Industry 4.0 and Beyond: The Role of AI in Manufacturing with Bryan DeBois

<p>Connect with Bryan DeBois:</p><p>Rovisys: https://www.rovisys.com/</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-debois/</p><p>Lisa Ryan:&nbsp; Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturer's Network podcast. I'm excited to introduce our guest today, Bryan DeBois. Bryan is the Director of Industrial AI at RoviSys, a leading global system integrator for manufacturing and industrial clients. With 20+ years of expertise in manufacturing software and Level 3 information solutions, Bryan excels in implementing AI, data infrastructure, and advanced analytics to boost productivity in the sector. So Bryan, welcome to the show. </p><p>Bryan DeBois: Thanks, Lisa.</p><p>Lisa Ryan: Please share your background and what led you to do what you're doing at RoviSys.</p><p>Bryan DeBois: I started at RoviSys right out of college, so, for 23 years at RoviSys, which you don't see a lot nowadays, folks sticking around for that kind of longevity. </p><p>I've worn a lot of different hats at RoviSys. First, I started programming software for manufacturers. RoviSys' focus is entirely on manufacturing and industrial customers. So I started out writing software. We wrote things like manufacturing execution systems or MES. We didn't call it that because it still needed to be named.</p><p>But what we were effectively was building custom MES for customers. We did many different things and worked a lot with historians, which I'm sure we'll talk about today. And then, 2019 RoviSys had our 30th anniversary in 2019. The conversation was, what should we be doing next?</p><p>What should we be looking at next? And the decision was made to create a new division, an industrial AI division. I was appointed the director of it. And the message was, we know we should be doing this. Figure it out. Figure out what's state of the art. What kind of a team do you need to make this successful? Then find customers, talk to customers, and make it a reality.</p><p>And I've been doing that for almost four years and having a great time doing it.</p><p>Lis