In the 69th episode of Burning Platform, we host Dan Miklovic of The Analyst Syndicate. He was a colleague of mine at Gartner and has over five decades of manufacturing experiences in various roles and industries.
We discuss massive changes in the industrial sector – robotics, 3D printing, the enterprise metaverse, IT/OT convergence, the evolution of smart products, the trend of servitization in product companies and other trends. And why it is so difficult to re-shore production that was offshored, the talent shortages and the continued immaturity and the slow integration across various manufacturing technologies.
While we are snarky at times, we are both big believers in a strong US industrial sector.
And btw, the myth in the mainstream media is that US manufacturing is dead. The US is the second largest manufacturer in the world after China (3rd if you count all of the EU as one country). We would love to see it get a lot more focus and create even more attractive jobs.
It was a pleasure catching up with Dan after so long, and you will find it an educational and entertaining half an hour
