Computer Aided Design (CAD) is at the heart of all manner of engineering processes. A high quality CAD can help companies optimize processes, accelerate product development cycles and reduce time-to-market. This is exactly the goal that EPLAN, a leading provider of software-based engineering solutions set out to achieve. In the first installment of this three-part series, we are pleased to have Carsten Metelmann, Vice President International Sales at EPLAN with us on the show who will be discussing more on how EPLAN and the traditional technique of CAD have been evolving with the advent of global phenomena such as Industry 4.0, globalization and demographic change. 

At this year's LiveWorx '17 technology conference, PTC President and CEO Jim Heppelmann in his keynote speech explained that while IoT and AR are necessities to one another, CAD and PLM are the real “match makers” that fuse them together before going on to declare that "IoT is PLM."

What exactly does this mean though? What better way to find out then tuning in to the final part of this episode where Steve Dertien, Senior Vice President, Technology at PTC will run us through use cases in areas such as product development and how PTC's PLM technology is driving transformative change for businesses today. 

Driving transformative business value is at the heart of PTC's IoT strategy and technology. They achieve this by having a comprehensive IoT solution portfolio that is structured in a manner that allows end users to meet 5 key objectives: Source, Contextualize, Synthesize, Orchestrate and Engage. Keen to find out more? Then join us in the scond installment of this three-part series as Steve Dertien, Senior Vice President of Technology at PTC gives us a deep-dive into their IoT solution suite. 

PTC is a company on a mission to bring together the physical and digital worlds, not just through the recent launch of their signature Thingworx 8 platform and AR technology suite but also through their traditional industrial software. In fact, in 1998 they were pioneers in bringing internet-based PLM software to the market. In the first installment of this three-part series, we have the pleasure of welcoming Steve Dertien, Senior Vice President of Technology at PTC to the show. He is a veteran who developed their CAD and PLM offerings in the early days of the firm and will be sharing more with us about PTC itself and their evolution to become an industry-leading industrial software company. 

Asset condition monitoring and predictive maintenance are arguably the two most quintessential use cases of the Industrial IoT. Despite of widespread awareness of these solutions, adoption rates still remain relatively low. In the second instalment of this episode, we take a closer look at some of Atek's core technologies such as the AssetScan that allow firms to optimize their operations by harnessing the data coming out of their equipment. 

Asset condition monitoring and predictive maintenance are arguably the two most quintessential use cases of the Industrial IoT. Despite of widespread awareness of these solutions, adoption rates still remain relatively low. In this episode, Atek's Dan Yarmoluk and Craig Truempi impart their deep knowledge in these fields which could well set you on the path to implementing these solutions for your business too! 

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the industrial sector consumes about 54% of the world’s total delivered energy – more than any other end-use sector. In the second installment of this two-part series, we dig a bit deeper into an actual industrial energy optimization project that Bosch has undertaken and the challenges that were faced in its implementation.

According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the industrial sector consumes about 54% of the world’s total delivered energy – more than any other end-use sector. In the first instalment of this two-part series, we talk kilowatt-hours and cents with Bosch’s Senior Architect Varadharajan Raman, as he describes how Bosch is bringing industrial energy consumption optimization solutions to the market and improving our usage of industrial energy. 

Digitalization is a key buzzword in business circles these days and undoubtedly has far-reaching implications for all types of businesses. In the second installment of this two-part series, Sukant Acharya, VP of global sales and business head of IoT for GENPACT discusses in greater detail about the asset tracking and management use case and its applicability to companies in various industries. 

Digitalization is a key buzzword in business circles these days and undoubtedly has far-reaching implications for businesses in numerous industries. In the first installment of this two-part series, Sukant Acharya, VP of global sales and business head of IoT for GENPACT, gives us an introduction into the company and how they have evolved to provide lean digital transformation solutions for clients.