Smart Manufacturing: Machine Manufacturers Maximizing Profits & Industry Trends

<p>The landscape of industrial machinery and manufacturing has seen an innovative overhaul of technological advancements.</p><p>Siemens is one of the largest industrial automation supplier in the world,</p><p>With a unique position in the software side.&nbsp;</p><p>They have been a leading provider of industrial automation for a number of years&nbsp;</p><p>So they understand how technology needs to be integrated into the machinery.</p><br><p><strong>Today</strong>, in our first podcast in this series, Bill Davis and I, we're discussing how machinery manufacturers are gaining a competitive edge by implementing smart manufacturing.</p><br><p>Bill Davis is the Director of Industrial Machinery &amp; Heavy Equipment Solutions at Siemens. He has a Mechanical Engineering Degree, Bachelor in Science Degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering, with a Masters in Business Administration from Marquette University. In the course of his experience, he has gained a lot of skills with regards to CAD and PDM, as well as operations management.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Listen to the <strong>First Episode </strong>of <strong>Siemens PLM Podcast series </strong>to learn how machine manufacturers are maximizing profits, and the industry trends driving the adoption of this innovative technology.</p><br><p><strong>Questions I ask:</strong></p><ul><li>Within that 30-year span of your career, how long have you been focused on smart manufacturing? (02:28)</li><li>What is smart manufacturing? (03:01)</li><li>In what way is Siemens PLM implementing smart manufacturing into companies and into manufacturers? (06:08)</li><li>In looking at just the trends in this industry, how do you see Siemens with the machine trends and aligning that with smart manufacturing? (08:38)</li><li>How are you seeing trends changing in the way customer purchases a machine? (12:52)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, you will learn:</strong></p><ul><li>Bill Davis’s background and career. (01:15)</li><li>Smart manufacturing at the product level. (03:55)</li><li>Sm