{"id":366,"date":"2014-08-15T16:48:50","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T23:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/Chat-With-Chuck-Grindstaff-Highlights-SDI-IoT-Industry-4-0-and\/ba-p\/335261"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:25:03","slug":"chat-with-chuck-grindstaff-highlights-sdi-iot-industry-4-0-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/chat-with-chuck-grindstaff-highlights-sdi-iot-industry-4-0-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Chat With Chuck Grindstaff Highlights SDI, IoT, Industry 4.0 and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2014\/08\/chuck-grindstaff-MA-Software-Revolution.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"alignleft  wp-image-18092\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2014\/08\/chuck-grindstaff-MA-Software-Revolution.jpg\" alt=\"chuck grindstaff\" width=\"259\" height=\"272\" \/><\/A>This week I caught up with our CEO for the latest Chat With Chuck Grindstaff podcast. Listen in to learn more about our work in several key areas.<BR \/><BR \/>Some of the topics we cover in the 25-minute podcast include:<BR \/><UL><BR \/>\t<LI>SDI (systems driven innovation)<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>SDPD (systems driven product development)<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>IoT (Internet of Things)<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Industry 4.0<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Industry Catalysts<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Future worker skillset<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>PLM-MES integration<\/LI><BR \/><\/UL><BR \/><\/P><BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><A href=\"http:\/\/media.plm.automation.siemens.com\/blog\/chuck-grindstaff-podcast.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Listen to the podcast<\/A>.<\/STRONG><\/BLOCKQUOTE><BR \/>Listen to find out why Chuck calls a product a \u201csystem of systems\u201d and why that is causing a &#8220;convergence of disciplines.&#8221;<BR \/><BR \/>Hear what Chuck has to say in response to Chad Jackson\u2019s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/article\/20140721140340-5687591-face-it-the-engineering-v-is-outdated?goback=%2Empd2_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_*1_20140721140340*55687591*5face*5it*5the*5engineering*5v*5is*5outdated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Face It: The Engineering V is Outdated<\/A>.&#8221; Chad shared his views on how the engineering V is failing us and why we need a new model. Note&nbsp;the expanding engineering V graphic to address system driven innovation.<BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2014\/08\/system-driven-innovation-to-engineering-v.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"wp-image-18088 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2014\/08\/system-driven-innovation-to-engineering-v.jpg\" alt=\"system driven innovation\" width=\"603\" height=\"262\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>We discuss the skill set for future PLM workers &#8211; to include more systems thinking and software knowledge, noting recent work by students at <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com\/blog\/tag\/pace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">PACE schools<\/A> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/30\/michigan-solar-car-team-wins-eighth-national-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">University of Michigan<\/A>.<BR \/><BR \/>As many of you know from the <A href=\"http:\/\/blog.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com\/?s=%22software+revolution%22\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Software Revolution<\/A> content I\u2019ve shared this year, we\u2019ve put quite an emphasis on our academic outreach in manufacturing \u201cHot Spots\u201d.Chuck provides a brief overview of where and why we are&nbsp;engaged more with community and technical schools.<BR \/><BR \/><IMG src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5136\/13899551825_a4fd5e5771.jpg\" alt=\"Boston #SoftwareRev\" width=\"307\" height=\"212\" \/>If you want to hear more from Chuck, catch the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com\/massachusetts-software-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">replay of the Massachusetts Software Revolution&nbsp;event<\/A> (53:12 in the replay). Chuck is pictured here&nbsp;at the event&nbsp;with Siemens USA CEO Eric Spiegel and Congressman Jim McGovern viewing an external gear box manufactured by Siemens Metal Technologies in Worcester, MA.<BR \/><BR \/>If you have topics or questions you&#8217;d like me to ask Chuck next time, just leave a comment.<BR \/><BR \/>&#8211; Dora<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week I caught up with our CEO for the latest Chat With Chuck Grindstaff podcast. Listen in to learn more about our work in several key areas.    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