068. Idea - Benefits of Manufacturing Digitalization

Sit back and dream for a minute about what areas of your manufacturing process could be enhanced if it had a digital solution. Perhaps items such as scheduling are still being done via a manual process.  What if there were options available to enhance some of these areas that make a significant impact? In this episode Bill Migirditch unpacks this idea and discusses several ways manufacturers could begin embracing digitization and areas of low hanging fruit to consider. Think about how much data gets collected on clipboards still today.  As technology evolves the ability to automate how the data is collected and enhance decision making by utilizing real time in the moment intel is possible.  The sky is the limit and embracing the changing landscape is important. Bill discusses how a quick win up front goes a LONG way in winning over advocates and build momentum for a true manufacturing digitalization culture. There are many nuggets of wisdom in this conversation and they are all done in hopes to inspire those in manufacturing grow and be leaders in their markets. Guest:  Bill Migirditch - Manager of Manufacturing Systems at RovisysHost: Chris GraingerExecutive Producer: Adam SheetsResources:Rovisys Digital Transformation Information John Vargo - Rovisys' Director MES/DSC NOTE: Since this recording Bill transitioned to a new role as Digital Pursuit Desk Consultant at Rockwell Automation - we wish Bill the best in his new adventure!