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Are we prepared to go 5.0?

With Oscar Sroor
Video • 26 nov 2025 • 1 h 2 min
Are we prepared to go 5.0?
"We fix processes. We don't fix people."
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Sterilization Market Growth
01:21
American vs. European Innovation
03:41  
Balancing Quality and Speed
08:21
Cross-functional Kaizen Impacts
10:34
Global Best Practice Sharing
12:00
Tariff and Commodity Dynamics
15:46
Strategic Sourcing and Risks
17:43
Shifting to Industry 5.0
22:12
Healthcare Data Regulations
25:25
Human-Automation Collaboration
27:13
Rising ESG Importance
31:12
Future Supply Chain Resilience
53:00  
Shifting Education Models
58:45

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Are We Prepared to Go 5.0?
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In the second episode of Season 2, we sit down with Oscar Sroor, Senior Manager of Business Transformation & Continuous Improvement at STERIS, to explore what truly drives progress in a world accelerating toward Industry 5.0.
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From continuous improvement to cultural adaptation, Oscar shares how people, culture, and mindset shape transformation long before automation enters the scene.Because at the heart of Industry 5.0 lies a simple truth: technology evolves fast, but humans are the starting line.
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A conversation about change, resilience, and the human factor behind every real improvement.

"The standard has to be alive. It's the best practice."
"Be kids again. Ask five times and get to root cause."
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The Connected Shopfloor, powered by proGrow, explores topics such as the evolution of industry, digital transformation and innovation on the shopfloor. The goal is simple: to connect factories, share knowledge and inspire change across the industrial sector.
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