Dennis Scimeca

1 week ago | industryweek.com | Dennis Scimeca

Don’t get lulled into a false sense of cybersecurity just because you’re not hearing about manufacturers hammered with production losses or paying out massive ransomware demands. Threat actors are out there and waiting for you to lower your guard. In 2023, Boeing refused a ransomware demand and the malware gang LockBit published sensitive data on the dark web. Dole’s systems got hacked and led to their shutting down North American operations.

3 weeks ago | plantservices.com | Robert Schoenberger |Dennis Scimeca

Key takeawaysJohn Deere built an in-house 5G network to support smarter, more flexible manufacturing operations. 5G offers lower latency and better device mobility than Wi-Fi in dense factory environments. Technical storytelling helps bridge the IT/OT divide in advanced manufacturing systems. Smart factories need both the right tech and the right talent to manage complex systems like 5G.

4 weeks ago | industryweek.com | Dennis Scimeca

John Deere, founded in 1837, is best known for manufacturing heavy machinery for agriculture, construction and forestry. The company has evolved from manufacturing steel plows to selling smart farming systems and breaking ground on the development of fully autonomous tractors. While the term 5G has for years been familiar to anyone that uses smartphones, tablets and other consumer electronics, 5G technology is still finding its place in the manufacturing world.

1 month ago | industryweek.com | Dennis Scimeca

In an agentic AI model, rather than a trigger telling a control function to [slow down the machine], you actually have the machinery recognizing that the input speed has slowed down. Dennis Scimeca: If each station in a production line can control itself and read what’s happening before and after it on the line and make its own decisions, doesn’t that take the human entirely out of the equation?

2 months ago | industryweek.com | Dennis Scimeca

Augmented reality (AR) is one of the most accessible advanced technologies available to manufacturers today. Anyone who’s worn a pair of glasses knows precisely how to use the hardware. But if you order up some AR devices without a plan, you’ll probably only wind up with another toy sitting on a shelf somewhere. James Massey, senior team leader at Ford’s Rawsonville Components Plant near Detroit, historically doesn’t wear a smile when going about his duties in the shop.