Transforming the Automation Industry

Galeski said his vision for GrayMatter's next phase of growth focuses on positioning GrayMatter in a new, higher category of the solution provider market — one that offers more implementation capabilities than a typical system integrator along with independent, best-in-class strategic consulting.

"I truly believe that there's the need for, and the room for, a truly large scale, platform-independent system integrator that does world-class work in a very differentiated way across various platforms, around the world," he said.

Galeski said many industrial companies still aren't doing enough with their operational technology data. Advances in data visualization, machine learning and AI are pushing mid-market and large-scale manufacturers and other industries to transform their operations to better cope with fluctuations in consumer demand, supply chain issues and workforce availability.

"We've all spent the decades automating plant floors, and there's a ton of data sitting out there in these islands," Galeski said. 

"We can liberate that data, take it and do something with it and turn it into usable knowledge in real time, and get it to the right place, at the right time, and give it to the right people that can run their business better, more effectively, and really, truly get to what manufacturers need."