Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered

10:25

Make Automation Practical, Make Automation Accessible...

Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered ·

2026/10/06

In this Automation World podcast, we’re joined by Hexagon’s Joel Martin to explore methods to make automation more practical, more accessible for manufacturers at every stage of their journey. In taking this mindset, Joel stresses, we make automation techniques more fully embraced and, thus, more successful. Our conversation touches on getting started with automation programs, the most common pitfalls at the beginning of campaigns, and the easy wins that can create excitement in teams making first

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18:06

The Path To Smarter Predictive Asset Management and...

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2026/10/02

In this episode of the Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered podcast, Chris McNamara, Automation Group market content director, interviews Steve Kaminski, product manager for condition monitoring sensors at Banner Engineering.Kaminski explains that condition monitoring converts machine data into actionable maintenance insights, helping manufacturers keep assets operating efficiently and avoiding failures. He recommends beginning with the most critical, failure-prone, or difficult-to-replace

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8:16

Sharp Stuff! How Automation Is Changing Metal...

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2026/10/01

During this Automation World podcast, we’re talking about something different… not automation in the traditional industrial spaces (process or discrete manufacturing which we often focus on), but rather we’re looking at automation in the metal fabrication and construction spaces, which are changing drastically as smart new tools and techniques empower teams in new ways. We’re joined by Zach Boyd, CTO at Hirebotics, to explore the evolution of fabrication, construction, welding and even painting, as

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10:37

Retrofit vs. Replace For Your Next Automation Initiative

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2026/09/28

In this Automation World podcast, recorded at the IMTS show in Chicago in late summer 2026, we connect with Sergei Altynbaev, founder and CEO of Aiolys, to explore the retrofit vs. replace debate when it comes to automation initiatives. We discuss how this decision is changing as automation matures and mainstreams, and if there are differences between European and American mindsets when it comes to updating or entirely swapping out assets and technologies.

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13:02

Leaping Over The Supply Chain Resilience Gap

Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered ·

2026/09/18

If you’ve read a newspaper over the past year—or purchased gasoline—you’re aware that our global supply chain is turbulent. And while we can’t control weather or war, manufacturers do have tools at our disposal to operate more efficiently within unsteady supply chains.In this Automation World podcast we connect with Vincent Vasilevski of Supply Technologies, a leading global supply chain management company for assembly components and fasteners, to discuss how supply chain disruption can be

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16:20

The Path To "Everyday Automation"—Connect, Visualize,...

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2026/09/11

In this Automation World podcast, we connect with Raj Rajendra, Siemens product portfolio sales specialist, to explore the notion of "everyday automation" logic and how market trends are driving change in small automation systems, including digitalization, networking, and growing cybersecurity requirements. Our conversation will highlight practical use cases for OEMs, machine builders, system integrators, and end users looking to increase efficiency while avoiding the complexity and cost of larger

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17:11

Flexible Feeding — How Simplified Robotic Vision Is...

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2026/09/04

Now, 3D bin picking adds tremendous capability to industrial robots in manufacturing, but this technique requires advanced vision and expert setup. Today we’re going to spotlight the emerging 2D Flex feeding approach, empowered by more simple vision systems to enable quicker, more reliable implementations.We’re connecting with Nicholas Kern, systems applications engineer with SICK, and Nick Barron, President of Feedall, to differentiate flex feeding from bowl feeding, explore new capabilities

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16:03

Energy Control Unlocked: Navigating Lockout Tagout in...

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2026/08/31

Join us for this podcast in which we take a deep dive into emerging benefits of the digital lockout/tagout approach. We connect with Devin Murray, safety manager with Schmersal, to explore the most common and beneficial applications of lockout/tagout, how network complexity is affecting this tactic, and how minor-servicing comes into play. Finally, we discuss how standards support lockout/tagout and what new capabilities are revealing themselves as this tactic evolves and new tools are

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17:41

Why CAD Isn't Enough Anymore: The Rise Of Engineering...

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2026/08/21

Let’s face it...CAD systems are really just documentation systems for mechanical and electrical outputs from engineers’ minds. And oftentimes the greatest barrier to productiveness is the bandwidth of those engineers. But that bottleneck can be overcome with a smarter approach—the evolution of engineering intelligence—to make knowledge scalable across hundreds of projects.In this podcast, we connect with Dr. Axel Zein, CEO of WSCAD, to explore the changing role of CAD, why electrical engineers

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11:38

The Benefits Of Building Agility Before Production

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2026/08/07

In this Automation World podcast, we chat with Rittal's Sarah Groden to explore modern manufacturers' challenges related to changing customer requirements, supply-chain disruptions, labor shortages, and accelerating production timelines. The key to staying competitive, Groden explains, is not simply reacting faster—it's designing agility into engineering and manufacturing processes from the very beginning.We discuss how manufacturers can build agility into every stage of engineering and

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11:31

Overcoming The Artificial Intelligence Trust Gap With...

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2026/07/31

In this Automation World podcast, we chat with Infinite Uptime CEO Raunak Bhinge to explore the trust problem with artificial intelligence and how vertical AI can overcome that problem. Our conversation explores:What we mean by vertical AI Why mere alerts from AI are not enough Why industrial AI still needs humans in the loop And we discuss how overcoming that gap enables industrial enterprises to realize more efficient, more productive autonomous industrial operations. This podcast is sponsored

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13:27

Smart Manufacturing Moves From Experimentation to...

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2026/06/26

This episode is sponsored by Rockwell Automation

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11:38

Podcast Chat: Industrial Automation, From HMIs to...

Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered ·

2026/06/19

In this Automation World podcast episode, sponsored by DigiKey and Phoenix Contact, host Chris McNamara, head of content for Automation World, sits down with Chris Barber, product marketing manager for Phoenix Contact, to discuss the future of industrial automation.The episode focuses on how industrial automation is shifting toward web-based HMIs, industrial PCs, edge computing, and software-defined control. Chris Barber describes Phoenix Contact’s PLCnext approach, which combines traditional OT

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24:04

The Strategic Case for CLM: How Manufacturers Are...

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2026/04/24

In this episode, we connect with Damantha Boteju, Configit's chief product and technology officer, to learn more about configuration lifecycle management and why manufacturers need consistent, connected configuration data for AI to deliver real, scalable business value.

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28:09

Is Your Manufacturing Facility Ready for Virtual...

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2026/04/02

In this episode, we connect with Jayesh Jariwala, senior project engineer with system integrator Applied Control Engineering to discuss virtual controller technology, hypervisors and virtualization in general and what these technologies mean for manufacturers.

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24:43

Could i3X Finally Solve Manufacturing's...

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2026/03/19

CESMII's new i3X platform aims to standardize manufacturing APIs, enabling portable apps across vendor platforms and ending costly system fragmentation. We connect with Jonathan Wise, CTO at CESMII, to understand how i3X is design to help manufacturers, how it works with standards such as OPC UA, MQTT and ISA 95, as well as how it handles connectivity with legacy OT systems.

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13:13

Managed vs. Unmanaged vs. Single Pair Ethernet...

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2026/03/06

In this episode, we connect with Basma Ahmed, industrial Ethernet product manager at Weidmuller, to understand how selecting the right Ethernet switch for your industrial network depends on several key factors, including application requirements, distance, performance, security, monitoring and overall cost. This choice often comes down to understanding when an unmanaged or managed Ethernet switch or Single Pair Ethernet switch is the right fit within your overall network architecture. This episode

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19:04

How ABB Is Digitally Transforming Legacy Control...

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2026/02/27

In this episode, we connect with Stefan Basenach, senior vice president of automation technology at ABB, to learn how ABB's new dual-environment architecture, called Automation Extended, enables the integration of AI, predictive maintenance and cybersecurity upgrades while protecting reliable core control functions in the distributed control system.

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26:30

How Software Differentiation Strategies Help...

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2026/02/20

In this episode, we connect with Dale Hopkinson, senior product manager with Thales, a supplier of technologies for the aerospace, defense and security industry and a provider of cybersecurity and digital identity technologies, to learn how OEMs are leveraging modular software licensing to replace costly hardware variants, creating predictable revenue while delivering customizable capabilities to industrial customers.

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16:55

Can Automation Create Better Jobs to Help Solve...

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2026/02/03

In this episode, we connect with Austin Levin, lead automation engineer with system integrator ACS, to explore how strategic automation deployment addresses manufacturing's labor shortage by eliminating dangerous, repetitive tasks while creating engaging roles that attract new worker while also retaining skilled workers.

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