Smart Manufacturing Mindset™

• Smart Manufacturing Mindset™: The Role of Leadership | Vision, Execution and Sustaining Success

  In our first episode, we’re tackling one of the most critical factors for success: leadership—not just to set the vision, but to execute it effectively and sustain it over time. Hosted by Jeff Winter, Smart Manufacturing Advisor at CESMII, this episode features industry experts who have led real transformation, sharing their insights on what separates leaders who drive lasting change from those who struggle to move the needle.Whether you’re a seasoned executive or an emerging leader, this episode will challenge your thinking and give you the strategies you need to lead with impact. © 2025 CESMII - The Smart Manufacturing Institute, A Program in UCLA, 520 Portola Plaza, MS 5308 – Box 95155, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1557, USA, (888) 720-8096

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• Smart Manufacturing Mindset: Roadmap to Building Your Digital Capabilities

  Hear from local manufacturers who are taking ownership for building their digital capabilities and developing their own strategic Smart Manufacturing roadmap - with a little help from their friends.Join leaders from two northeast Ohio manufacturers and the NxGen Group as they share insights on their journeys, working within the safe space provided by Manufacturing Works, leveraging invaluable guidance from their facilitators, and learning the roadmap tools provided by CESMII, the national institute on Smart Manufacturing.Explore what they’ve learned in engaging their organization, addressing key barriers and desired outcomes, and building a successful plan everyone supports. Dig deeper into their stories as proof-points of the region’s commitment to educating the entire manufacturing ecosystem and scaling help to every manufacturerModerator: Sophia Long, Manager, Industry & Innovation, Team NEO (OH)● Mark Dawson, President, Cleveland Steel Tool (OH)● Doug Keehan, Plant Manager, Advanced Polymer Coatings (OH)● Jim Wetzel, Founder, The NxGen Group (OH) See less© 2025 CESMII - The Smart Manufacturing Institute, A Program in UCLA, 520 Portola Plaza, MS 5308 – Box 95155, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1557, USA, (888) 720-8096

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• Smart Manufacturing Mindset™ | Bridging OT & IT in College Industrial Labs

  Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 are driving the digital transformation of industrial processes. This digital transformation enables enhanced productivity, real-time data and analytics, flexibility and customization, optimized supply networks, energy efficiency and sustainability, and improved workforce development. Barriers to the realization of these goals include the legacy of lacking integration of automation operational technology (OT) and enterprise information technology (IT).Academic organizations have a key role to play in realizing the SM vision. Not only in the research and development of technology but also in the education of the workforce in digital technologies and techniques for manufacturing. However, academic organizations are experiencing similar challenges for integrating OT and IT networks and systems that have traditionally been managed and operated separately.In this podcast, we explore how academic organizations have tackled these challenges to teach SM skills and what similar organizations and manufacturers can learn from their experience.© 2025 CESMII - The Smart Manufacturing Institute, A Program in UCLA, 520 Portola Plaza, MS 5308 – Box 95155, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1557, USA, (888) 720-8096

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• Smart Manufacturing Mindset™ | SM Executive Council PoV on U.S. Manufacturing

  Discover how the Smart Manufacturing Executive Council is setting a strategic course to rejuvenate U.S. manufacturing and regain global competitiveness. This council, comprised entirely of manufacturers, recently documented their point-of-view on the promises Smart Manufacturing holds for each manufacturer and their collective impact on the U.S. economy.Our panelists will dive into the industry-wide playbook being developed by the Council, explore the critical need for an inclusive approach that makes Smart Manufacturing accessible to all, and discuss the role of AI, cybersecurity, and other advanced technologies in shaping a resilient and prosperous manufacturing future.Join series host Mike Yost and our panelists as we explore the Council’s aims to drive the transformative potential of Smart Manufacturing across the nation and evolve U.S. manufacturing.● Chris Micena, Senior Director, Digital Transformation, Nestlé Purina● Rick Bullotta, Industry Advisor/Investor/Mentor● John Dyck, CEO, CESMII© 2025 CESMII - The Smart Manufacturing Institute, A Program in UCLA, 520 Portola Plaza, MS 5308 – Box 95155, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1557, USA, (888) 720-8096

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• Smart Manufacturing Mindset: CESMII Acceleration Framework for Strategic Success

  Join the team from Andersen Corporation as they share insights on building a strategic Smart Manufacturing Roadmap with the CESMII Acceleration Framework. Discover how Andersen took ownership of the entire process from conception to execution and results-with tools provided by CESMII and invaluable guidance from the NxGen Group.We'll explore Andersen's journey in engaging their organization, addressing key barriers and desired outcomes, and building a successful plan everyone supports. Equally as important, we'll dig deeper into this story as a proof-point of CESMII's commitment to educating the entire manufacturing ecosystem through the Acceleration Framework methodologies. 🎙️ Ben Adamson, Vice President of Advanced Manufacturing and Strategic Supply Chain Enablement at Andersen Corporation🎙️ Chris Campbell, Vice President Information Technology at Andersen Corporation🎙️ Garren Riemenschneider, Technical Leader at Andersen Corporation🎙️ Mike Yost, Host© 2025 CESMII - The Smart Manufacturing Institute, A Program in UCLA, 520 Portola Plaza, MS 5308 – Box 95155, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1557, USA, (888) 720-8096

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