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September 9, 2025 34 mins

Today we’re joined by David Schultz (G5 Consulting) and Ryan Kershaw from Thing-Zero to unpack what smart manufacturing really looks like beyond buzzwords.

Chapters:

00:00 - Intro: OT vs IT and the "Boring Topics, Interesting People" Premise

00:55 - Meet David Schultz: Background in Automation & G5 Consulting

03:40 - What Digital Transformation Actually Looks Like

06:10 - Why Most Dashboards Don’t Drive Action

08:20 - Human-Centered Change Management in Manufacturing

10:00 - How ISA-95 Helps Bridge OT and IT 11:50 - The Real Power of Unified Namespace (UNS)

14:20 - Cultural Resistance and Adoption: The Real Battle

17:15 - How to Lead Through Event Storming and Trust Building

20:40 - Why “Secure by Design” Isn’t Optional

23:00 - Lessons from the Field: What the Best Teams Do Differently

28:45 - Final Thoughts: Advice for Industrial Leaders

30:30 - Wrap-Up & What’s Next for Smart Manufacturing


🎧 Brought to you by Thing-Zero — Secure. Predict. Augment. Automate.


📌 Follow Ryan Kershaw: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryankershaw/

📌 Follow David Schultz: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedavidschultz/


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- Web: https://Thing-Zero.com


#IoT #OT #AI #PredictiveAnalytics #manufacturing

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