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Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast
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Industrial automation has been around for many years, in one form or degree to another. The epicenter of such innovation these days has taken the form of the introduction of AI...
Oct. 2, 2026
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AI alone won’t transform manufacturing. The real advantage comes from pairing AI with trusted operational data, processes and frontline expertise. Discover how MOM/MES can turn...
Oct. 20, 2026
Cut through the buzz and discover how to deploy real-world ML and GenAI to optimize machine vision, code faster, and cut production waste. Download now.
July 22, 2026
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Smart manufacturers know industrial AI is only as effective as the data behind it. Discover how to build an AI-ready data ecosystem, avoid common pitfalls, and turn real-time ...
Aug. 12, 2026

Great Question Podcast

Endeavor Business Media | Thomas Wilk
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Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast
One expert, Nancy Majure of QAD, detailed the importance of having the right ERP in place when scaling AI and what manufacturers should consider when scaling without headcount...
Sept. 24, 2026
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In this episode of Great Question, Scott Achelpohl of Smart Industry and Dennis Scimeca of IndustryWeek revisit news of several recent cyber breaches in manufacturing and examine...
Aug. 28, 2026
Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast
Mike Fedorov, COO and co-CEO of Applied AI Labs, joins the podcast and Smart Industry's Sarah Mattalian to discuss the common pitfalls of phasing in AI in manufacturing settings...
Aug. 12, 2026
Endeavor Business Media | Thomas Wilk
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How legacy systems and lack of network visibility are quietly undermining digital transformation. Two E Tech Group SMEs join Smart Industry's Scott Achelpohl to talk about it....
July 7, 2026

Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing

It adds the dimension of time to 3D printing.
June 27, 2023
The reliability gap is being narrowed—as researchers tackle physics, materials, robotics, and workflow issues that have slowed industrial-size adoption.
Dec. 18, 2025
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The latest deal aims to expand Italy-based Caracol’s product portfolio and large-format ecosystem.
Oct. 14, 2025
Roman Boettcher
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The turmoil in the additive manufacturing space continues as new investors buy Desktop Metal out of insolvency while Nano Dimension considers “strategic alternatives”—which translates...
Sept. 17, 2025

IT/OT Convergence

Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast
Every OT and IT journey is different, so two SMEs from Lincoln, Nebraska-based Huffman Engineering join the podcast with some tips and to share some positive summer vibes from...
June 10, 2026
Smart Industry has a new poll out that we hope will measure your organization's commitment and progress toward IT and OT convergence, which is important for a modern digital transformat...
May 19, 2026
C-suite involvement tends to peak during the planning phase and drops off during execution, when responsibility usually shifts to technical teams. But without consistent oversight...
May 11, 2026
Vladimir Salman
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As the boundaries between physical operations and digital technologies blur, the integration of IT and OT emerges as a cornerstone of innovation and competitive edge.
Sept. 23, 2025

Cybersecurity

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Forescout’s cybersecurity guru discusses how criminals are hiding their work and what manufacturers can do about it.
Aug. 24, 2023
Zero trust is a model that leverages controls, policies, practices, ownership, transparency and audits.
July 25, 2023
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Awareness is significantly higher than it was 10 years ago and most operators understand that cybersecurity is important. The challenge, however, remains execution.
Oct. 6, 2026
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North America remains the commercial center of gravity. But the worldwide weakness continues to be security several tiers down, in the supply chain, with vendors that have access...
Sept. 18, 2026

IIoT Platforms

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Global Market Insights report says the sensor market was valued at about $24 billion in 2025 and will have a compound annual growth rate of 37.6% until the market reaches $549...
July 14, 2026
Nils Ackermann
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The most effective industrial intelligence is grounded in physical infrastructure. Most practitioners approach IIoT from either the IT side or the OT side, but true resilience...
April 13, 2026
The push for IoT threatens to leave some manufacturers behind unless they overcome the numerous challenges inherent with legacy equipment that wasn’t built to be easily interconnected...
Sept. 18, 2025
Production lines with robotics, metrology, AGVs and AMRs are boosting accuracy, efficiency, and safety for the appliance maker.
Aug. 26, 2025

Artificial Intelligence

Rather than asking whether AI will replace manufacturing expertise, the more useful question is how it can help manufacturers preserve, organize, and expand it.
Sept. 14, 2026
On the shop floor the winning tools are small, narrow, and built for one job.
Aug. 21, 2026
Newly released TCS report claims manufacturers have begun to substantively scale the kind of AI that doesn’t stay behind a screen but that interacts with sensors and physical ...
July 27, 2026
Why adoption, onboarding, and vendor qualification determine time to value. The sale is only the starting point. A lesson in how the vendor should service the product completely...
July 24, 2026

Multimedia

Now that New York investor Arc Public Benefit Corp. has bailed the 3D printing system and software maker out of bankruptcy, Editor-in-Chief Robert Schoenberger landed an interview...
Sept. 25, 2025
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Smart Industry's Scott Achelpohl and Industry 4.0 thought leader Jeff Winter get back into what's practical in your factory floor tech transformations. An intriguing discussion...
Feb. 18, 2025
Rewatch as Alan Raveling of Interstates helps Smart Industry’s Scott Achelpohl predict which manufacturing technologies will rise next year to the hype and the apparent staying...
Nov. 15, 2024
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Smart Industry's Scott Achelpohl and Industry 4.0 thought leader Jeff Winter are back at it, this time delving into a two-part chat on imagination ... how to dream about what'...
Nov. 14, 2024