The Automation Podcast

This week I meet up with John Gardner to talk about his new book, Manufacture Local in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: You can pickup a copy of John's book anywhere books are sold including Amazon, Barns and Nobel, and Walmart.com. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 216 Show Notes: Huge thanks to John Gardner for coming on the show to talk about his new book, Manufacture Local, and for sponsoring this episode to make it ad free! You can pickup a copy of John's book anywhere books are sold including Amazon, Barns and Nobel, and Walmart.com. Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Steve Mustard, Automation Consultant and former ISA President, to discuss Digital Twins as used in Industrial Automation in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored, the video edition is only available to our members here on The Automation Blog and on YouTube. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 215 Show Notes: Special thanks to Steve Mustard for coming on the show, and to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Ivan Spronk of Siemens to learn about their new G220 Variable Frequency Drive in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information and product links, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 214 Show Notes: Special thanks to Ivan of Siemens for coming on the show to bring us up to speed on their new G220 VFD. To learn more about the G220, check out the below links: Siemens SINAMICS G220 website Siemens SINAMICS G220 Catalog D 36.1  Siemens SINAMICS Drive Software Catalog   Siemens DriveSim Engineer website  Siemens SINAMICS Portfolio website Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Chuck Ridgeway of Horner Automation to learn about their new Canvas PLC+HMI  as well as Cscape v10 in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information and product links, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 213 Show Notes: Special thanks to Chuck of Horner Automation for coming on the show to bring us up to speed on the new Canvas PLC+HMI as well as on Cscape v10. To learn more about those product check out the below links: Horner Automation main website Summer of Cscape playlist Horner YouTube channel Cscape webpage Canvas product page Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Dan White of Opto 22 to learn about their Groov Epic and RIO in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information and product links, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 212 Show Notes: Special thanks to Dan of Opto 22 for coming on the show to bring us up to speed on the Groov Epic and Groov RIO product lines. To learn more about those product please see the below links: Opto 22 Home page Opto 22 Training Opto 22 Developer Opto 22 Configurator Opto 22 Videos Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet back up with Adam Gluck of Copia Automation to learn about the current state of Industrial DevOps as well as what's new with their Git Base Source Control product for Industrial Automation in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information and product links, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 211 Show Notes: Special thanks to Adam from Copia Automation for coming on the show to bring us up to speed on the state of Industrial DevOps and Copia Automation. To learn more about Copia and DevOps, see the below links: The State of Industrial DevOps Report Downtime's Margin-Crushing Impact: Key Takeaways from The State of Industrial DevOps Report Seven Steps to a Successful Industrial DevOps Adoption Mitigating the Hidden Threat of Shadow OT Frost & Sullivan Report: Industrial DevOps named a top growth opportunity Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Tony Carrara of Rockwell Automation to learn about FactoryTalk Design Studio in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information and product links, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 210 Show Notes: Special thanks to Tony from Rockwell Automation for coming on the show to introduce us to FactoryTalk Design Studio! To learn more about the Design Studio, see the below links: Webinar Link Webpage Link Form Link Post show notes on next release: "The 1.08 update of FactoryTalk Design Studio will be available for customers on 7/27/24. With this update, users can manage access to specific FactoryTalk Design Studio operations with Role-Based Access Control. This first iteration gives users the ability to protect certain actions performed within the software by designating an Admin who is responsible to assign roles based on the level of access needed for each user. Also available in this update are enhancements to our Generative AI Assistant with FactoryTalk Design Studio Copilot. With a refined response time, users can now view responses in real-time as the assistant generates an answer. We have also integrated an "Ask Copilot" feature where users can troubleshoot errors in the Output Panel. Lastly, in this update, we continue expanding our device offering with the addition of Stratix 2500, 5200, and 5410 switches as well as a 1783 CSP (CIP security proxy) device. These switches range from lightly managed to fully managed. The addition of these products will help customers manage their networks and choose the best device to increase the security of their network." Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Alex Novak of Banner Engineering to learn about their new K50Z Multipoint Sensor in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information and product links, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 209 Show Notes: Special thanks to Alex from Banner Engineering for coming on the show to bring us up to speed on their new K50Z Multipoint Sensor! To learn more about the K50Z and Banner Engineering, see the below links: K50A New Product Page K50A Product Details K50Z YouTube Intro Video K50Z YouTube Software Deep Dive Banner's Sensor Product Page Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Johann Kotze of Rockwell Automation to learn about what's new in FactoryTalk View Machine and Site Edition in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored by the vendor, the video edition is only available to our members here on The Automation Blog and on YouTube. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored by the vendor so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 208 Show Notes: Special thanks to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Scott Reynolds of ISA to learn about what ISA has been doing in the area of OT Cybersecurity, including a rundown of the OT Cybersecurity Summit he attended last week, all in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: This episode was not sponsored by the vendor, so the video edition is a member only perk. To learn more about our membership/supporter options, click here. The general public can still listen to the episode below and on all major podcasting platforms: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 207 Show Notes: Special thanks to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Until next time, Peace ✌️  If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.