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In today’s episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Susanne Lauda, the Director of  Global Advanced Manufacturing Technology at AGCO.  Susanne works to introduce product lifecycle manufacturing throughout all of the AGCO sites and has experienced both the right and the wrong way to introduce new digital processes into a company.  She offers insights into the value of smart manufacturing and shares effective ways to reduce resistance to new processes.  Susanne also shares the key advantage that the younger generation has in this digitally driven manufacturing world, and what they can do with that advantage to create a more successful career. 

 

On today’s podcast, you will learn:

The value of leaning into smart manufacturing

• How to decide if a new technology is worth the investment.
• The right way to start a digital thread for any product.
• Smart manufacturing includes Industry 4.0 technologies such as 3D printing and drones. 
• SM can only be considered beneficial if it helps improve your processes.
• Clean data is the essential first step to successful smart manufacturing. 

 

Overcoming resistance to smart manufacturing

• There is no value in automating processes that didn’t work well in the first place. 
• Offer assurance that updating processes doesn’t mean completely changing everything. 
• Small test groups are an ideal place to pilot a new process.
• Highlight the value of sharing knowledge through technology with the entire company.
• CM2 allows for more effective and complete change processes.

 

Career advice to keep you connected to PLM

• Those who are digitally educated need to make connections with people who have industry experience. 
• Reasons why young people should be interested in working in manufacturing.
• Be willing to speak up when you see opportunities for digital change. 

 

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