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title: SM Architecture Imperatives Workshop
description: Unlock the potential of Smart Manufacturing with our on-demand workshop.
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NOW AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND

## Discover the path to Smart Manufacturing Interoperability

 

Now available at your convenience. This on-demand experience brings together leading voices across the Smart Manufacturing ecosystem to explore the principles, architectures, and strategies needed to unlock the true potential of Smart Manufacturing Interoperability.

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The Strategic Role of OT and IT in

## Strengthening the U.S.’ Competitiveness Through Smart Manufacturing

 

CESMII CEO John Dyck opens with a compelling look at the strategic role of OT and IT in strengthening U.S. manufacturing. He introduces CESMII's mission to reduce the cost and complexity of using real-time data, outlines key strategies for transformation, and highlights the importance of interoperability and standardized information models through collaboration with partners like the OPC Foundation and VDMA.

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## What are Smart Manufacturing Imperatives?

 

In this session, Jonathan Wise, Chief Technology Architect at CESMII, presents the core requirements for Smart Manufacturing (SM) Compliance, centered on three key imperatives. He explores how open, standards-based information modeling (SM Profiles), interoperable platform requirements, and a common API can drive scalability, reduce complexity, and unlock real-time value from manufacturing data across systems, applications, and the supply chain.

DEMO

## INTEROPERABILITY IN ACTION

Presented by Suellen Lorkowski, Application Engineer at CESMII, this live demonstration brings Smart Manufacturing imperatives to life through a real-world use case.

**SM Imperative #1  
**Discover and apply a Press Profile from the CESMII Marketplace

**SM Imperative #2  
**Instantiate and visualize the press in [ThinkIQ’](https://www.linkedin.com/company/thinkiq/)s SM Interoperability Platform using a Knowledge Graph

**SM Imperative #3**  
Stream real-time data into a [Grafana](https://www.linkedin.com/company/grafana-labs/) dashboard via the Open API, enabling automatic instance detection

Suellen also showcases how this architecture supports integration with both legacy systems (like [Ignition](https://www.linkedin.com/company/inductive-automation/) and [FactoryTalk Optix)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rockwell-automation/) and modern tools (including CESMII’s OEE App, [Quickbase](https://www.linkedin.com/company/quickbase/) CMMS, and [NCD’s](https://ncd.io/) predictive maintenance sensors).

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PANEL DISCUSSIONS

## HEAR FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS

Hear from three expert panels—each diving into one of the core Smart Manufacturing Imperatives. These sessions bring together industry leaders and innovators to share insights, challenges, and real-world approaches to driving interoperability and transformation across manufacturing systems.

SM IMPERATIVE 1 PANEL

### Open, Standards-Based Information-Modeling Strategy for Manufacturing Ops

Facilitated by Olivia Morales, CESMII

- Pal Roach, **Rockwell Automation**, Sr. Principal Industry Consultant
- Travis Cox, **Inductive Automation**, Chief Technology Evangelist
- Andreas Faath, **VDMA**, Managing Director, Machine Information Interoperability
- Arlen Nipper, **Cirrus Link**, President & CEO

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SM IMPERATIVE 2 PANEL

### A Clear Set of Requirements for SM Interoperability Platform Compliance

Facilitated by Jonathan Wise, CESMII

- Doug Lawson, **ThinkIQ**, Chief Executive Officer
- John Harrington, **HighByte**, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer
- Mark Besser, **SymphonyAI**, Sr. Vice President

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SM IMPERATIVE 3 PANEL

### An open, common API for Manufacturing Systems

Facilitated by Matthew Parris, GE Appliances, Director Industry 4.0

- Aron Semle, **HighByte**, Chief Technology Officer
- Caleb Eastman, **Siemens**, Principal Key Expert
- Erich Barnstedt, **Microsoft**, Senior Director & Architect, Industrial Standards
- Jonathan Wise, **CESMII, **Chief Technology Architect

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[TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER]

> The topics covered many of the issues that we deal with on a daily basis with our customers. By being able to reference some "industry standard" would give us more credibility.