Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Who knew the car’s dashboard and the Digital Factory had something in common?
We tracked down High Voltage Products’ very own smooth-operations mastermind Dirk Uhde and put him through some friendly questioning about superpowers, digitalization, and the future of manufacturing.
This is first episode of “Watts up?”, a new series where we’re bringing questions out of the chat window and straight to the experts. Watch now and find watts up.
#HitachiEnergy #HighVoltage #DigitalFactory #DPS #Digitalization #DigitalTransformation #Operations #Manufacturing #wattsupstatus
Video chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:16 Watts up? Q&A with the Chief of Smooth Operations
00:21 If operations were a superhero, what power would it have?
00:32 Explain operations in one sentence.
00:41 What part of operations still keeps you on your toes?
00:58 What emoji best describes how you feel about the Digital Factory?
01:19 In one sentence, how did the Digital Factory change operations?
01:29 Use a metaphor to describe the Digital Factory's role in operations.
02:05 How does digitalization help efficiency?
02:18 Is digitalization a total game changer?
02:33 In operations, what's more challenging... too much data or too little?
03:07 If the Digital Factory were an app on your phone, what would it be?
03:31 One big improvement or many small ones?
03:40 When I say factory of the future, what picture pops in your head?
04:17 What part of your work are you most proud of?
Who knew the car’s dashboard and the Digital Factory had something in common?
We tracked down High Voltage Products’ very own smooth-operations mastermind Dirk Uhde and put him through some friendly questioning about superpowers, digitalization, and the future of manufacturing.
This is first episode of “Watts up?”, a new series where we’re bringing questions out of the chat window and straight to the experts. Watch now and find watts up.
#HitachiEnergy #HighVoltage #DigitalFactory #DPS #Digitalization #DigitalTransformation #Operations #Manufacturing #wattsupstatus
Video chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:16 Watts up? Q&A with the Chief of Smooth Operations
00:21 If operations were a superhero, what power would it have?
00:32 Explain operations in one sentence.
00:41 What part of operations still keeps you on your toes?
00:58 What emoji best describes how you feel about the Digital Factory?
01:19 In one sentence, how did the Digital Factory change operations?
01:29 Use a metaphor to describe the Digital Factory's role in operations.
02:05 How does digitalization help efficiency?
02:18 Is digitalization a total game changer?
02:33 In operations, what's more challenging... too much data or too little?
03:07 If the Digital Factory were an app on your phone, what would it be?
03:31 One big improvement or many small ones?
03:40 When I say factory of the future, what picture pops in your head?
04:17 What part of your work are you most proud of?
