The Connected Factory | Manufacturing Industry Podcast

Guest: Britta Mittlefehldt, Partner Smart Manufacturing @ Deloitte In this episode, Niklas sits down with Britta Mittlefehldt from Deloitte to explore what it takes to scale AI and digitalization across manufacturing operations. Drawing on her background as a certified welding engineer, former plant manager in China, and 16 years in consulting, Britta gives a direct assessment of where the industr...

Guest: Heiko Wirtz , Co-Founder and CTO of ANTICIPATE In this episode, Alex and Heiko from Anticipate dive into the role of AI and computer vision in modern manufacturing. They trace the journey from early image processing to today’s deep learning–powered quality inspection systems, discussing the challenges of integrating AI into legacy shop-floor environments and the opportunities this technolog...

Guest: David Ariens , Author & Founder of The IT/OT Insider In this episode of The Connected Factory Podcast, David Ariens joins hosts Alexander Krüger and Jeremy to unpack what it really takes to bring IT and OT together. Drawing on his journey from mathematics to chemical-plant digitalisation, David explains why open learning, shared language, and trust drive success on the shop floor. They...

Guest: Natan Linder, Co-Founder & CEO of Tulip In this episode of The Connected Factory Podcast, Natan Linder, CEO and co-founder of Tulip, joins Alexander Krüger, Co-Founder of United Manufacturing Hub, to explore what it really takes to empower shop floor workers with data insights and tools — beyond buzzwords like “digital transformation.” They discuss: Why traditional digital transformatio...

Guest: Dr. Tilman Buchner, Partner and Director at BCG and global leader of BCG’s Innovation Center for Operations In this episode of The Connected Factory Podcast , host Alexander Krüger speaks with Dr. Tilman Buchner , about the shift toward software-defined automation. They explore the challenges and opportunities in bridging IT and OT, scaling industrial use cases, and the growing importance o...

Guest: Matthew Parris, Director of Advanced Manufacturing at GE Appliances In this episode of The Connected Factory Podcast , host Jeremy Theocharis speaks with Matthew Parris , Director of Advanced Manufacturing at GE Appliances , about the evolution of Unified Namespace , DataOps, and real-time data integration in industrial manufacturing. Data Operations at GE Appliances Quality Assurance &...

Guest: Brian Pribe from Mach Controls and Trent Christopher from 4.0 Hero LLC What’s stopping manufacturers from leveraging their data? High costs, complexity, and IT/OT misalignment. In this episode of The Connected Factory Podcast , Brian and Trent join Jeremy Theocharis , CTO and Co-Founder of United Manufacturing Hub , to share their firsthand experiences in system integration, Unified Namespa...

Guest: Dominik Obermaier , CEO and Co-Founder of HiveMQ In this episode of The Connected Factory Podcast , Dominik joins Alexander Krüger , Co-Founder of United Manufacturing Hub , share insights into his journey with HiveMQ, the evolution of MQTT , and its applications in various industries. During the podcast they cover: Bootstrapping the company to working with automotive giants. Future-proofin...

Guest: Rick Bullotta , Advisor and Co-Founder of ThingWorx In this episode of The Connected Factory Podcast , Rick, a seasoned entrepreneur and advisor in the industrial software landscape, joins Alexander Krüger , Co-Founder of United Manufacturing Hub , to share insights from barely graduating college to founding and scaling multiple successful software companies. During the podcast they cover:...

Guest: Kasper Korsholm Christiansen , Senior Platform Owner – VELUX IIoT Platform In this episode of The Connected Factory Podcast, Kasper Karlsson Christiansen, Senior Platform Owner at VELUX, joins Alexander Krüger, Co-Founder of United Manufacturing Hub, to discuss his journey from electrician to building industrial IoT platform. During the episode, Kasper shared tactical advice for companies g...

Guest: David Schultz , Senior Consultant at Rhize Manufacturing Data Hub In the second episode of The Connected Factory, David Schultz, Senior Consultant at Rhize Manufacturing Data Hub, joins Jeremy to discuss the role of data contracts and the Unified Namespace (UNS) in modern manufacturing. During the podcast, they cover: Why we need Data Contracts for reliable, error-free communication between...

Guest: Jan Wokittel , Digital Strategy Delivery Lead at Roche In this inaugural episode, host, Alexander , and Jan discuss the challenges and opportunities of implementing a Unified Namespace (UNS) in the pharmaceutical industry—a highly regulated sector where innovation must balance with compliance.