Ep 5 – The Digital Future of the Heavy Equipment and Off-Highway Industry with Hendrik Lange Part 2
![Heavy equipment must endure long hours in challenging conditions making electrification, automation, and digitalization a challenge.](https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2024/07/AdobeStock345154616_medium.jpeg)
Welcome to the Industry Forward Podcast with Dale Tutt! Join Dale Tutt, Vice President of Industry Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software, and host Conor Peick to learn more about the trends, technologies, and opportunities affecting some of the largest and most important industries in the world. In each episode we will be joined by a seasoned expert to dive into the dynamic challenges and creative solutions being developed in a variety of industries to learn how companies are transforming for the future. These experts will tell us about everything from medical devices to heavy equipment and more and explain how each of these industries is approaching digitalization and the digital twin to overcome the hurdles they are facing.
In episode 5, Dale and Conor continue chatting with Hendrik Lange, Director of the Heavy Equipment Industry at Siemens Digital Industries Software. The trio compare and contrast the evolution of electrification and autonomy in heavy equipment and off-highway vehicles to that of the automotive industry, including unique challenges that come from engineering for the crop field instead of a downtown street.
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Hendrik Lange
Hendrik Lange is the Director of the Heavy Equipment Industry at Siemens Digital Industries Software. He has more than 25 years of experience supporting automotive, transportation, and heavy equipment customers as they seek innovation and overcome challenges.
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Dale Tutt – Vice President of Industry Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software
Dale Tutt is Vice President of Industry Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Dale leads a team of experts to develop and execute industry-specific product and marketing strategies in collaboration with the global product, sales, and business development teams. With over 5 years of experience in this role combined with extensive experience in the aerospace and defense industry, Dale has a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing companies as they embark on their digital transformation journeys.
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Conor Peick – Moderator
Conor Peick is a Marketing Coordinator helping to create forward-looking content for the Thought Leadership team at Siemens Digital Industries Software. Conor collaborates with seasoned industry experts to produce podcasts, articles, blogs, and other forms of content focused on the trends and challenges companies face in the future, and the technologies that may provide solutions.
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The Industry Forward Podcast with Dale Tutt
Welcome to the Industry Forward Podcast with Dale Tutt! Join Dale Tutt, Vice President of Industry Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software, and host Conor Peick to learn more about the trends, technologies, and opportunities affecting some of the largest and most important industries in the world. In each episode we will be joined by a seasoned expert to dive into the dynamic challenges and creative solutions being developed in a variety of industries to learn how companies are transforming for the future. These experts will tell us about everything from medical devices to heavy equipment and more and explain how each of these industries is approaching digitalization and the digital twin to overcome the hurdles they are facing.