Episode 131 - Stu Shepherd, President of Shepherd Solutions

“We’re at a perfect storm, finally, of being able to see automation really grow again.”  Automation is more approachable than ever before, with more experts in the field — even for very specific applications — available to help walk you through the process of understanding whether certain applications can or should be automated. If you don’t have much experience, start simple and take a crawl, walk, run approach to implementation. Work with your supplier or integrator to set clear expectations that can help you start building up your capabilities and getting your return on investment sooner, suggested Stu Shepherd, president of Shepherd Solutions, at the beginning of this special episode of the Manufacturing Matters podcast. In the episode, hosted by TECH B2B Marketing’s Jimmy Carroll, Shepherd discusses this topic along with several others, including risk assessment, ease of use, and the importance of defining clear use cases before jumping into robotics, AI, or humanoids. In addition, the podcast covers lights-out warehousing and manufacturing, the concept and reality of physical AI, workforce problems, marketing hype cycles, and what the next decade may hold for robotics, warehousing and logistics, and human-machine collaboration. Read the transcript here: https://manufacturing-matters.com/episode-131-stu-shepherd-president-of-shepherd-solutions/Learn more about TECH B2B Marketing: https://www.techb2b.comFollow Manufacturing Matters on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/manufacturing-matters/Follow Manufacturing Matters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manufacturing_matterspodcast/#manufacturing #automation #manufacturingmatters #techb2b #roboticsSupport the show