The IT/OT Insider

Kicking off the conversation, Jon reflects on a familiar theme: the manufacturing world is under strain, juggling aging infrastructure with a dwindling workforce. Labor shortages and skill gaps dominate the conversation, with manufacturers scrambling to retain institutional knowledge as veteran operators retire without adequate replacements. Jon contextualizes today’s challenges by tracing the evolution of industrial revolutions, especially post-WWII. Following a manufacturing boom, especially in the U.S., companies expanded rapidly but without modernizing infrastructure, leading to a reliance on aging systems.

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