Michael Schuldenfrei

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Michael Schuldenfrei is a corporate technology fellow at Optimal Plus. Prior to that, he was a senior software architect at SAP, a software architect at Microsoft, and vice president of R&D at ActionBase.

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Manufacturing Optimization With Digital Thread

By Michael Schuldenfrei - 10 Mar, 2020 - Comments: 0

Data is everywhere, and if you know what to do with it, can be tremendously valuable. Huge volumes of data are collected in manufacturing industries across the supply chain, with the help of technologies such as IoT platforms, sensors, and edge devices. However, data is only as good as the value extracted from it, and getting the most out of data is challenging. Because information is often con... » read more

5 Steps To Data-Driven Manufacturing

By Michael Schuldenfrei - 06 Aug, 2019 - Comments: 0

There is a lot of hype surrounding “Industry 4.0,” “Smart Manufacturing,” “the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT),” and other associated terms, but it all boils down to one question: How do I become a data-driven manufacturer? Companies strive to be data driven, realizing that decisions will be more objective and more likely to achieve the desired results. In fact, many compani... » read more

Thinking Differently About IIoT Analytics

By Michael Schuldenfrei - 17 Jun, 2019 - Comments: 0

Manufacturers are rushing to keep up with the latest technology trends and perhaps the most significant ones are around the smart factory. Whether you call it Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), what all these initiatives have in common is the desire to maximize value from manufacturing data and improve overall manufacturing efficiency. With the ave... » read more

Data Sharing And Digital Threads

By Michael Schuldenfrei - 07 May, 2019 - Comments: 0

Electronics and the components that power them are more complex and advanced than ever. With these products an integral part of our daily lives, their reliability has become nothing less than mission-critical. As the demand for components accelerates, it is important that quality is not compromised under the pressure to meet quantity requirements. Otherwise we’re going to be seeing a lot of r... » read more