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S8E6 Managed vs. Unmanaged vs. Single Pair Ethernet Switches: How to Choose the Right Industrial Network Switch
In this episode, we connect with Basma Ahmed, industrial Ethernet product manager at Weidmuller, to understand how selecting the right Ethernet switch for your industrial network depends on several…
S8E5 How ABB Is Digitally Transforming Legacy Control Systems Without Disrupting Production
In this episode, we connect with Stefan Basenach, senior vice president of automation technology at ABB, to learn how ABB's new dual-environment architecture, called Automation Extended, enables the…
S8E4 How Software Differentiation Strategies Help Industrial OEMs Escape the Hardware Complexity Trap
In this episode, we connect with Dale Hopkinson, senior product manager with Thales, a supplier of technologies for the aerospace, defense and security industry and a provider of cybersecurity and…
S8E3 Can Automation Create Better Jobs to Help Solve Industry's Labor Shortage Crisis?
In this episode, we connect with Austin Levin, lead automation engineer with system integrator ACS, to explore how strategic automation deployment addresses manufacturing's labor shortage by…
S8E2 AI, Smart Actuators and a Move Toward Simplicity Are Transforming Motion Control
Insights on how the trend of right-sizing motion systems, incorporating AI-driven adaptability, and increasing use of software-configurable electric actuators are reducing costs while improving…
S8E1 How Automation Is Transforming Manufacturing Quality Control
Discover how a variety of technologies, from machine vision and physical AI to integrated MES and ERP systems, are revolutionizing quality control with insights from Archetype AI, ECS Solutions,…
S7E28 Why Manufacturers Can’t Delay Industrial Cybersecurity
A look at how manufacturers are fighting ransomware and supply chain threats with AI-powered defenses, OT-IT collaboration, and new industrial cybersecurity technologies. Access the source documents…
S7E27 How Toyota and MTNA Cut Operations Data Complexity with MQTT Sparkplug and Unified Namespace Architecture
Learn how these manufacturers eliminated hours of wasted time by unifying data from fragmented systems using MQTT Sparkplug, with Toyota leveraging Inductive Automation’s Ignition platform and MTNA…
S7E26 Manufacturing Tech Update: Industrial GenAI and HMI/MES Collaborations, Automated Storage Success and IoT ROI
Get Automation World’s insights on four key news items showcasing automation hardware and software successes: a game-changing industrial AI partnership led by Siemens, 177% throughput gains at…
S7E25 Does the Cable Connecting Your VFD and Motor Really Matter?
In this episode, we connect with Steve Wetzel, a member of IEEE and principal applications engineer with Southwire Company, one of North America's largest wire and cable manufacturers and the sponsor…
S7E24 AI in Manufacturing: What’s Working, What Isn’t and Why
In this podcast episode, we've assembled insights from three articles recently published on automationworld.com that paint a picture of where AI is succeeding, where it's struggling and, most…
S7E23 Are Smart Sensors Changing Manufacturing?
Learn how smart sensors enable predictive maintenance, AI-powered manufacturing, and revolutionary ADAR technology that's changing industrial automation and robot safety economics with insights from…
S7E22 Why MES Software Has Become Central to Smart Factory Operations
In this episode we explain how IT/OT convergence, the need for digital thread traceability and agentic AI have extended MES software beyond its production tracking roots and are putting it at the…
S7E21 Will Tariffs Force a Revision of Automation Plans and Sourcing Strategies?
In this episode we'll look at the impact of the recently imposed U.S. tariffs on industrial automation technologies, with insights from Endress+Hauser USA, Fluke Reliability, Weidmuller USA, Actemium…
S7E20 Robot News Update
The summer of 2025 has shaped up to be very eventful for the robotics industry, with A3 reporting significant growth for both robots and cobots, key moves by well-known robotics experts, a new…
S7E19 How Are Manufacturers Addressing the Workforce Shortage with Technology?
Tim Gaus from Deloitte Consulting joins us again — this time to discuss how automation technologies, particularly those aided by AI are helping manufacturers address the industrial workforce shortage…
S7E18 How to Use Digitization and Automation for More Efficient Panel Building
In this episode we connect with Sanu Warrier, product director for software at nVent, to get insights on Industry 4.0's ROI for panel builders, how design to manufacturing (DTM) software differs from…
S7E17 How Does AI Software Impact Robotics in Manufacturing?
In this episode, we connect with Kristi Martindale, chief commercial officer at Palladyne AI, to explore the use of low-code software and associated closed-loop systems to process data at the edge…
S7E16 What Should Manufacturers Understand About the New ISO Robot Standard?
In this episode we connect with Devin Murray of Schmersal USA to learn about the new ISO 10218 robot standard, how it interacts with other parts of the ISO 10218 series of standards, how…
S7E15 Why Are Digital Twins Considered Better than Simulations for Supply Chain Optimization?
We connect with Jason Hehman, leader of Industry 4.0 at TXI, to understand the use of digital twins in supply chains operations — how they help manufacturers predict and manage supply chain…
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