3 - Blog and Video Series

TAP Episode 200: Office Tour, Reflections, and Sincere Thanks! (P200)

This week I give a tour of our new offices, share some reflections after 200 episodes, and express my thanks to YOU my audience, all in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch to the Podcast on The Automation...

Automation Morning Show for April 23, 2024 (N179)

All of today's industrial automation news covered in this edition of the Automation Morning Show. Note: We are currently looking for companies interested in sponsoring our show. If your company is interested, you can learn about those sponsorship options here. Watch the Show: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUzS2EaRcNs?rel=0] Listen to the Podcast:

Automation Morning Show for April 22, 2024 (N178)

We cover all of today's industrial automation news in this episode of the Automation Morning Show. Note: We are currently looking for companies interested in sponsoring our show. If your company is interested, you can learn about those sponsorship options here. Watch the Show: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvfB52Nk9Gw?rel=0] Listen to the Podcast:

Automation Morning Show for April 19, 2024 (N177)

We cover all of today's industrial automation news in this episode of the Automation Morning Show. Note: We are currently looking for companies interested in sponsoring our show. If your company is interested, you can learn about those sponsorship options here. Watch the Show: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q8smrKpdqU?rel=0] Listen to the Podcast:

Automation Morning Show for April 18, 2024 (N176)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup: Today's News: Rockwell Milwaukee First To Achieve 62443-3-3 Certification, Endress+Hauser Cap Off 70th, Siemens Releases New SITOP Ex portfolio, Softing Launching edgeGate, Emerson's New DeltaV Workflow Management, Anybus NextGen Communicator, Schneider Talks Margo, Rockwell on IT/OT Convergence, Pilz on IO-Link Safety, Premio on Edge Computing,...

Paessler PRTG: IT and OT Monitoring Solution (P199)

This week I meet up with Johannes Liegert of Paessler to learn all about their IT and OT Monitoring Solution, PRTG, in this episode of The Automation Podcast For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch to the Podcast on The Automation Blog: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dedI9Zvg_3Q?rel=0] Listen to the...

Automation Morning Show for April 17, 2024 (N175)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup: Today's News: Beckhoff on Plastic Packaging, Kollmorgen expands AKD2G Comms, New IO-Link, Profinet, and Omlox products, PROFINET Security Update, Rockwell on Sustainability, Automation Direct Newsletter, Emerson on Wireless Vibration Monitoring, Schneider's Modicon M1730, the legacy of the Datapoint 2200 and more in this episode of...

Automation Morning Show for April 16, 2024 (N174)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup: Today's News: Kollmorgen introduces NDC Flex, Siemens talks PROFINET in Ex zone, Schneider on DaaS, Balluff enhances IDENT Code Reader, Banner's SI-GL42 Guard Locking Safety Switch, SMC's Stainless Steel Speed Controller, Endress Hauser on Flowmeters for Life Sciences, Schneider's Altivar Soft Starters, Siemens ET 200SP...

Automation Morning Show for April 12, 2024 (N173)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup: Today's News: Siemens releases WiFi 6 Starter Pack, Inductive releases Ignition 8.1.39, CODESYS releases V3.5 SP20, Maple Systems Free PLC Giveaway, SMC releases new Manifold Controller, Festo’s New Smart Proximity switch, Sick's New W10 PhotoEye, Next-Gen Anybus products, Global American on DDR5 vs DDR4, OnLogic on...

Automation Morning Show for April 11, 2024 (N172)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup: Today's News: Siemens SITOP PS with IO-Link, Pepperl+Fuchs New Industrial Tablet, Turck's next-gen Flow Sensor, Sick's Miniature Photoeyes, SMC's New Electric Actuators, Schneider on Next-Gen PACs, Banner on Safety Interlock Switches, OnLogic's New Panel PCs, PLCnext's new SmartHMI, Rockwell's 1734 Safety Point I/O and more...

Automation Morning Show for April 10, 2024 (N171)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup: Today's News: Banner's New IO-Link Hub, Pepperl+Fuchs New Analog Isolated Barrier, Turck Shock Proof Inductive Couplers, Balluff's New Fork Sensors, Rockwell on Ai, Siemens' New Releases, Schneider's New Sample Code, Emerson's New Lit and more in this episode of the Automation Morning Show. Note: We hope...

Automation Morning Show for April 9, 2024 (N170)

Daily Industrial Automation News Roundup: Today's News: Opto 22 Celebrates 50 Years, Emerson's DeltaV Automation Platform, Mitsubishi launches Zero Trust Remote Access Solution, ABB's new SDe Controller, Banner's New IO-Link Hub, Idec's new PLCHMI, Pepperl+Fuchs R200 Distance Sensor, Banner on Sinking versus Sourcing, Omron on Scan Tunnels, Rockwell's Guide to...

New Media Guide Available! (April 2024 Edition)

New media guide now available here. (April 2024 Edition)

What’s New In School: Offices Now Open For In-Person Training!

Our offices are now open for in-person training! Our new Insights In Automation offices are now open for business! Specifically, we're looking for customers who'd like to come in for 1 on 2 or 3 person training, or would like to buy a block of time to come in for...

Unified Basic & Unified Comfort Panel First Look (S2E06)

Today I take a first look at the Unified Basic and Unified Comfort Panel HMI's from Siemens in this episode of The Automation Show. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch the Show on The Automation Blog: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBKTGSCPYMw?rel=0] The Automation Show, Episode S2E06 Show Notes: Special thanks...

What’s New In School: PLC Basics™ First Edition Remastered Released!

As part of Insights In Automation's 10 Year Anniversary Celebration of offering affordable quality online courses at The Automation School, this week we released the complete remaster of our very first course, PLC Basics™ at it's original 2014 price of just $35! So if you know anyone who would like...

New Unified Basic Panel HMIs (P198)

This week I meet up with Ramey Miller of Siemens to learn all about their new Unified Basic Panel HMIs in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch to the Podcast on The Automation Blog: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqBg85vfv3s?rel=0] Listen to the Podcast...

Arduino Starter Kit Roundup: Four 2024 Kits Compared (Article & TMS06)

In this day and age, it can be easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer number of choices we are confronted with. Search up anything online, and you'll find hundreds of different products, all slightly different from the next, with a whole range of reviews and prices. It can...

Elegoo “Most Complete” Arduino Starter Kit: The Customer’s Choice (Article & TMS05)

In today's article we're going to talk about the most popular Arduino Starter kit on Amazon, Elegoo's "Most Complete" Uno R3 Kit, cover the projects we tested, and share our overall experience and key takeaways. Note: You can support our work by purchasing your own Elegoo starter kit using our...

Unitronics PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and Servos (P197)

This week I meet up with Kelby Seyl of Unitronics to learn all about their PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and Servos in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch to the Podcast on The Automation Blog: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-azGqLqvOlQ?rel=0] Listen to the Podcast...