When the Tool You Love Is Secretly Holding You Back
Excel doesn’t have a learning curve. It has a dependency problem
The Hard Truths of Industry 4.0, Simplified
Everyone talks about Industry 4.0 strategy. No one talks about the ways it secretly falls apart.
Modernize, Optimize & Transform
Cover Story with Intelligent Enterprise Leaders Alliance
We Shape Our Tools; Then They Shape Us
You’re Not Just Using AI. It’s Using You, Too.
Making Industry 4.0 Work: Lessons from Jeff Winter on Change, Culture, and Technology
This article profiles Jeff Winter’s journey into Industry 4.0 and explores how digital transformation, data integration, and cultural change are revolutionizing maintenance into a proactive, strategic driver of manufacturing success.
Strategic Thinking for Industry 4.0
This isn’t a tech stack…it’s a decision stack. Build it in this order or build excuses later.
The Real Cost of Doing Nothing
Digital transformation isn’t expensive. Irrelevance is.
Manufacturing Technology Investment 2025
We’re Not Underinvesting in Tech. We’re Underinvesting in Readiness.
AI Maturity in 2025
The State of AI Maturity in 2025: Scaling Ambition, Stumbling on Execution
U.S. Manufacturing Megaprojects - July 2025
U.S. manufacturing is stuck in neutral...but $560 billion says it won’t be for long.
Paper Thinking in a Digital World
Digital transformation doesn’t start with a tool, it starts with letting go of the paper that made the old one feel safe.
The Franken-System: Built to Survive, Not to Last
Your Franken-System Is Showing
Modernizing Demand Forecasting in Manufacturing
Yesterday’s Sales Can’t See Tomorrow’s Storm, But AI Can
What is Digital Maturity?
If you’re trying to measure progress, stop counting dashboards. Start counting seamlessness.
Who is Driving Smart Manufacturing in 2025?
You can outsource your technology, but not your accountability
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.
From Theory to Practice: How AI Is Being Utilized in 2025
How does 2025 compare to 2024? The answers are shockingly different
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.
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
Bridging the IT/OT Divide
There are many ways companies can try and converge IT and OT., but one is better than the rest!