Video · August 5, 2026 · 7:18
Your smart factory is failing at the interfaces, not the model.
A pilot that works on one line often dies at the second plant, where the MES, historian, PLCs and ERP disagree on what a part is.
Videos
Short videos on putting AI to work inside a company, each one dated. The manufacturing pieces come first, and Holden’s opinion episodes have their own shelf at the bottom.
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The first three are for manufacturers: plant-system interfaces, testing AI against a physical process, and choosing a first project. The next three cover how an agent works, which actions need a person’s approval, and the cost of upkeep.

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These are Holden’s opinion episodes from July and August 2026, dated and kept apart from the how-to videos.
Commentary articlesIf one of these videos sounds like something your team deals with, tell us which process it’s in, and we’ll tell you whether it’s worth working on.