These were the most-watched videos on Control Engineering’s YouTube channel, ControlEngTV, in 2025, featuring expert and executive perspectives on AI, cybersecurity, measurement and automation leadership.
In 2025, Control Engineering’s YouTube channel, ControlEngTV, continued to grow as a destination for expert insight and practical discussion on industrial automation and controls. Based on viewer engagement, the following five videos stood out as the most popular of the year. Featuring executive and expert interviews, these videos highlight the conversations and perspectives Control Engineering audiences turned to most in 2025, from generative AI and cybersecurity to measurement and automation leadership.
Top 5 ControlEngTV videos of 2025
1. How Generative AI is Transforming Industry: Insights from Seeq’s Mark Derbecker – May 8, 2025
An in-depth discussion with Seeq’s Mark Derbecker on how generative AI is being applied in industrial environments to improve decision-making, analytics, and operational performance.
2. Expert interview: Peter Fixell, ABB – Jan. 8, 2025
ABB’s Peter Fixell shares insights on industrial automation trends, technology adoption and the evolving role of controls in modern operations.
3. Video interview: Take precise measurements, bravely apply results – March 3, 2025
A conversation with Martin Zeller of CS Instruments USA focused on the importance of accurate measurement and how confidently applying data-driven insights can improve industrial outcomes.
4. How to protect your business by integrating industrial cybersecurity with security – June 20, 2025
Experts Leah and Jeremy Dodson of Piqued Solutions explain why aligning industrial cybersecurity with enterprise security strategies is essential for reducing risk and improving resilience.
5. Executive Interview: Dowell Hoskins and Bob Bove, Gray AES – Feb. 24, 2025
Leaders from Gray AES discuss automation strategy, project execution and how engineering firms are adapting to changing industrial demands.
Top 3 Ctrl+Alt+Mfg podcasts/videos of 2025
Control Engineering also expanded its video offerings in 2025 with the late-year launch of the Ctrl+Alt+Mfg podcast, featuring in-depth conversations with manufacturing and automation leaders on the strategies shaping modern industry. Available in both audio and video formats, the podcast focuses on practical approaches to digital transformation, data integration and rethinking how manufacturing operates. The following three episodes emerged as the most-watched Ctrl+Alt+Mfg videos of the year.
1. Ctrl+Alt+Mfg: Ep. 4: Making Digital Transformation Real With Alicia Lomas, Lomas Manufacturing – Nov. 17, 2025
Alicia Lomas shares how manufacturers can move digital transformation from concept to execution by aligning technology with real operational needs.
2. Ctrl+Alt+Mfg Ep. 1: Resetting and Rethinking Manufacturing – Oct. 8, 2025
In the debut episode, hosts Gary Cohen and Stephanie Neil examine why manufacturers must rethink traditional approaches and how cultural and technological shifts are reshaping the industry.
3. Ctrl+Alt+Mfg Ep. 2: Uniting Disparate Data With John Lee, Matrix Technologies – Oct. 21, 2025
John Lee discusses strategies for breaking down data silos and integrating information systems to enable smarter, faster manufacturing decisions.
You can see more great Control Engineering videos on the ControlEngTV You Tube page and find Ctrl+Alt+Mfg podcasts on the Control Engineering Podcast page. Viewing data was compiled by Gary Cohen, with WTWH Media.
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