We're about a week away from Halloween, and what could be scarier than the technologies that are disrupting manufacturing—artificial intelligence and connected-worker technologies. The 4th Annual Connected Worker Manufacturing summit in the Chicago suburbs this month gathered tech leaders from dozens of large manufacturers to discuss the impacts of data tools, wearable technology, tablets and other connected devices.

What does that have to do with Halloween? Well, there were a lot of food people there, including digital transformation executives at Hershey and Nestle, and we spoke to them about their efforts.

Participating on this podcast are:

• Robert Schoenberger, editor-in-chief at IndustryWeek
• Logan McNear, digital manufacturing program lead for The Hershey Company's Lean Production System
• Mike Brauckman, head of focused improvement for Nestle