Smart Manufacturing Mindset™

Hear from local manufacturers who are taking ownership for building their digital capabilities and developing their own strategic Smart Manufacturing roadmap - with a little help from their friends. Join leaders from two northeast Ohio manufacturers and the NxGen Group as they share insights on their journeys, working within the safe space provided by Manufacturing Works, leveraging invaluable guidance from their facilitators, and learning the roadmap tools provided by CESMII, the national institute on Smart Manufacturing. Explore what they’ve learned in engaging their organization, addressing key barriers and desired outcomes, and building a successful plan everyone supports. Dig deeper into their stories as proof-points of the region’s commitment to educating the entire manufacturing ecosystem and scaling help to every manufacturer Moderator: Sophia Long, Manager, Industry & Innovation, Team NEO (OH) ● Mark Dawson, President, Cleveland Steel Tool (OH) ● Doug Keehan, Plant Manager, Advanced Polymer Coatings (OH) ● Jim Wetzel, Founder, The NxGen Group (OH) See less [https://www.linkedin.com/events/7245766462022303744/about/#]

Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 are driving the digital transformation of industrial processes. This digital transformation enables enhanced productivity, real-time data and analytics, flexibility and customization, optimized supply networks, energy efficiency and sustainability, and improved workforce development. Barriers to the realization of these goals include the legacy of lacking integration of automation operational technology (OT) and enterprise information technology (IT). Academic organizations have a key role to play in realizing the SM vision. Not only in the research and development of technology but also in the education of the workforce in digital technologies and techniques for manufacturing. However, academic organizations are experiencing similar challenges for integrating OT and IT networks and systems that have traditionally been managed and operated separately. In this podcast, we explore how academic organizations have tackled these challenges to teach SM skills and what similar organizations and manufacturers can learn from their experience.

Discover how the Smart Manufacturing Executive Council is setting a strategic course to rejuvenate U.S. manufacturing and regain global competitiveness. This council, comprised entirely of manufacturers, recently documented their point-of-view on the promises Smart Manufacturing holds for each manufacturer and their collective impact on the U.S. economy. Our panelists will dive into the industry-wide playbook being developed by the Council, explore the critical need for an inclusive approach that makes Smart Manufacturing accessible to all, and discuss the role of AI, cybersecurity, and other advanced technologies in shaping a resilient and prosperous manufacturing future. Join series host Mike Yost and our panelists as we explore the Council’s aims to drive the transformative potential of Smart Manufacturing across the nation and evolve U.S. manufacturing. ● Chris Micena, Senior Director, Digital Transformation, Nestlé Purina ● Rick Bullotta, Industry Advisor/Investor/Mentor ● John Dyck, CEO, CESMII

Join the team from Andersen Corporation [https://www.linkedin.com/company/andersen/] as they share insights on building a strategic Smart Manufacturing Roadmap with the CESMII [https://www.linkedin.com/company/clean-energy-smart-manufacturing-innovation-institute/] Acceleration Framework. Discover how Andersen took ownership of the entire process from conception to execution and results-with tools provided by CESMII and invaluable guidance from the NxGen Group [https://www.linkedin.com/company/nxgengroup/]. We'll explore Andersen's journey in engaging their organization, addressing key barriers and desired outcomes, and building a successful plan everyone supports. Equally as important, we'll dig deeper into this story as a proof-point of CESMII's commitment to educating the entire manufacturing ecosystem through the Acceleration Framework methodologies. 🎙️ Ben Adamson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-adamson-80663417/], Vice President of Advanced Manufacturing and Strategic Supply Chain Enablement at Andersen Corporation [https://www.linkedin.com/company/andersen/] 🎙️ Chris Campbell [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-campbell-leader/], Vice President Information Technology at Andersen Corporation [https://www.linkedin.com/company/andersen/] 🎙️ Garren Riemenschneider [https://www.linkedin.com/in/garren-riemenschneider-96106730/], Technical Leader at Andersen Corporation [https://www.linkedin.com/company/andersen/] 🎙️ Mike Yost [https://www.linkedin.com/in/myost/], Host

Twelve semiconductor fab operators are forging a new business model for AI-enabled smart manufacturing based on the sharing and aggregation of data across companies for mutual benefit. Join us for this months CESMII [https://www.linkedin.com/company/clean-energy-smart-manufacturing-innovation-institute/] Smart Manufacturing Mindset™ episode to hear from one of those operator-company leaders and a coordinating group from National Science Foundation (NSF) [https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-science-foundation/]*, UCLA [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ucla/], and CESMII [https://www.linkedin.com/company/clean-energy-smart-manufacturing-innovation-institute/] bringing perspectives on federal plans for advanced manufacturing, Smart Manufacturing, and CESMII’s data and modeling support capabilities. Speakers include: 🎙️ Sthitie Bom [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sthitie/], Vice President, Seagate Technology [https://www.linkedin.com/company/seagate-technology/] 🎙️ Jim Davis [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-davis-4ab0b96/], UCLA [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ucla/] Vice Provost Emeritus, CESMII [https://www.linkedin.com/company/clean-energy-smart-manufacturing-innovation-institute/] Program Oversight & Principal Investigator 🎙️ Bruce Kramer, Senior Advisor, National Science Foundation (NSF) [https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-science-foundation/] 🎙️ Haresh Malkani [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hareshmalkani/], Chief Technology Officer, CESMII [https://www.linkedin.com/company/clean-energy-smart-manufacturing-innovation-institute/] 🎙️ Mike Yost [https://www.linkedin.com/in/myost/], Host