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Eaton’s New Din Rail Mount UPS, Switches, and more (P156)

Today my guest is Rick Conneely of Eaton who introduces us to their Din Rail Mount UPS, Switches, and related products in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn,...

Balluff BVS Identsensor: A Next Generation Code Reader (P155)

Today my guest is Frank Jakubec of Balluff who introduces us to their BVS Identsensor (next gen code reader) in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, YouTube, Rumble,...

LiDAR Technology and Products (P154)

Today my guest is RC Crosby of Pepperl+Fuchs who introduces us to the technology behind LiDAR as well as to their LiDAR products in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio,...

FLEXIV: Adaptive Industrial Robots with Advanced Force Control (P153)

Today my guest is Connor Hughes of FLEXIV who introduces us to their Adaptive Industrial Robots with Advanced Force Control in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, YouTube,...

CaPow: Perpetual Capacitive Power for Robots, Drones, and More (P152)

Today my guest is Noam Geffen of CaPow who introduces us to their Genesis Capacitive Power solution for Robots, Drones, and more in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher,...

New Branch Motor Control and Protection Products from Rockwell (P151)

Today my guest is Bill Meindl of Rockwell Automation and he details their new Branch Motor Control and Protection Devices in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, YouTube,...

SUPERTUNE: Fully Automatic Auto-Tuning (P150)

Today my guest is Ivan Mohler of Pi Control Solutions and he details their new SUPERTUNE PID Loop Tuning software in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast: Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, YouTube,...

Live from Manufacturing In America 2023 (P149)

This week I'm sharing my four livestreams from MIA, which include details of my trip, video from the show floor, how the news is made, a little about my background and more in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the...

Tech Talk with John Rinaldi of Real Time Automation (P148)

Today my guest is John S. Rinaldi, owner of Real Time Automation, and we discuss a wide range of Industrial Automation topics in this "Tech Talk" episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast: Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify,...

Prosoft EtherNet/IP to DH+ Gateway (P147)

Today my guest is Dennis Gonzalez of Prosoft who details the capabilities of their AN-X4-AB-DHRIO Ethernet/IP to DH+ Gateway in Episode 147 of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, YouTube, Rumble,...

First Look: Red Lion’s New NT5000 Gigabit Industrial Ethernet Switches (M5E38)

I take a first look at Red Lion's newly released Industrial Gigabit Ethernet Switch, the N-Tron NT5000 series, including unboxing and initial setup, in Episode 38 of The Automation Minute, Season 5. [vimeo 811212172 w=750 h=420] The Automation Minute, Season 5 Episode 38 Show Notes: Special thanks to Red Lion for coming...

Manufacturing In America Show Preview (P146)

Today my guests are Amy Tylutki and Nick Skope of Electro-Matic, and Eric Kaczor of Siemens, and they bring us up to speed on this year's Manufacturing In America show in Detroit on April 12th & 13th (I'll be there too!) in Episode 146 of The Automation Podcast. For more...

PLCs vs PACs: Did Digi-Key get it right? I’m not so sure… (qa230316)

Automation Q & A from the Morning Show dated 03/16/23: There's no question that Digi-Key has contributed to the industry with its many high quality (and completely free) technical articles. But the question today is if they got the difference between PLCs and PACs right in their recent article, a...

Highspeed Wireless IO-Link (P145)

Today my guest is Gabi Daniely from CoreTigo who introduces us to their line of Industrial Highspeed Wireless IO-Link Products in Episode 145 of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, TuneIn, YouTube,...

View Studio Site Edition – Data Logging and Reporting Options (T011)

In this edition of Automation Tech Tips I walk through Data Logging and Reporting options of FactoryTalk View Site Edition in response to a user's question. NOTE: If you need to learn how to use ViewSE, check out my ViewSE Course. It comes with instructor support and never expires. Automation Tech...

Red Lion’s New NT5000 Managed Gigabit Switches (P144)

Today my guest is Diane Davis from Red Lion who introduces us to their new N-Tron NT5000 line of Managed Gigabit Switches in Episode 144 of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Stitcher,...

S7 PLCSim, TIA Portal v18 – Create and Test PLC Programs (T010)

In this edition of Automation Tech Tips, I walk through how to create your first PLC Program in TIA Portal v18, and then run it inside of the free PLCSim software. NOTE: If you need to learn how to use the S7 PLC, check out my S7 PLC Course. It...

Industrial PLCs based on Arduino and Raspberry PI (P143)

Today my guest is David Peterson from Control.com who comes on the show to share his experience with PLCs based on Arduino and Raspberry Pi in Episode 143 of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Podcast:  Listen via Apple, Google, Pandora,...

View Studio Site Edition – Numeric & String Input Colors & Styles (T009)

In this edition of Automation Tech Tips I walk through how to change the Color and Style settings of Numeric and String Inputs in FactoryTalk View Studio. NOTE: If you need to learn how to use ViewSE, check out my ViewSE Course. It comes with instructor support and never expires. Automation...

View Studio, RSView32 – Export, Edit, and Import Tags (T008)

In this edition of Automation Tech Tips I walk through how to Export tags from FactoryTalk View Studio, how to Edit them in Notepad or Excel, and things to avoid that would prevent you from Importing your edited file back into View Studio. NOTE: If you need to learn how...