Industrial IoT Spotlight

In this week's episode, Erik is joined by Jan Burian, Associate Vice President and Head of IDC Manufacturing Insights EMEA. His core research coverage includes Industry 4.0, digital transformation, and IT and automation tools. At IDC, their focus lies in aiding IT experts, corporate leaders, and investors in making informed decisions regarding technology investments and business tactics.

Our conversation delves into the intricate framework of the industrial Metaverse. Discover how businesses are meticulously constructing this landscape, piece by piece, with Jan shedding light on various technologies and specific use cases. Moreover, we explore the fascinating realm of generative AI and its application in industrial contexts. Learn how it serves as an intuitive interface within the industrial Metaverse, effectively navigating the complex terrain of data saturation.

Give it a listen and enjoy the podcast!

Key Questions:

● What is industry metaverse and how does it work?

● Scaling and scalability of metaverse as digital twin of the enterprise world.

● What do you see today in terms of adoption of generative AI and solutions that are used in the industrial environment?

If you're curious to know more about our Jan Burian, you can find him on:

Website: https://www.idc.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janburian/?originalSubdomain=cz

During this week's episode, Erik interviewed Gil Dror, the Chief Technology Officer, and Sammy Kolt, the Chief Product Officer at SmartSense. SmartSense offers a solution that empowers organizations to leverage wireless sensors, digital technology, and advanced analytics, resulting in actionable insights based on remote sensing and artificial intelligence.

Throughout the discussion, we delved into the ways IoT facilitates workflow streamlining and introduces a novel approach to data-driven decision-making. Additionally, we explored how IoT is making a significant impact on the healthcare and food services industries, where it is utilized to enhance safety measures, ensure compliance with regulations, and maintain stringent quality control standards.

Listen and enjoy the show!

Key Questions:

● What solution stack does SmartSense utilize for its software and hardware?

● How do they ensure the longevity and efficiency of sensors and equipment?

● What enhancements have they implemented to enrich the user experience through their IoT solutions?

● What exciting developments can we expect in the realm of Smarter AI?

If you're curious to know more about our esteemed guests, Gil Dror and Sammy Kolt, you can find them on LinkedIn:

Gil Dror: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gil-dror/ Sammy Kolt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammykolt

In this episode, we talked with Dave Fick, co-founder and CEO of Mythic. Mythic has developed analog computing technology to deliver high-performance AI processors that are ten times more power-efficient and cost-effective than digital solutions.

In this talk, we discussed why analog computing is uniquely well-suited for machine learning on the edge, due to low energy consumption, low latency, and high capability. We also talk about several industrial applications that are using analog computing today.

Key Questions:

● What is analog computing?

● What is the difference in form and cost structure for analog and digital solutions?

● How does analog computing deal with 'messy data'?

This week, Erik and Darwin interviewed Paul McCarthy, Founder and CEO of Snapfix. Snapfix is the simplest maintenance platform on the planet, making maintenance easy with a streamlined system of photos and traffic lights that everyone can use.

In this special episode of IoT One Podcast, Darwin Wang joined Erik Walenza as his co-host! Darwin is a multifaceted professional with a diverse education and career background, and previously as Head of Innovation at JLL.

In this talk, they discussed why the building management industry has been a laggard in technology adoption despite being among the largest sectors in the economy. They also explored the application of consumer app best practices for building enterprise solutions that can be used by frontline staff with little or no training. Listen and enjoy the show!

Key Questions:

● What are the challenges of the management industry that prevents digitalization?

● What does the integration of systems for consumer apps look like today for providing solutions?

● What does localization look like for building enterprise solutions?

Know more about our co-host for today's episode, Darwin Wang by visiting his profile:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/d1wang/

In this episode, Erik talked with Jaume Sanpera, CEO and co-founder of Sateliot. Sateliot is the first satellite communication service provider that will offer satellite IoT connectivity.

In this talk, Erik discussed why 85% of the earth remains unserved by terrestrial networks and how modern satellites can bring affordable connectivity to remote NB-IoT devices. He also explored the factors influencing satellite connectivity cost structure, including satellite manufacturing, launch, radio technology, and service contract structure.

Key Questions:

• What is the cost trend for connecting an IoT device via satellite?

• How does performance differ with satellite versus terrestrial communication?

• What are the big use cases in satellite IoT connectivity?

This week, we interviewed Jack Kang, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Customer Experience at SiFive. SiFive brings RISC V software and Silicon experts together to innovate with the modern software-driven approach to semiconductors.

In this episode, we talked about the importance of the RISC V open standard for semiconductors to provide design freedom, vendor choice, and long-term tech stack flexibility. We also explored how companies, from automotive OEMs to wearable device manufacturers, are different in their products with custom designs on open standards.

Key Questions:

• What is the international standard behind RISC-V technology?

• Who are the big contributors to RISC-V instruction set standards?

• How do you see the future of RISC-V in the coming years?

In this episode, we talked with Renan Devillieres, founder and CEO of OSS Ventures. OSS Ventures is a start-up studio that invests in the future of factory operations. They ideate, test, build and invest in great ideas to change the future of manufacturing.

In this talk, we discussed the role of start-ups in shaping the future of manufacturing and specific areas of breakthrough in this industry. We also covered the best practices for building a new venture like opportunity identification, product-market fit validation, and recruiting a leadership team.

Key Questions:

● What is the current status of digital technology adoption in manufacturing?

● What are the challenges in finding the right technology providers, companies, and founders in manufacturing?

● What are the challenges for corporate ventures trying to explore areas outside their domain expertise?

In this episode, we talked with Matt Oberdorfer, founder and CEO of Embassy of Things. Embassy of Things enables industrial enterprises to modernize and build their own operational cloud historians, industrial digital twins, and data lakes.

In this talk, we discussed how to modernize industrial data architecture to resolve development bottlenecks and simplify the path from a pilot scale. We also explored the application of generative AI to the industrial environment.

Key Questions:

● What is your perspective on the human or organizational element as a bottleneck to moving from POC to scale?

● What is the architectural element for industrial data and industrial AI?

● What is the difference between generic AI and generative AI?

In this episode, we talked with Leonard Marano, President of the Americas at Lectra. Lectra provides Industry 4.0 solutions to bridge the gap between the consumer and the factory bringing precision and flexibility to the design to production process.

In this talk, we discussed market trends driving Industry 4.0 adoption including mass customization, sustainability, nearshoring, and workforce shortages. We also explored how manufacturing in the fashion industry is evolving its supply chains to differentiate quality, cost, and speed to market.

Key Questions:

● How does mass customization affect the current market trends?

● What factors affect people to invest more in technologies that promote sustainability?

● How do nearshoring and workforce shortages drive automation?

This week, we interviewed Bryan DeBois, director of Industrial AI at RoviSys. RoviSys is a global system integrator that applies the most effective methods for building, analyzing, improving, and maintaining complex autonomous systems.

In this episode, we talk about the concept of autonomous AI that integrates deep reinforcement learning based on machine data with machine teaching based on the main expertise and improvement through simulation. We also explored the industrial landscape broadly, including the cost structure, ROI targets, use cases, cloud strategy, and emerging technologies like GPT4.

Key Questions:

● What is autonomous AI?

● What is the status of industrial AI in the S-curve of artificial intelligence?

● What are the use cases that are fit for autonomous AI?

● What is the cost structure for autonomous AI?