
Determining Metrics for MES
In this episode we connect with Sam Russem of system integrator Grantek to learn how MES software tracks key production metrics and how manufacturers should go about assessing their operations to fig...
13 Dec 202221min

How to Connect Sustainability and Automation
Two of the biggest trends in automation over the past few years have been the trend away from closed, proprietary systems and toward open systems, and increased reliance on automation to achieve susta...
1 Nov 202219min

Choosing Robot Grippers
In this episode, we connect with Michael Guelker of Festo to learn about the different types of robot grippers—pneumatic, electric, vacuum, soft adaptive, and magnetic—and how to select them based on ...
2 Okt 202218min

What’s the Difference Between Soft Starters and Variable Frequency Drives?
In this episode, we connect with Jacob Becker, system solution architect at system integrator Tri Tech Automation, to answer an Automation World reader question about how soft starters and VFDs compar...
15 Sep 202214min

How Does an Information Digital Twin Democratize Industrial Data?
In this episode, we connect with Sean Gregerson, vice president of asset management at Aveva, to learn about: Information Digital Twins; data democratization and what it means for industrial use of op...
19 Aug 202221min

How to Select the Right Valve
In this episode, we connect with Ross Turbiville, senior director of global industry sales of flow control products at Emerson Automation Solutions, to learn about the different types of commonly avai...
20 Juli 202215min

Why Choose the Cloud for Engineering and Simulation Software?
In this episode we connect with Chris Radebaugh of Emerson to learn how DeltaV Simulation Cloud is used to effectively train operators whenever engineering changes are made to production systems, what...
29 Juni 202214min

Inside the Investing Surge in Automation
In this episode, we diverge a bit from our typical course of answering listener questions about automation technologies to explore the surge in interest around investing in industrial automation. With...
16 Juni 202215min



















