306: AI in Manufacturing: How Systems of Action Are Transforming ERP and Manufacturing Operations

by | Oct 13, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Operations, Podcast, Show Notes, Smart Manufacturing

 Manufacturing has a lot to gain from AI, and a lot to lose by waiting. Recorded at mHUB in Chicago’s West Loop during IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show), Chris sits down with Sanjay...

Servitization Explained: How Equipment Builders are Creating Recurring Revenue Beyond Machine Sales with PTC’s Sam Neva

by | Aug 14, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, OEM, Podcast, Show Notes, Smart Manufacturing

 Selling the equipment is the easy part. The real revenue shows up after the sale.  Sam Neva,  Vice President of Sales for Service Lifecycle Management at PTC, joined the show to talk servitization – what...

The Future of Intralogistics featuring Siemens’ Joel Thomas and Markus Thiel

by | Aug 4, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Digital Transformation, Podcast, Robotics, Supply Chain

 Digital, real, real, digital. It sounds simple, but it’s rewriting how a warehouse gets designed. Joel Thomas has spent over a decade in the Intralogistics space and now leads OEM Sales Data Center and Life...

What is Software-Defined Automation? The Future of Flexible Control Systems

by | Jul 21, 2026 | Automation, Digital Transformation, Podcast, Show Notes, Smart Manufacturing, Technology

 Two worlds that have never previously spoken the same language are now building the same machine.  This week Chris sits down with David Nichols, CEO, Co-Founder and Engineer at Loupe, an alum of the show making his...

AI in Manufacturing: What’s Broken, What’s Working, and How Manufacturers Can Succeed with AI featuring PTC’s Joseph June

by | Jul 10, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Digital Transformation, Podcast, Show Notes, Smart Manufacturing

 What if your AI strategy doesn’t need more agents, just a better plan?  This week Chris sits down with Joseph June, who leads AI strategy at PTC to talk about what companies are getting wrong with AI –...

From a Sabbatical to Building the First Full-Stack Industrial AI Company with Andres Naranjo, CEO of Software Toolbox

by | Jul 7, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Digital Transformation, Leadership, Podcast, Smart Manufacturing

 Andres Naranjo sailed a race around the world, wrote Japan’s digital agenda, and spent his sabbatical teaching himself AI from scratch. This week Chris sits down with Andres, CEO of Software Toolbox, to hear some...