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Factory of the Future Podcast episodes
- #93: Smart Factories in 2027: Six Trends That Matter
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E93, Smart Factories in 2027: Six Trends That Matter
Join us as we discuss:
- Agentic AI and autonomous smart operations
- Digitalization as the new baseline
- Robotics and human-machine collaboration
- Sustainability as operational performance
And so much more.
Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
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A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
19 min - #92: Dark Factories and Physical AI: The Next Era of Industrial Robotics with Brandon Coats
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E92, Dark Factories and Physical AI: The Next Era of Industrial Robotics with Brandon Coats
Join us as we discuss:
- Brandon's path from aircraft manufacturing to warehouse robotics
- Fleet-level learning and human-in-the-loop remote support
- Robot memory, predictive maintenance, and dark factories
- Recovery time, human leverage, and robotics ROI
And so much more.
Get in touch with our Guest:
P: 248-622-8604 | E: [email protected]Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
40 min - #91: Killing the Paperwork Bottleneck in Fleet Management
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E91, Killing the Paperwork Bottleneck in Fleet Management
Join us as we discuss:
- The analog-to-automated shift in fleet and supply chain
- Building DocuBot Fleet out of a real documentation problem
- Redirecting human capital toward higher-value work
- AI-driven expiration tracking and compliance risk
And so much more.
See what DocuBot Fleet can do for you: https://docubotfleet.com/
Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
39 min - #90: The Leadership Playbook for Tech Rollouts
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E90, The Leadership Playbook for Tech Rollouts
Join us as we discuss:
- Four leadership styles: adaptive, servant, transformational, authentic
- Matching leadership style to the phase of a tech rollout
- Authenticity vs. professionalism as a leader
- Early leadership mistakes and lessons learned
And so much more.
Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
42 min - #89: Documenting the Family Recipe: Systematizing Your Operation with Adi Levit
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E89, Documenting the Family Recipe: Systematizing Your Operation with Adi Levit
Join us as we discuss:
- Tribal knowledge and what actually defines a business
- Knowledge traps and single points of failure
- The prioritize, capture, optimize, implement process
- Treating applicants like customers
And so much more.
Get in touch with our guest:
E-mail: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adiklevit/
Website: https://bizsuccesscg.com/speaker-sheet/
Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
39 min - #88: Closing the Skills Gap: Apprenticeships, AI, and New Career Paths
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E88, Closing the Skills Gap: Apprenticeships, AI, and New Career Paths
Join us as we discuss:
- The Department of Labor's goal of 1 million apprenticeships by 2030
- AI, job displacement, and emerging roles
- $162 million in new apprenticeship funding
- The role of community colleges and universities
And so much more.
Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
20 min - #87: Bryan DeBois on Autonomous AI vs. Generative AI
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E87, Bryan DeBois on Autonomous AI vs. Generative AI
Join us as we discuss:
- Why generative AI stays off the plant floor
- Industrial knowledge graphs as the foundation for grounded AI
- Infrastructure assessment as the starting point for AI readiness
- An aging workforce and the race to capture expert knowledge
And so much more.Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
35 min - #86: Securing Your Data Supply Chain: Cybersecurity Law Meets the Factory Floor with Dr. Steven A. Wright
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E86, Securing Your Data Supply Chain: Cybersecurity Law Meets the Factory Floor with Dr. Steven A. Wright
Join us as we discuss:
- Preventive legal strategy as a cybersecurity risk mitigation tool
- Deepfakes, data poisoning, and data suppression as emerging threats
- Operational technology as a growing attack surface — the Colonial Pipeline lesson
- Quantum computing and the next wave of risk
And so much more.
You can find our Dr. Steven Wright’s book on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5B1ZX5H or contact him by email at [email protected]
Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
34 min - #85: The Labor Shortage Myth: Why Manufacturers Can't Find Workers with Matt Horine
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E85, The Labor Shortage Myth: Why Manufacturers Can't Find Workers
Join us as we discuss:
- Accessing a broader labor pool of people with real-world commitments
- Matching labor capacity to actual demand, not forecasted averages
- Why staffing to averages creates burnout and drives attrition
- Rated worker pools without the traditional temp-agency headaches
And so much more.
Get in touch with our guest via email: [email protected]
Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
28 min - #84: Mineral War: How China Weaponized the Supply Chain That Feeds Manufacturing with Tomasz Nadrowski
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E84, Mineral War: How China Weaponized the Supply Chain That Feeds Manufacturing with Tomasz Nadrowski
Join us as we discuss:
- Why there is no manufacturing without critical minerals
- China's export controls across 24 mineral sectors — and how they became a weapon
- Low-hanging fruit: brownfield restarts, red mud and tailings recovery, smelter refurbishment
- Antiquated permitting and the decades-long timeline problem with greenfield mines
And so much more.
Get in touch with our guest via email: [email protected]Connect with A.W. Schultz
Email: [email protected]
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk
Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria
Threads: @unapologeticallyalexandria
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About Factory of the Future Podcast
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Welcome to Factory of the Future brought to you by AW Schultz and Alexandria Burek.
This podcast is focused on the intersection of technology and manufacturing,…
discussing emerging trends across multiple industries. You will find the topics covered are far reaching and are created to inspire everyone from the factory floor worker up to the executives running the organizations.
AW has spent 20+ years helping organizations transform maintenance and reliability programs, hosting workshops and training events across the globe. He is passionate about researching and helping large organizations bridge the gap between Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 over the next decade.
Alexandria has built a robust career in Supply Chain and Logistics, with a primary focus on transforming private fleet compliance and operations; she is passionate about empowering women in male industries and leveraging neuroscience to level up personally and professionally.
Together, they bring unique individual flair and practical life experiences that will challenge leaders to rethink the way they run their businesses.