Smart Manufacturing: Getting Started

A Conversation with Brian Zakrajsek from Deloitte

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IoT For All
February 20, 2024

Hello readers!

On this week’s IoT For All podcast, Ryan speaks with Brian Zakrajsek, Smart Manufacturing Leader at Deloitte, about smart manufacturing and how manufacturers can get started implementing IoT technology. We cover what to think about before starting IoT implementation and how to ensure its successful adoption. We also cover the future prospects of smart manufacturing and Deloitte's smart factory.

Why You Won’t Want to Miss This

  1. Discover how Deloitte is aiding businesses in integrating IoT into their manufacturing processes for improved efficiency.

  2. Learn about the distinction between traditional IoT and industrial IoT, and their respective impacts in the manufacturing sector.

  3. Understand the various applications of IoT in manufacturing, ranging from predictive maintenance to asset optimization and environmental monitoring.

  4. Gain insights into the challenges and opportunities presented by IoT in manufacturing, including data integration and operational efficiency.

  5. Explore the future trends in smart manufacturing, focusing on the convergence of AI, cloud technology, and IoT for transformative solutions.

Our Favorite Moment

“Five years ago, if you would've asked me, I probably would've been more of a proponent of buying an off-the-shelf system and just using the configured features that were available. I'm way on the other side now because of the ability to integrate, the ability to rapidly prototype those abstraction layers, the efficiencies that have happened, the partnerships that have happened across some of the different standards bodies and ecosystem players in the market, it truly is enabling speed in order to set solutions up and build new solutions.”

— Brian Zakrajsek

Operational Efficiency Is Everything

Meet Brian Zakrajsek

Brian Zakrajsek is a Smart Manufacturing Specialist Leader for Deloitte Consulting. He has 20 years of experience in manufacturing and heavy industry across engineering, project management, sales, leadership, and consulting. Brian is a lifelong learner and practitioner of digital transformation in manufacturing. He works in industrial analytics, data engineering, next-gen automation, advanced infrastructure, and cybersecurity across process, hybrid, and discrete industries.

Deloitte provides industry-leading audit, consulting, tax, and advisory services to many of the world’s most admired brands, including 80 percent of the Fortune 500. As a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, a network of member firms, they are part of the largest global professional services network.

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