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Rick Franzosa

Tech-Clarity adds Digital Innovation and Manufacturing Analyst Rick Franzosa

Tech-Clarity is pleased to announce that we are expanding our research team and extending our Manufacturing Operations and Manufacturing Technology coverage. Well-known industry thought leader, keynote speaker, and research analyst Rick Franzosa is joining Tech-Clarity as Vice President of Research for Manufacturing. Rick brings decades of experience in Manufacturing Operations, specializing in Digital Transformation, Manufacturing…

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  • In the News

Jim Brown - May 21, 2025 - Filed Under: In the News - Tagged With: Digital Manufacturing, MES/MOM, Manufacturing Engineering, NewHire, Digital Twin, Research Agenda, Digital Thread, Coverage, Analyst, IIoT, Digital Transformation, Smart Manufacturing, Industry4.0

Manufacturing Analytics and AI

Making Manufacturing Analytics and AI Matter

How can companies be sure to gain value from manufacturing analytics and AI projects? It turns out benefits are ubiquitous for those who have invested. Yet the Top Performers in our new survey of over 400 manufacturing respondents indicates some key differences that improve their results. Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research,…

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  • eBooks

Julie Fraser - April 2, 2025 - Filed Under: eBooks, Survey Results, Published Research - Tagged With: ML, Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Skills gap, GenAI, Smart Manufacturing, Descriptive Analytics, AI, Supportive Analytics, Knowledge Gap

Lightweight Operations Apps

Smart Production Solutions Offers Lightweight and Preconfigured Operations Apps to Extend ERP

How can smaller manufacturers quickly and sustainably enable plant and warehouse MES functionality? Smart Production Solutions and its initial ERP partner, Infor, have an answer: JobControl and StockControl, smart and intuitive apps based on REST APIs. Modern Operations Software The founder, Eric Klement, is ex-Infor and saw a need for simple MES solutions for smaller…

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  • Insights

Julie Fraser - September 12, 2024 - Filed Under: Insights & Activity, Insights - Tagged With: Stock Control, Operations Apps, Lightweight Apps, SMB, Preconfigured Apps, ERP, SaaS, MES, MOM, Production, Smart Manufacturing, Smart Production, Job Control

MLC Rethink Analysts Panelch

New Thinking from MLC Rethink 2024

Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser was on the analyst panel of the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s (MLC’s) 20th anniversary Rethink conference. The panel looked back 20 years and forward 20 years in the journey to digital manufacturing. Julie’s perspective is that some things that seem new are not – like AI, which she wrote a report about in…

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  • Live Presentations

Julie Fraser - June 18, 2024 - Filed Under: Live Presentations - Tagged With: AR/VR, Workforce, Real-time Location Tracking, Digital Transformation, MLC Rethink 2024, Smart Manufacturing, AI, 5G, IT/OT, Sustainability, GenAI, Agile, MLC, Digital Manufacturing, NAM, Supply Chain, Leadership, Digital Twin

iTAC Reaches New Heights

iTAC Reaches to New Heights and Depths

Based on our recent update briefing with iTAC board member Martin Heinz, we have an exhilarating view of how high and low an MES player can reach. With an offering that includes strong integration to sensors and IIoT, controls, SCADA, and ISA 95 Level 3 MES/MOM, iTAC shares this depth with only a few other…

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  • Insights

Julie Fraser - June 6, 2024 - Filed Under: Insights, Insights & Activity - Tagged With: MES, MOM, Electronics, Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing

Digital Manufacturing

The Digital Manufacturing Journey: Past, Present, and Future

How does the Digital Manufacturing Journey unfold? What are views of the past, present, and future? Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser will be on an industry analysts panel discussing this at the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s Rethink Conference on Marco Island, FL. The conference runs from June 2nd to June 5th and will include a live panel discussion…

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  • Live Presentations

Julie Fraser - April 19, 2024 - Filed Under: Presentations & Videos, Live Presentations - Tagged With: Rethink2024, Manufacturing Leadership Council, Digital Manufacturing, Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing

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