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JB Brown is wired. He’s not necessarily wired in the hyper sense of the word, although the cup of coffee constantly in his hands indicates otherwise. Brown is wired as in connected to as many methods of communication and information gathering that are feasible. Three computer monitors sit on his desk. A flat screen TV hangs on his wall, constantly broadcasting cable news programming. With an iPhone at his hip at all times, Brown admits that when he feels its vibration every time a new email or text comes through, it kills him not to check and respond immediately.

Of Brown’s three computer monitors, one shows streaming video from the 26 cameras he has installed at Bremen Castings Inc. (BCI), Bremen, Ind. He can—and does—access the same feed when he’s at home in the evenings and on the weekends.

“I always love to know what’s going on because it opens up doors,” Brown said. “You only have so much time to walk through that door.”

The machine shop at Bremen Castings Inc. features 15 CNC machines. Company President JB Brown said plans are in the works to move the machine shop to a recently-acquired building on a neighboring lot.

“It was not planned, it just happened,” Brown said. “But a door of opportunity opened up, and I went in.”