<p>The promise of AI starts with the data beneath your feet.</p><br><p>In this episode, we explore how connected load cells, long viewed as routine industrial tools, are becoming strategic assets. Jorge Truffin, CEO at Unified Cloud Sensors, is using real-time IoT data to power predictive maintenance, automate diagnostics, and even influence market decisions.</p><br><p>This evolution unlocks new possibilities across industries like agriculture, logistics, and construction, including:</p><ul><li>Transforming sensor data into pre-emptive maintenance alerts</li><li>Reducing downtime through AI-driven diagnostics</li><li>Detecting material loss in silos and supply chains</li><li>Tracking asset movement to optimize operations</li><li>Linking sensor output to commodity market insights</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Tune in to discover how rethinking industrial IoT inputs can reshape outcomes—and build smarter, more resilient business models.</p><br><p><strong>Key Topics and Chapters</strong></p><br><p>(00:07) Intro to IoT Leaders and transformation stories</p><p>(00:22) Jorge Truffin’s journey in the global load cell market</p><p>(01:32) Shift from reactive to AI-powered proactive services</p><p>(02:42) Traditional IoT companies embracing AI for problems</p><p>(03:45) What load cells do and how they measure</p><p>(04:00) Jorge’s 30+ years in weighing industry</p><p>(05:13) Industrial weighing from 1 kilogram to 600 tons</p><p>(06:38) Historical weighing data previously lost and underused</p><p>(07:21) Use case: historical data enables early detection</p><p>(08:42) Data benefits providers and owners tracking silo flow</p><p>(09:27) Truck scales with many load cells complicate diagnosis</p><p>(10:29) Continuous monitoring detects gradual load cell issues</p><p>(11:35) Traditional reactive maintenance waits for failures</p><p>(14:58) Monitoring weight, angle, temperature for diagnostics</p><p>(16:03) Digitizing analog load cells for monitoring</p><p>(17:04) Why cellular chosen over client networks</p><p>(18:04) Global connectivity enables expansion with single SKU</p><p>(19:22) Single SIM solution supports global regulatory needs</p><p>(20:32) Use case: grain silo environmental and flow monitoring</p><p>(21:29) Monitoring deters theft and non-technical losses</p><p>(23:43) Detecting stuck material via center-of-gravity changes</p><p>(25:45) Center-of-gravity reveals distribution issues remotely</p><p>(28:12) AI agent giving traffic-light status for scales</p><p>(30:23) Growth to managed services with multiple agents</p><p>(31:10) Correlating sensors to reveal hidden patterns</p><p>(32:14) Detecting structural silo issues via PM10 correlation</p><p>(33:42) AI agents replace scarce decades-deep expertise</p><p>(34:49) Start monitoring now to build AI training data</p><p>(35:46) IoT data from things now essential for AI</p><p>(36:44) Volvo example: connecting millions to prevent stoppages</p><p>(37:59) Financial intelligence linking weights and futures prices</p><p>(38:58) Clients track asset value using weights plus markets</p><p>(40:47) Construction client uses market rates for pricing</p><p>(41:38) Hospital case: multi-source IoT enables new services</p><p>(42:31) Journey from weighing to financial advisory via AI</p><p>(44:02) Customer-driven innovation using existing data insights</p><p>(45:16) AI aids talent gap in traditional industries</p><p>(46:06) Agents train next-generation employees with knowledge</p><br><p><strong>Show Links</strong></p><br><p>· Follow Jorge Truffin at UCS on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorge-truffin-59a975a/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p><p>· Follow Nick Earle on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/nearle/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p><p>· Follow Eseye on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/eseye/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>