape the Hardware Complexity Trap

In this episode, we connect with Dale Hopkinson, senior product manager with Thales, a supplier of technologies for the aerospace, defense and security industry and a provider of cybersecurity and digital identity technologies, to learn how OEMs are leveraging modular software licensing to replace costly hardware variants, creating predictable revenue while delivering customizable capabilities to industrial customers.

This episode is sponsored by Thales.

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The Strategic Case for CLM: How Manufacturers Are Using It to Scale Customization Without Chaos

The Strategic Case for CLM: How Manufacturers Are Using It to Scale Customization Without Chaos

In this episode, we connect with Damantha Boteju, Configit's chief product and technology officer, to learn more about configuration lifecycle management and why manufacturers need consistent, connect...

24 Huhti 24min

Is Your Manufacturing Facility Ready for Virtual Control?

Is Your Manufacturing Facility Ready for Virtual Control?

In this episode, we connect with Jayesh Jariwala, senior project engineer with system integrator Applied Control Engineering to discuss virtual controller technology, hypervisors and virtualization in...

2 Huhti 28min

Could i3X Finally Solve Manufacturing's Interoperability Problem?

Could i3X Finally Solve Manufacturing's Interoperability Problem?

CESMII's new i3X platform aims to standardize manufacturing APIs, enabling portable apps across vendor platforms and ending costly system fragmentation. We connect with Jonathan Wise, CTO at CESMII, t...

19 Maalis 24min

Managed vs. Unmanaged vs. Single Pair Ethernet Switches: How to Choose the Right Industrial Network Switch

Managed vs. Unmanaged vs. Single Pair Ethernet Switches: How to Choose the Right Industrial Network Switch

In this episode, we connect with Basma Ahmed, industrial Ethernet product manager at Weidmuller, to understand how selecting the right Ethernet switch for your industrial network depends on several ke...

6 Maalis 13min

How ABB Is Digitally Transforming Heritage Control Systems Without Disrupting Production

How ABB Is Digitally Transforming Heritage Control Systems Without Disrupting Production

In this episode, we connect with Stefan Basenach, senior vice president of automation technology at ABB, to learn how ABB's new dual-environment architecture, called Automation Extended, enables the i...

27 Helmi 18min

Can Automation Create Better Jobs to Help Solve Industry's Labor Shortage Crisis?

Can Automation Create Better Jobs to Help Solve Industry's Labor Shortage Crisis?

In this episode, we connect with Austin Levin, lead automation engineer with system integrator ACS, to explore how strategic automation deployment addresses manufacturing's labor shortage by eliminati...

3 Helmi 16min

AI, Smart Actuators and a Move Toward Simplicity Are Transforming Motion Control

AI, Smart Actuators and a Move Toward Simplicity Are Transforming Motion Control

Insights on how the trend of right-sizing motion systems, incorporating AI-driven adaptability, and increasing use of software-configurable electric actuators are reducing costs while improving flexib...

20 Tammi 14min