Scott Achelpohl

Podcast: Crystal Ball 2026 – AI and everything else Key Highlights - AI in manufacturing has moved past hype and into real production, with ROI and accountability now driving adoption decisions. - Poor data governance is limiting AI success, pushing manuf... See more

AI is well out of experimental stages and into embedded operational reality in U.S., U.K., report finds What you’ll learn: - RunSafe surveyed more than 200 embedded engineers and security professionals in the U.S., the U.K., and Germany. - AI is well-embe... See more

IFS expands cloud suite to include digital workers, applied industrial AI What you’ll learn: - The newest release of Cloud 25R2 from IFS incorporates Loops. - IFS designed these virtual workers to backfill operational workflows in dispatch, field service,... See more

Cybersecurity roundup: Dragos on Q3 ransomware, Kiteworks on 'legacy' web form exposure What you'll learn: - Dragos' Q3 ransomware report showed a global rise in ransomware incidents, 72% of which targeted manufacturing. - A new Kiteworks release found 85... See more

Hitachi, dataPARC team on smart manufacturing, industrial data transformation What you’ll learn: - By incorporating dataPARC’s industrial analytics toolkit, Hitachi will offer manufacturers an open, scalable platform that unifies diverse data sources. - M... See more