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David Schultz

David Schultz

David Schultz has 25 years of automation and process control experience and currently helps manufacturers with digital transformation and asset management. He is president of the Milwaukee Section of ISA and actively involved in ISA’s Digital Twin and AI/ML technical committees. He is also a member of the Society of Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) and Project Management Institute (PMI).

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  • IT/OT Convergence is More than Integrating Data
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    IT/OT Convergence is More than Integrating Data

    IT/OT convergence is as much about change management as it is connectivity - breaking down silos and deliberately creating cross-functional teams
    By: David Schultz
    07 March, 2023 | 3 minutes
  • Understanding IIoT Application Programming Interfaces
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    Understanding IIoT Application Programming Interfaces

    Within the context of Industry 4.0, manufacturing systems connected using APIs could include a SCADA system connected directly to a CMMS for creating and managing work orders. This article originally appeared in the October 2021 issue of InTech magazine.
    By: David Schultz
    12 January, 2022 | 3 minutes
  • How to Implement Predictive Maintenance
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    How to Implement Predictive Maintenance

    The first step to implement predictive maintenance is to determine if PdM is the right strategy for an asset.
    By: David Schultz
    07 January, 2022 | 5 minutes
  • Application Programming Interfaces in IIoT
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    Application Programming Interfaces in IIoT

    Read some examples of API usage in Smart Manufacturing and IIoT.
    By: David Schultz
    27 August, 2021 | 3 minutes
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