November 2, 2025
November 2, 2025
Smart manufacturing isn’t just about collecting more data. It’s about taking action the moment data tells you something’s changed.
In manufacturing, conditions are constantly shifting; equipment loads, material inputs, environmental factors, and more.
And yet, many operations are still depending on delayed reports or offline analysis to guide decisions.
Real-time condition awareness must be the backbone of smart manufacturing.
Because if you're not acting in real-time, you're just reacting with a lag.
Condition-based Actions is an approach that ties real-time data to immediate, automated responses.
Whether it's:
✅ Adjusting equipment settings on the fly
✅ Triggering maintenance before failure
✅ Optimizing throughput based on current material quality
...the goal is the same: act now, not later.
𝐒𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
What conditions in your manufacturing process are time-sensitive? And what would change if you could respond to them in real-time?
Kudzai Manditereza is an Industry4.0 technology evangelist and creator of Industry40.tv, an independent media and education platform focused on industrial data and AI for smart manufacturing. He specializes in Industrial AI, IIoT, Unified Namespace, Digital Twins, and Industrial DataOps, helping digital manufacturing leaders implement and scale AI initiatives.
Kudzai hosts the AI in Manufacturing podcast and writes the Smart Factory Playbook newsletter, where he shares practical guidance on building the data backbone that makes industrial AI work in real-world manufacturing environments. He currently serves as Senior Industry Solutions Advocate at HiveMQ.