Episodes
The final episode in the current Smart Manufacturing podcast series covers sustainability, a significant global topic across many industries that minimize adverse effects and takes action to contribute to the business and improve the industry's impact on the environment.   Chris Pennington, Global Industry Marketing Leader for Industrial Machinery at Siemens Digital Industries Software, is joined by Rahul Garg, the Vice President of the Industrial Machinery and Mid-market Program at Siemens...
Published 01/12/23
In today’s world, quality is an aspect that is of great significance to regulators and consumers. Manufacturers are expected to deliver high-quality products while still offering competitive prices. That, coupled with supply chain issues, puts a lot of pressure on them. One way to ease that burden is by fine-tuning the manufacturing process using smart machines. Today, the host Chris Pennington, Global Industry Marketing Leader for Industrial Machinery at Siemens Digital Industries Software,...
Published 10/13/22
An unstable supply chain and an increase in customers’ need for custom products are some of the biggest challenges that manufacturers are dealing with today. The increased competition means they cannot afford to raise their products because that might result in a loss in market share. That’s why more focus has now been put on lowering the production cost by making the manufacturing process as efficient as possible. Today, the host Chris Pennington, Global Industry Marketing Leader for...
Published 08/25/22
A key benefit of digitalizing the factory floor is the elimination of data silos. It provides an opportunity for companies to derive actionable insights from data they were already generating. Such actionable insights can help businesses perform predictive maintenance as well as improve operational efficiency. I’m your host, Blake Snodgrass, with Siemens Global Marketing, and today I’m joined by Rahul Garg, Vice President of the Industrial Machinery and Mid-market Program at Siemens Digital...
Published 07/28/22
Today, manufacturers are facing challenges such as unstable supply chains and labor shortages. On top of that, they have to keep up with the complexities brought on by an increased need for customized products. One of the solutions that have been successfully employed to cope with these challenges and maintain competitiveness is the adoption of smart manufacturing. I’m your host, Conor Peick and I’m joined by Dale Tutt, Vice President of Industry Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries...
Published 07/14/22
Intelligent Performance Engineering has the potential to revolutionize how manufacturing facilities operate. But as with any big change that takes place within the industry, it takes time for the value of new technology to resonate. Digitalization changes everything, but how do we best communicate these benefits to customers?  Throughout the series, we’ve taken this deep dive into Intelligent Performance Engineering to help answer questions and curiosities about this groundbreaking...
Published 10/11/21
Manufacturing technology is full of moving parts. From design to simulation and ultimately production, physical changes to any part of the process can be costly. How can businesses keep up with those changes in a world where frequent customization has become the new norm? The answer is simple: integration. When part design and simulation are integrated, designers and engineers can work together seamlessly. Proposed changes in design can be simulated using simple drag and drop tools. This...
Published 10/08/21
One of the three differentiators of Siemens Intelligent Performance Engineering Solution was designed specifically to meet a very demanding set of requirements. Today, manufacturers demand products that are lighter, smaller, and more complex than ever before. That calls for evermore advanced software that is able to digest a multitude of information and has the ability to effectively communicate that data so that collaboration remains seamless. Joining us again today are Rahul Garg, Industry...
Published 10/06/21
Digital capabilities are proving increasingly valuable in the world of industrial manufacturing. As manufacturing increases in complexity, digital solutions are proving ever more valuable for companies hoping to outpace the competition. In order to address the needs of customers, we rely on intelligent performance and accurate, information-rich simulations.  My guests today are Rahul Garg, Industry Leader for Siemens Industrial Machinery, and Giulio Camauli, Industry Solutions Manager at...
Published 10/04/21
Complexity within manufacturing continues to increase at breakneck speed, and from what we understand about consumer demands, it’s clear that this is the new norm. Rapidly changing trends require equipment that can keep up. The industry needs high-level flexibility so that it’s able to adapt quickly when consumer demands dictate.  Manufacturers in-the-know are relying on digitalization, and additive manufacturing is saving the day in more ways than one. By enabling improvements to product...
Published 10/01/21
The complex issues that face manufacturers today are myriad. One of the most intriguing solutions is to implement synchronized parts manufacturing. By adopting a closed-loop manufacturing process, equipment manufacturers can improve their planning by introducing intelligence.   Manufacturers often struggle with facilitating communication and timing between the data and people. As the flow of information becomes increasingly complex, synthesizing all that information becomes a major challenge....
Published 09/29/21
In today’s competitive market, increasing pressure is being placed on manufacturers. Tied into that pressure is the need to expedite production and bring products to the market faster than ever before. Meeting those needs while keeping part quality at a premium hasn’t been the easiest package to deliver. That is, until highly-automated CAM changed everything.  Understanding the importance of efficiency in high-level manufacturing, the designers behind CAM sought to create a solution that...
Published 09/27/21
Welcome to the latest show in the Siemens Industrial Machinery podcast series. Join host Bill Butcher, Global Industry Marketing Leader at Siemens, as he and his guests discuss the Digital Part Production solution from Siemens Digital Industries Software.  As industrial equipment becomes more complex, it is increasingly obvious that leading industrial manufacturers have to use new strategies in order to succeed in today's competitive market. OEMs have to create fixes that put forth superior...
Published 09/24/21
As we've learned throughout this podcast series, industrial machinery manufacturers have seen groundbreaking technological advancements in the areas of design and machine simulation. In the first three podcasts, we talked about the evolution of technology within the machinery industry, key trends that continue to shape the industry today, and we have also introduced the Advanced Machine Engineering solution at a high level by describing two of the three key differentiators: multi-disciplinary...
Published 09/22/21
In our last two podcasts, we talked about the evolution of technology within the machinery industry, key trends that continue to shape the industry today, and we introduced the Advanced Machine Engineering solution at a high level by taking a deep dive into one of the three key differentiators - multi-disciplinary design. Today, our expert in the series, Bill, focuses the discussion around virtual machine simulation and commissioning and how machine manufacturers are implementing this...
Published 09/20/21
In our last podcast, we talked about the evolution of technology within the machinery industry and we highlighted three key differentiators for advanced machine engineering solutions: multi-disciplinary design, virtual machine simulation and commissioning, and multi-disciplinary BOM and configuration management. Today, in our second podcast of this series, we are discussing the first key differentiator and we are learning how machine manufacturers are leveraging multi-disciplinary design to...
Published 09/17/21
It is a daunting task to design, validate, and manage modern industrial machinery to address rapidly increasing automation complexity and mass customization requirements while increasing market share and unlocking new business opportunities. Today, in our first podcast of the series, we are discussing how machinery manufacturers are gaining a competitive advantage by implementing a digital twin approach to engineering, which enables the development of highly complex machines faster. Bill...
Published 09/15/21
With technological advancements all around us in the manufacturing industry, it's important to understand how improving machinery operations is dependant upon making your factory smarter. Today, in our fourth and final podcast of these series, Bill Davis — the Director of Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment Solutions at Siemens — and I, we're discussing the smart manufacturing techniques to use to improve machine assembly, shop layouts, and process simulation. So, listen to the Final...
Published 09/13/21
Innovations with industrial machinery and manufacturing are seeing groundbreaking technological advancements. There are not many companies the size of Siemens with both the manufacturing capability and their industry breadth of knowledge. Today we're learning how machine manufacturers are implementing smart manufacturing to improve the product of parts manufacturing.  Listen to the Third Episode of Siemens PLM Podcast series, where Bill and I are going to take a close inspection of the...
Published 09/10/21
What’s the digital twin really being used for?  In this podcast, Bill Davis—the Director of Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment Solutions at Siemens—and I do a deep-dive into how machine manufacturers leverage the digital twin technology to start utilizing smart manufacturing. The digital twin does more than what one sees on the surface; it really spans the whole gamut, from design to manufacturing to operations management, into commissioning and service life.  Tune in to learn about the...
Published 09/08/21
The landscape of industrial machinery and manufacturing has seen an innovative overhaul of technological advancements. Siemens is one of the largest industrial automation supplier in the world, With a unique position in the software side.  They have been a leading provider of industrial automation for a number of years  So they understand how technology needs to be integrated into the machinery. Today, in our first podcast in this series, Bill Davis and I, we're discussing how machinery...
Published 09/06/21
As much as we’d like for everything to run as planned all the time, disruptions are simply an unavoidable part of life. We can’t eliminate them, but we can do more to prepare ourselves for their arrival. If we can take one lesson away from a year of pandemic-induced disruption, it’s that the more prepared we are, the better chance we’ll have to sustain a somewhat normal state of business as usual.  We’ve witnessed the industry-wide benefits that digitalization has provided for companies...
Published 06/22/21
We’re all aware of the mounting challenges within manufacturing. With constant changes related to innovation and customer demands, companies must keep up if they want to remain relevant and competitive. Thankfully, there’s a solution that not only meets these challenges head-on, but provides unlimited opportunities that help manufacturers gain a competitive edge.  The answer is the Internet of Things (IoT). It’s helping industrial manufacturers leverage digitalization and overcome...
Published 06/15/21
Projections indicate that 40% of organizations expect to increase Internet of Things (IoT) spending in the next fiscal year. This tells us that it’s quickly becoming a crucial component within the industrial machinery industry. Knowing that this is a clear path for companies who want to accelerate their own digital transformation, getting started can seem daunting. Where should an organization even begin? Understanding the benefits to production capacity and the reduction of energy...
Published 06/08/21