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Get with the program: Industrial AI won’t suddenly vaporize

July 29, 2026

Those clinging to the ways before industrial AI will be left behind.

By Shawn Wasserman
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Digital twin of a Latticept's Boltzmann reactor

Thanks for the reactor. Now where is the digital twin?

July 22, 2026

What if equipment came with a digital twin tailor made – down to every weld?

By Shawn Wasserman
< 1 MIN READ
A woman working in IT and a man working in OT stand back to back to each other while within a factory.

A devastating surprise industries see with AI integration

July 15, 2026

Industrial AI integration cannot ignore operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT).

By Shawn Wasserman
< 1 MIN READ
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Expert predicts the digital future of the green process industries

July 10, 2026

What paths must green process industries take to make alternatives of traditionally petrol-based products?

By Shawn Wasserman
< 1 MIN READ
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Shifting left: How Makersite and Siemens enable sustainability by design

April 17, 2026

The concept of “shifting left” is especially critical for the development of sustainable products. The sooner companies have insights into…

By Quinn Foster
< 1 MIN READ
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Designing in the dark: How AI brings clarity to sustainable product development

March 27, 2026

Much of the sustainability impact of a product is determined as soon as the design phase, yet the data that…

By Quinn Foster
< 1 MIN READ

Ontologies: How to make sense of the data explosions in process industries

March 20, 2026

Digitalization is burying the process industry under a mountain of data. Industry leaders must learn how ontologies make sense of it and transform it into revenue.

By Shawn Wasserman
< 1 MIN READ
Supply chain volatility demands digitalization to increase transparency and collaboration

Ep 29 – The Shift-Left in Supply Chain with Richard Barnett – Part 1

December 12, 2025

Today, we have the first of a three part series with Richard Barnett, Chief Marketing Officer and SaaS Sales Leader at Supplyframe! Richard, Dale, and I jump into the discussion by getting in to the head of a supply chain manager navigating the disruptions of the last five years. Then, we talk about how supply strategies are shifting and how companies are approaching the “shift-left” of supply chain decisions.

By Conor Peick
< 1 MIN READ

Ep 22 – More Perspectives on the Shift-Left and the Comprehensive Digital Twin with Mike Crist and Scot Morrison – Part 3

August 1, 2025

Season 2 of the Industry Forward Podcast continues with another three-part series on the intricacies of shifting left with the…

By Conor Peick
< 1 MIN READ