Benson Hougland
Long-time Opto 22 leader specializing in product strategy for industrial controllers, edge devices, and I/O, with decades of experience helping manufacturers modernize brownfield and greenfield operations.
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Jan 29, 2026 • 1h 8min
Ep. 244 - How Modern Plants Actually Bridge Legacy Automation and AI w/ Benson Hougland
Benson Hougland, a long-time Opto 22 product strategist for industrial controllers and edge devices, shares hands-on manufacturing wisdom. He contrasts siloed brownfield realities with modern, data-ready plants. He discusses practical upgrades, layered edge approaches for legacy equipment, why sanctified data matters for industrial AI, and how to win small to scale modernization.
