Tom Leeson

Tom is Industry Marketing Strategist for the Manufacturing Sector globally. An Engineer by Trade, and Mathematician by Education, Tom’s entire career has been spent in Engineering, Manufacturing and IT helping customers digitally transform their business and their manufacturing sector. With Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things, Manufacturing lives in exciting times, so there is much to talk about.

Industries

Tom Leeson3 weeks ago

Key Industry 4.0 trends as the world emerges from COVID-19

Even before COVID-19, Industry 4.0 technologies were beginning to have a major impact on the transformation of manufacturers worldwide. Now,…
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Industries

Tom LeesonSeptember 4, 2020

Building resilient digital supply chains in Japanese auto and manufacturing

For decades, the Japanese automotive and manufacturing industries have been the envy of the world. They have exported production models…
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Automotive & Manufacturing

Tom LeesonAugust 11, 2020

Technology trends in automotive

A few short months ago, I wrote a blog predicting the top tech trends for manufacturing and automotive for 2020.…
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Automotive & Manufacturing

Tom LeesonJuly 16, 2020

Empowering the data-driven manufacturer

The global manufacturing sector is facing a crisis on a scale not seen before. At one point, according to BCG1,…
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Automotive & Manufacturing

Tom LeesonMay 1, 2020

Is data monetization the way forward for manufacturers?

At OpenText™, we’ve been talking a lot about how to build resilience into organizations. In the latest edition of the…
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Automotive & Manufacturing

Tom LeesonApril 27, 2020

Accelerating digital transformation in manufacturing

The global manufacturing sector is in the midst of a crisis on a scale not seen before. At one point,…
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Automotive & Manufacturing

Tom LeesonJanuary 3, 2020

Predicting the top 7 trends in manufacturing for 2020

After starting the year strongly, manufacturing left 2019 faced with shrinking production and global uncertainty. Deloitte suggests manufacturers should increase…
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Automotive & Manufacturing

Tom LeesonDecember 10, 2019

Welcome to the era of the industrial cloud

The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is having a profound effect on how manufacturing organizations share information. The explosion in…
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Automotive & Manufacturing

Tom LeesonNovember 21, 2019

Sink or swim in the data tsunami

We talk a lot about digital disruption and how new technologies are dramatically altering manufacturers’ business models and operations. While…
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Industries

Tom LeesonSeptember 6, 2019

Taming the data tsunami

The industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is about to transform everything for manufacturers. From smart factories to autonomous supply chains…
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Technologies

Tom LeesonJune 19, 2019

Cybersecurity in manufacturing

Not long ago, many manufacturing CIOs thought that cybersecurity was something only the financial sector had to worry about. Why…
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Technologies

Tom LeesonJune 3, 2019

What does the autonomous supply chain offer the automotive industry?

There’s a good deal of buzz in the automotive industry around the autonomous vehicle. Analysts predict healthy profits and revenue…
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Technologies

Tom LeesonMay 13, 2019

The power of combining AI and analytics for manufacturers

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become one of the hottest topics in manufacturing today. The range of business and operational applications…
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OpenText World

Tom LeesonMay 2, 2019

Industry Guide to Manufacturing: Four trends for the Intelligent and Connected manufacturer

While the manufacturing sector has continued to grow steadily over the last decade, the forecast from the US National Association…
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Industries

Tom LeesonApril 8, 2019

Production and predictive maintenance use cases for digital twins in manufacturing

Ever-increasing volumes of information have changed the way manufacturers operate. More and more, manufacturers are adopting digital twins to help…
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Industries

Tom LeesonMarch 29, 2019

Five use cases for digital twins in manufacturing

The digital twin is one of the fastest growing applications of Industrial IoT technology. It creates a complete digital replica…
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Industries

Tom LeesonFebruary 7, 2019

Brexit and the UK Automotive Industry: Understanding the impact

Uncertainty around the final Brexit deal between the UK and the EU still remains. This is particularly true for the…
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Industries

Tom LeesonJanuary 31, 2019

Major market trends driving the manufacturing sector in 2019

Earlier this year, OpenText™ became a member of the Manufacturing Leadership Council, the highly influential leadership network for senior executives…
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Industries

Tom LeesonJanuary 10, 2019

Key factors driving digital transformation in manufacturing

The race to digitally transform is more intense than ever for manufacturers. Companies are embracing new technologies to rapidly evolve…
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Industries

Tom LeesonDecember 11, 2018

Digital disruption takes center stage at Automotive Industry Day

Sometimes it feels like the automotive industry is being turned upside down by digital disruption. In response to these changes,…
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Tom Leeson

Tom Leeson

Key Industry 4.0 trends as the world emerges from COVID-19

Building resilient digital supply chains in Japanese auto and manufacturing

Technology trends in automotive

Empowering the data-driven manufacturer

Is data monetization the way forward for manufacturers?

Accelerating digital transformation in manufacturing

Predicting the top 7 trends in manufacturing for 2020

Sink or swim in the data tsunami

Taming the data tsunami

Cybersecurity in manufacturing

What does the autonomous supply chain offer the automotive industry?

The power of combining AI and analytics for manufacturers

Industry Guide to Manufacturing: Four trends for the Intelligent and Connected manufacturer

Production and predictive maintenance use cases for digital twins in manufacturing

Five use cases for digital twins in manufacturing

Brexit and the UK Automotive Industry: Understanding the impact

Major market trends driving the manufacturing sector in 2019

Key factors driving digital transformation in manufacturing

Digital disruption takes center stage at Automotive Industry Day

OpenText World 2020—Are You Ready for the Great Rethink?

What are adaptive supply chains?

A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing…

How to protect remote workers against today’s threats

Empower your contact center supervisors with voice technology

OpenText World 2020—Are You Ready for the Great Rethink?

What are adaptive supply chains?

A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing…