The 14th episode of NEW Manufacturing Insights, a joint podcast of the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance (NEWMA) and Insight on Manufacturing (IOM) magazine sponsored by ICON Marketing, is now available. The latest episode features Zach Roisum of Sure Controls, who explains how manufacturers can assess and respond to their Industry 4.0 and automation needs.
Franz said 65% of respondents to the 2024 NEWMA Vitality Index say they plan to invest in plant modernization in Northeast Wisconsin this year. She asked Roisum what that looks like, understanding that manufacturers in the region are on a variety of stages in their Industry 4.0 journeys.
“We’re on the tail end of upgrading out of the ancient era of automation and getting into the networked,” Roisum said. “Those next steps where I’d say the middle of the bell curve of our customers are at, is most of their things are networked, but now, well, let’s do something. We’ve already ran the connections, we’ve already put the investment into the foundation, now we can get some use out of it with a little bit of engineering and a little bit of software.”
New episodes of NEW Manufacturing Insights are available every Thursday at www.spreaker.com/show/new-manufacturing-insights, as well as through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, Amazon and a variety of distribution platforms.
