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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
IT/OT convergence is as much about change management as it is connectivity - breaking down silos and deliberately creating cross-functional teamsBy: David Schultz07 March, 2023 | 3 minutes -
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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 Schultz12 January, 2022 | 3 minutes -
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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 Schultz07 January, 2022 | 5 minutes -
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Application Programming Interfaces in IIoT
Read some examples of API usage in Smart Manufacturing and IIoT.By: David Schultz27 August, 2021 | 3 minutes -
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OPC Unified Architecture and Message Queuing Telemetry Transport
OPC UA or MQTT, do they work together, or is one better than the other?By: David Schultz22 June, 2021 | 3 minutes
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