Shawn Wasserman
Process Industry Marketing Writer

As a process Industry thought leadership writer at Siemens Digital Industries Software, Shawn produces podcasts and blogs to help leaders in the process industry streamline their operations via new tools, technologies and software. For over 10 years, he has informed, inspired and engaged the engineering and thought leadership communities through online content.

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

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.
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Get with the program: Industrial AI won't suddenly vaporize – Transcript

Get with the program: Industrial AI won't suddenly vaporize – Transcript

July 29, 2026
Those clinging to the ways before industrial AI will be left behind.
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Roche's proven best practices for an ironclad digital transformation – transcript

Roche's proven best practices for an ironclad digital transformation – transcript

July 23, 2026
Digital transformations get new treatments in the hands of patients faster, safer and reliably.
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Thanks for the reactor. Now where is the digital twin?

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

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

July 22, 2026
What if equipment came with a digital twin tailor made – down to every weld?
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Free data jails: How to build an industrial metaverse – transcript

Free data jails: How to build an industrial metaverse – transcript

July 16, 2026
The industrial metaverse links simulations, data stores and digital twins into ecosystems of unified models.
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A devastating surprise industries see with AI integration

A devastating surprise industries see with AI integration

July 15, 2026
Industrial AI integration cannot ignore operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT).
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A devastating surprise industries see with AI integration – Transcript

A devastating surprise industries see with AI integration – Transcript

July 15, 2026
Industrial AI integration cannot ignore operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT).
By Shawn Wasserman
< 1 MIN READ
Expert predicts the digital future of the green process industries

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?
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Expert predicts the digital future of the green process industries – Transcript

Expert predicts the digital future of the green process industries – Transcript

July 10, 2026
What paths must green process industries take to make alternatives of traditionally petrol-based products?
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Roche: How to overcome the uncertainty of pharma plant design – Transcript 

Roche: How to overcome the uncertainty of pharma plant design – Transcript 

July 9, 2026
Roche uses a comprehensive digital twin for pharma plant design
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Bottom line, people can't ditch oil. Is going green doomed? – Transcript

Bottom line, people can't ditch oil. Is going green doomed? – Transcript

June 26, 2026
Experts say Industry can not fully abandon Petroleum. So, is the concept of industry "going green" even possible?
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Bottom line, people can't ditch oil. Is going green doomed?

Bottom line, people can't ditch oil. Is going green doomed?

June 26, 2026
Experts say Industry can not fully abandon Petroleum. So, is the concept of industry "going green" even possible?
By Shawn Wasserman
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Energy sectors' digitalization is a must in an AI world – Transcript 

Energy sectors' digitalization is a must in an AI world – Transcript 

June 12, 2026
The energy industry is entering an inflection point of digitalization, data centers and artificial intelligence.
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Energy sectors' digitalization is a must in an AI world

Energy sectors' digitalization is a must in an AI world

June 12, 2026
For decades the energy industry has been plagued by volatility due to the ever-fluctuating price of oil. The result, the...
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Industrial AI jeopardy: the truth about inaction – Transcript

Industrial AI jeopardy: the truth about inaction – Transcript

May 29, 2026
Why organizations must adopt industrial AI technologies and how to convince skeptics before it is too late.
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Industrial AI jeopardy: the truth about inaction

Industrial AI jeopardy: the truth about inaction

May 29, 2026
Why organizations must adopt industrial AI technologies and how to convince skeptics before it is too late.
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FAIR data brings focus to industries drowning in complexity

FAIR data brings focus to industries drowning in complexity

May 20, 2026
Don't sleep on FAIR data when making industrial AI, the comprehensive Digital Twin and the metaverse.
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The value of process industry AI: shatter the one-size-fits-all myth–transcript

The value of process industry AI: shatter the one-size-fits-all myth–transcript

May 14, 2026
There is no industry AI for all. Just like employees, it become more valuable with expertise.
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The value of process industry AI: shatter the one-size-fits-all myth

The value of process industry AI: shatter the one-size-fits-all myth

May 14, 2026
There is no industry AI for all. Just like employees, it become more valuable with expertise.
By Shawn Wasserman
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Industrial data needs new targeted ontologies. They aren’t for humans

Industrial data needs new targeted ontologies. They aren’t for humans

May 6, 2026
As AI increase in popularity, it becomes important to optimize industrial data ontologies for both humans and computers.
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The 5 best FAIR data secrets to empower process engineers – Transcript

The 5 best FAIR data secrets to empower process engineers – Transcript

April 29, 2026
Learn the five secrets of FAIR data and how it will herald the next industrial revolution through digital twins, AI and simulation.
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The 5 best FAIR data secrets to empower process engineers

The 5 best FAIR data secrets to empower process engineers

April 24, 2026
Learn the five secrets of FAIR data and how it will herald the next industrial revolution through digital twins, AI and simulation.
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How data is the new oil – Transcript

How data is the new oil – Transcript

April 15, 2026
"Data is the new oil" is conditionally true. See how to mine insights from data lakes and the future of multidisciplinary AI for engineering applications.
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How data is the new oil

How data is the new oil

April 10, 2026
Learn why data is the new oil, how to mine insights from data lakes and the future of multidisciplinary AI for engineering applications.
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How to make data the new oil with AI

How to make data the new oil with AI

April 2, 2026
Make "data the new oil" can be a dangerous analogy for CEOs championing AI efforts. But one important step turns this hallucination into reality.
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Ontologies: How to make sense of the data explosions in process industries – Transcript

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

March 25, 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.
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Ontologies: How to make sense of the data explosions in process industries

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
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5 big reasons Executable Digital Twins will surge in 2026

5 big reasons Executable Digital Twins will surge in 2026

January 8, 2026
2026 will be the year where Executable digital twins (xDTs) surge in popularity. Learn why here.
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