Digitalization Tech Talks
Episodes
Episode 60, part 2: The Leadership Playbook for Successful AI Adoption
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can leaders drive meaningful AI adoption in their organizations? In the second part of this two-part episode of Digitalization Tech Talks, Jonas N...
Episode 57, part 1: The Leadership Playbook for Successful AI Adoption
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How can leaders drive meaningful AI adoption in their organizations? In this two-part episode of Digitalization Tech Talks, Jonas Norinder and Don Mac...
Episode 59: Rethinking Training - Are We Virtually There Yet?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As manufacturing advances, traditional training methods struggle to keep pace—limited trainer availability, language barriers, and poor retention ar...
Episode 58: Wait....That’s Not What AI Does?
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Digitalization Tech Talks, hosts Jonas Norinder and Don Mack sit down with Ron Green, Chief AI Officer, to tackle some of the bigge...
Episode 57, part 2: Coating the Future with Digital Twins
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 57 of the Digitalization Tech Talks podcast dives deep into the transformative power of digital twins in industrial manufacturing. Part 2...
Episode 57, part 1: Coating the Future with Digital Twins
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 57 of the Digitalization Tech Talks podcast dives deep into the transformative power of digital twins in industrial manufacturing. This t...
Episode 56: Implementing Digital Safety Systems for Smarter, Safer Operations
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our safety series on the Digitalization Tech Talks podcast, Jonas Norinder and Don Mack welcome Chase Davis from EOSYS to explore how d...
Episode 55: Smart Tech, Safe Plants - Safety Instrumented Systems in a Connected World
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special two-part series of Digitalization Tech Talks, we’re diving deep into the critical topic of safety during digital transformation...
Episode 54, part 2: Inside Intel – Digital Twins, AI, and the Future of Semiconductors
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Digitalization Tech Talks, Jonas Norinder and Don Mack are joined by special guest Attila Lengyel, Senior Director of Corporate Res...
Episode 54, part 1: Inside Intel – Digital Twins, AI, and the Future of Semiconductors
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Digitalization Tech Talks, Jonas Norinder and Don Mack are joined by special guest Attila Lengyel, Senior Director of Corporate Res...
Episode 53: Ensuring Technology Readiness and Sustained Adoption at Bayer
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There are many facets to consider when it comes to digital transformation to best ensure a successful outcome. In this episode we look at some o...
Episode 52: Cross Company’s Blueprint for Successful Tech Integration
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another exciting episode of Digitalization Tech Talks! Join your hosts, Jonas Norinder and Don Mack, as they dive into the latest tren...
Episode 51: Opa! Let's talk about Open Process Automation!
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Open process automation is transforming the industrial landscape by moving towards open, standards-based, secure and interoperable automation. I...
Episode 50: Revolutionizing the process industries with 5G
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 50 is here, and it's time to celebrate! Join hosts Jonas Norinder and Don Mack as they mark this milestone with an exciting discussion on the ...
Episode 49: Wacker System Migration - A Necessary Evil or an Opportunity?
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Spoiler alert: Wacker Chemie turned what is often considered to be a necessary evil into an opportunity for progress. In Episode 49 of the Digit...
Episode 48: Transforming Dow’s Operations with Plantwide Wireless Connectivity
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Jonas Norinder and Don Mack on "Digitalization Tech Talks" as they dive into the transformative power of plantwide wireless connectivity wi...
Episode 47: DuPont - The Digitalization of Sustainability and R&D
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Digitalization Tech Talks podcast, co-hosts Jonas Norinder and Don Mack connect with Duncan Coffey, Global Director of Science ...
Episode 46: Revolutionizing the Process Industries with Generative AI
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In another dynamic episode of Digitalization Tech Talks we are thrilled to delve into the transformative realm of generative AI with our special guest...
Episode 45, part 2: Midrex Technologies - From Digital Vision to Digital Transformation
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to create a vision for digital transformation and then bring it to life? That’s exactly what we discuss in this episode of D...
Episode 45, part 1: Midrex Technologies - From Digital Vision to Digital Transformation
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to create a vision for digital transformation and then bring it to life? That’s exactly what we discuss in this episode of D...
Episode 44, part 2: From One Plant to 40+ Global Sites - a Bayer Technology Scaling Success Story
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to “Digitalization Tech Talks”, the podcast that explores the transformative power of technology in the industrial world. In this thrillin...
Episode 44, part 1: From One Plant to 40+ Global Sites - a Bayer Technology Scaling Success Story
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to “Digitalization Tech Talks”, the podcast that explores the transformative power of technology in the industrial world. In this thrillin...
Episode 43: Digitalization Tech Talks 4th Anniversary: A Look Back at Looking Ahead
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This special episode is a celebration of four years of Digitalization Tech Talks. During that time, we’ve released more than 40 episodes on to...
Episode 42, part 2: Smart Maintenance: How AI Elevates Predictive Strategies
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore synergies between artificial intelligence and predictive maintenance in the process industries. Discover how AI revolution...
Episode 42, part 1: Smart Maintenance: How AI Elevates Predictive Strategies
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore synergies between artificial intelligence and predictive maintenance in the process industries. Discover how AI revolution...
Episode 41: Cybersecurity in the Process Industries - Protect Your Turf
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The OT (operational technology) space has never been more of a target to cyber threats than today. A recent McKinsey & Company article state...
Episode 40, part 2: Seeing is Believing - The Power of Data Visualization and Contextualization
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to dive deep into the world of data in today's Digitalization Tech episode! We're not just talking about data in theory but exploring real-l...
Episode 40, part 1: Seeing is Believing - The Power of Data Visualization and Contextualization
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready to dive deep into the world of data in today's Digitalization Tech episode! We're not just talking about data in theory but exploring real-l...
Episode 39: Developing a Workforce to be Reckoned With
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Ford is quoted as saying “The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay.”...
Episode 38: The Rise of MTP - Merck Unveils the Path to an Industry Evolution!
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for an exciting episode of Digitalization Tech Talks! We are thrilled to have Sebastian Haertner from EMD Electronics (a division of Merck K...
Episode 37: Generative AI, Why wait?
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do “The Economist” and Denmark have in common? They both declared ChatGPT as the word of the year for 2023. When technology takes...
Episode 36: Evonik fast-tracks plant startup with Operator Training System
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Evonik decided to build a brand-new chemical plant on the Gulf Coast, they were tasked with utilizing the latest and greatest in technology to ma...
Episode 35: Digitalizing Industrial Water for Greater Energy Efficiency, Reliability & Productivity
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Water… It plays a very significant role in transferring massive amounts of energy in the process industries. As a result, addressing cooling a...
Episode 34, part 2: Breaking Down Data Silos - Novozymes' Journey Towards Innovation
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 34 is all about data. How you capture it, how you optimize it, and how you clean it so that you can make use of it across an entire organizati...
Episode 34, part 1: Breaking Down Data Silos - Novozymes' Journey Towards Innovation
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 34 is all about data. How you capture it, how you optimize it, and how you clean it so that you can make use of it across an entire organizati...
Episode 33: Sustainable Digitalization - Predict the Future by Creating It
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 33, megatopics collide! These days most companies have ambitious sustainability goals that include reducing their carbon footprint an...
Episode 32: The Digital Revolution: How Cloud, Edge, 5G, and Cybersecurity are Changing Everything
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the latest episode of Digitalization Tech Talks hosted by Don Mack and Jonas Norinder, where we dive into the fascinating world of cloud a...
Episode 31: Digitalization Demystified - Four Essential Technologies to Crack the Code, Part 2
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 31, a two part episode, we cover four important technologies related to the world of digitalization. These technologies are all impor...
Episode 31: Digitalization Demystified - Four Essential Technologies to Crack the Code, Part 1
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 31, a two part episode, we cover four important technologies related to the world of digitalization. These technologies are all impor...
Episode 30: Accelerating workforce development with Virtual Training
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the 30th episode of Digitalization Tech Talks! Join us as we embark on a captivating journey into the world of virtual training. Discover t...
Episode 29: The Future of Industrial Operations
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the 29th episode of the Digitalization Tech Talks podcast, we discuss how industrial operations will transform in the future because of not only ne...
Episode 28: Data Architecture - The Key to Solving the Digital Transformation Puzzle
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the 28th episode of the Digitalization Tech Talks podcast, we talk about how important it is for process plants to have a strong reference architec...
Episode 27: Let's Get Analytical About Energy Sustainability
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sustainability… It is as prevalent a topic in the process industries as it is anywhere in the world today. In this episode of Digitalization T...
Episode 26: Trending - Digitalization in 2023
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the 26th episode of our Digitalization Tech Talks podcast, we focus on the latest trends in the process industries related to digital technologies....
Episode 25: Leveraging a Modular Approach on the Path to Digital Transformation
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Developed by the User Association of Automation Technology in Process Industries (NAMUR), MTP, or module type package, provides a framework for standa...
Episode 24: Care and Feeding of Your Digital Enterprise
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The introduction of digital technologies is helping the process industries do things better, faster and more efficiently. It’s also creating new cha...
Episode 23: Connected Worker - The next level of digitalization in the field begins
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Companies in the process industries have a constant focus on improving the safety and situational awareness of operators in the field. At the same tim...
Episode 22: Going for the Golden Batch with AI-based Performance Analysis
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The concept of the “golden batch” has been around for a long time. With artificial intelligence, however, it is now possible to more easily identi...
Episode 21: Digitalizing the Process to Optimize Operations
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Process modeling, mostly in the form of process simulation, has been a key tool in the process industries for many decades. Traditionally this h...
Episode 20: Supply Chain Challenges - Go Beyond Locating with Real-time Data
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Supply chain challenges have become a global issue and many companies now consider supply chain issues to be their top short- and long-term concern.&n...
Episode 19: Digital Transformation - Getting It Right on the First Try
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we will talk about how companies of all sizes are able to take advantage of digital transformation to implement technologies that will...
Episode 18: Don’t Be Alarmed with Process Event Analysis
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Having good alarm management in a process automation system is critical to safe and productive process control. Unfortunately, many current inst...
Episode 17: Keep Your Distance With Remote Monitoring
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Remote monitoring is an increasingly hot topic across the process industries. This rapidly growing digital technology is providing tremendous value by...
Episode 16: Operations Intelligence - From Data to Decisions
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are surrounded by data. Vast quantities are spread over a multitude of software applications, databases, and paper files throughout the enterp...
Episode 15: Getting Personal with Cell & Gene Therapy
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this 15th episode of the Digitalization Tech talks hosted by Jonas Norinder and Don Mack, we’ll take a deep dive into the burgeoning field of cel...
Episode 14: Digitalization to the Field
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A digital transformation and ultimately becoming a digital enterprise can only be accomplished with a solid foundation in place. This foundation...
Episode 13: How can you protect your process plant from cyberattacks?
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this 13th episode of the Digitalization Tech talks hosted by Don Mack and Jonas Norinder, we will be talking about cybersecurity as it relates to d...
Episode 12: Operator Training Simulators... The ABCs of OTS
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this 12th episode of the Digitalization Tech Talks podcast series your hosts, Don Mack and Jonas Norinder are joined by Doug Ortiz, Siemens’ US D...
Episode 11: Better Operations Through Control Performance Analysis
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this 11th episode of our Digitalization Tech Talks podcast your host, Jonas Norinder is joined by Don Mack. We discuss another key digitalization u...
Episode 10: Process Industries Digitalization Test Bed Open for Business
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this 10th episode of our Digitalization Tech Talks podcast your two hosts, Don Mack and Jonas Norinder are very excited to be joined by Andrew Nach...
Episode 9: Bringing Out the Best in Control Valves
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Control valves have always been a hot topic in process plants because they can cause unplanned, costly shutdowns if not maintained properly. But when ...
Episode 8: How to Prioritize and Implement Digital Technologies
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Generally, this podcast is about the newest technologies for digitalization within the process industries, but when an organization is interested in t...
Episode 7: Mobile Operations and the Mobile Worker
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the digital technologies available today enabling mobile operations, the future of the process industries worker is already here. Through smart d...
Episode 6: Trends and Challenges in Process Control
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On our podcast we are always talking about the latest in digitalization in the sense of new technologies and new digital solutions that are starting t...
Episode 5: Practical Use Cases for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As the digital transformation in manufacturing progresses, an increasing amount of data is becoming available. Artificial intelligence gives plant per...
Episode 4: The Five Most Commonly Asked Questions About Digitalization
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of 2021 we are joined by one of our digitalization consultants, Jonas, to hear about some of the conversations he has with custo...
Episode 3: Why is Contact Tracing so Important?
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As plants and manufacturing facilities work to return to full capacity with the new challenges created by the pandemic, operation managers and health ...
Episode 2: Solving the Unsolvable
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Siemens understands that no two businesses are the same and that your differentiation is your competitive advantage. Therefore, a team is in place tha...
Episode 1: Remote Monitoring Made Easy!
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Remote monitoring application that offers today’s facility operators and managers the ability to remotely monitor the activity and health of process...