Inside Digital Transformation Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center

In this episode we spoke to Andrew Ginter, VP Industrial Security at Waterfall Security Solutions. We talked about a topic that many people probably consider either as a roadblock for their digital transformation or do not have on their transformation agenda at all, which exposes them to high risks. We addressed the issue of security, and in particular the security of our industrial networks.

In this episode we talked with Anthony Loy, VP Digital Transformation at Schneider Electric. He introduces us to the Schneider Electric Smart Factory Program, how it was approached by Schneider Electric, what measurable results were achieved and what lessons they learned along this journey.

Nuestro invitado en este episodio es Jaume Rey, fundador y director de Nexiona. Nexiona es una empresa española que ayuda a sus clientes a construir sus plataformas privadas de IoT como base para soluciones soberanas de Industrie 4.0.

Nos reunimos en la Dfactory Barcelona, un entorno de Industria 4.0 en el que se encuentran competencias de diferentes ámbitos con los retos de los clientes. Mirando a los 10 años de trayectoria que tiene Nexiona, hemos discutido sobre la evolución de estos retos alrededor del dato. En el centro de este debate estaba y sigue estando la pregunta: ¿Qué quieren, pueden y deben hacer las empresas manufactureras con sus datos?

In this episode, our guest is Ted Rozier. He is Director of Engineering at Festo Didactic North America, one of the world’s leading provider of equipment and solutions for technical education. We talk about the effects of digital transformation on the workforce’s skill set and the challenges that arise: How can companies help in upskilling the workforce and what must change in the education in vocational schools, colleges, and universities?

In dieser Folge haben wir Christiane Mänz und Maike Holtkemper von Zentis zu Gast. Christiane leitet den Bereich IT und Digital Transformation und Maike ist verantwortlich für Data Structure & Analytics. Gemeinsam sprechen wir über die Digitale Transformation von Zentis und die Herausforderungen, die diese mit sich bringt. Außerdem diskutieren wir, wie sie das Thema Analyse und Nutzung von Daten zur Entscheidungsfindung angehen.

In our first English episode, our guest is Bertrand Florizoone. He is COO of Dewulf, a full-liner in potato and root crop machinery. Together with Dr. Jan Wilhelm from the European 4.0 Transformation Center, we are discussing Dewulf's initiative in creating a new IT landscape and the challenges in implementing a digital thread from order to delivery for highly customized products.