Jeff Winter 6/24/25 Jeff Winter 6/24/25

Who is Driving Smart Manufacturing in 2025?

You can outsource your technology, but not your accountability

Jeff Winter 6/19/25 Jeff Winter 6/19/25

You Can’t Scale Excellence with Spreadsheets

If your operations still run on Excel... this might be the part where you start hearing the Jaws theme.

Jeff Winter 6/18/25 Jeff Winter 6/18/25

From Theory to Practice: How AI Is Being Utilized in 2025

How does 2025 compare to 2024? The answers are shockingly different

Jeff Winter 6/17/25 Jeff Winter 6/17/25

The Illusion of Progress: A Guide to Getting the Least Out of Industry 4.0

You can't automate your way out of a mindset problem.

Jeff Winter 6/10/25 Jeff Winter 6/10/25

The Move from Industry 3.0 to 4.0 in Baby Steps

Industry 4.0 isn’t a light switch—it’s a dimmer dial, and most of us are still fumbling for the right setting

Jeff Winter 6/4/25 Jeff Winter 6/4/25

Bridging the IT/OT Divide

There are many ways companies can try and converge IT and OT., but one is better than the rest!

Jeff Winter 6/3/25 Jeff Winter 6/3/25

You Don’t Need More AI—You Need a Reason

Let’s get this out of the way: Technology is not your differentiator.

Jeff Winter 6/1/25 Jeff Winter 6/1/25

What Happens When We Trust the Box Without Opening It?

The illusion of intelligence is more dangerous than no intelligence at all.

Jeff Winter 5/27/25 Jeff Winter 5/27/25

How well is ISA-95 Adopted?

92.9% of manufacturers and solution providers use ISA-95 to help with Enterprise-Control System Integration

Jeff Winter 5/24/25 Jeff Winter 5/24/25

Your Biggest Barrier to Transformation

Your biggest transformation blocker might be wearing a company polo and sitting in your Monday morning meeting.

Jeff Winter 5/19/25 Jeff Winter 5/19/25

The Five Stages of Business Transformation

Business transformation, at its core, is about rethinking how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value.

Jeff Winter 5/15/25 Jeff Winter 5/15/25

If your infrastructure looks perfect, you probably don’t understand it.

Digital transformation sounds clean on paper. Reality is held together by scripts and duct tape.

Jeff Winter 5/1/25 Jeff Winter 5/1/25

From Science Project to Global Operating System: How AI Transformed Between 2023 and 2025

Artificial intelligence didn’t just grow up between 2023 and 2025. it graduated with honors, joined the workforce, ran for office (sort of), and started co-authoring Nobel-winning research.

Jeff Winter 4/25/25 Jeff Winter 4/25/25

IT/OT Convergence - How Big Is It?

How big is the IT/OT Market?

Jeff Winter 4/17/25 Jeff Winter 4/17/25

Industry 3.0 Vs. Industry 4.0 Mindset Shift

The shift from Industry 3.0 to Industry 4.0 is about far more than machines and algorithms – it’s fundamentally about how we think and operate.

Jeff Winter 4/14/25 Jeff Winter 4/14/25

‘Excel and Jim’ are not an MES Strategy

Heroic effort is not a sustainable strategy—it’s a sign of a broken one.

Jeff Winter 4/9/25 Jeff Winter 4/9/25

Smart Machines, Dumb Data: Why Your Factory Isn’t as Intelligent as You Think

Plugging the Leaks in Your Data Pipeline: From Raw Data to Actionable Insights

Jeff Winter 3/28/25 Jeff Winter 3/28/25

The Critical Role of Execution in Industrial Transformation

Why MES Is the Core of Industry 4.0: The Critical Role of Execution in Industrial Transformation

Jeff Winter 3/26/25 Jeff Winter 3/26/25

The Expected Value of Artificial Intelligence

AI Is the New Electricity – But Are Manufacturers Wired for It?

Jeff Winter 3/23/25 Jeff Winter 3/23/25

Don’t Band-Aid Your Digital Divide

You can't patch your way to the future.