How Automation Can Increase Industrial Job Satisfaction
This episode looks at how automation technologies are improving industrial workers' satisfaction with their jobs and how employers can help their workers understand that automation should not be viewe...
21 Maj 202410min
What Are LiDAR Sensors?
In this episode, we connect with Aaron Rothmeyer from Sick USA to learn about LiDAR sensors, how they differ from other sensors commonly used in the manufacturing industries, how the 2D and 3D images ...
7 Maj 202421min
What is a Smart Factory?
Automation World connects with Heather Cykoski, senior vice president of industrial and process automation at Schneider Electric, to learn more about what constitutes a smart factory, how the concept ...
23 Apr 202410min
Why Are Industrial Automation Companies Embracing Nvidia Technologies?
In this episode, we’ll be looking at how Nvidia’s graphics and artificial intelligence technologies are impacting industrial automation on a large scale via collaborations with Rockwell Automation, Sc...
9 Apr 20249min
What is FDT?
In this episode, we connect with Steve Biegacki of the FDT Group to get a better understanding of the FDT open standard industrial device communication technology, how it's used across industry, the F...
26 Mars 202414min
Cloud Computing Isn’t as Dependent on Cloud Platforms as You Might Think
In this episode we look at the growing use of cloud computing in industry and the surprising, but erroneous post from Microsoft that it was planning to discontinue a key component in its cloud platfor...
12 Mars 20249min
How to Apply OEE for Maximum Effect
In this episode, we connect with Jim Toman of system integrator Grantek to explain the overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) formula, how to calculate it for a typical manufacturing line, how to apply...
20 Feb 202430min
Are Robots Taking Too Many Jobs?
Automation World Editor in Chief David Greenfield was recently invited to appear on Southern California Public Radio's LAist AirTalk program to discuss the realities around the impact of increasing au...
6 Feb 202416min
