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Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered

Automation World

Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered is a podcast series featuring industrial automation subject matter experts answering questions about automation technologies submitted by end users from the discrete and process manufacturing industries.

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06:13

Industry Update: Pack Expo 2023

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2023/09/26

Hear about some of the biggest automation news to come out of Pack Expo 2023 in Las Vegas, including new industrial cameras, lighting from Beckhoff, the integration of multiple automation technologies in Emerson's Floor to Cloud system and Weidmüller's new u-OS open operating system for device maintenance and application integration.

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48:58

Are Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Control...

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2023/09/12

Find out how analytics technologies, such as Model Predictive Control (MPC), are impacting production operations, not just in the continuous processing industries, but discrete manufacturing as well. In this discussion with Bruce Slusser with system integrator Avanceon, we discuss how MPC can be integrated into digital transformation initiatives, the impact of artificial intelligence on MPC and the key elements manufacturers need to have in place to use effectively use MPC.

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19:00

What is High-Performance HMI?

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2023/08/17

Find out the difference between traditional and high-performance HMI screen styles, as well as which type manufacturers tend to use most and how difficult it is to switch from one version to another in this episode featuring Travis Cox of Inductive Automation.

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25:18

Is AI-Powered Vision Beneficial to Manufacturing?

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2023/06/15

Artificial intelligence seems to be everywhere these days, but it’s been a part of machine vision technology for years now. Given those years of use and the growth of new capabilities in AI, what’s the outlook for AI machine vision use in manufacturing. In this podcast discussion with Kevin McCabe of IDS Imaging Development Systems, we look at how AI enables vision system use in quality control, the connection between machine vision AI and large language models such as ChatGPT, and how to begin

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13:57

Levitating Transport Systems

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2023/05/18

In this episode we connect with Kristen Ballistrea of B&R Industrial Automation to learn about B&R's Acopos 6D levitating transport system. This transportation system uses levitating shuttles to move materials and parts between various production systems for applications ranging from assembly to packaging.

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24:37

Connectivity Trends for Automation Devices

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2023/04/05

In this discussion with Nazario Biala of Harting, we address how industry’s digital transformation is impacting the design of automation devices and connector functionalities required to support Industrial Internet of Things and Industry 4.0 initiatives.

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15:25

Why Use Guide Wheels in Linear Motion Systems?

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2023/03/01

In this episode, we connect with Brian Burke of Bishop-Wisecarver to learn why guide wheels are often used as a component of linear motion systems in automated machinery and why they're considered critical to the dependability of such systems, especially in harsh environments.

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14:20

Understanding Equipment Failures and How to Respond

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2023/01/09

In this episode, we connect with Stephen Lacey of Belden to learn about the high costs of reactive maintenance and how moving to more proactive—and even predictive—maintenance can be achieved without major investments and executed in small, easily incorporated steps.

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21:28

Determining Metrics for MES

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2022/12/13

In this episode we connect with Sam Russem of system integrator Grantek to learn how MES software tracks key production metrics and how manufacturers should go about assessing their operations to figure out which metrics to track with MES software.

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19:43

How to Connect Sustainability and Automation

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2022/11/01

Two of the biggest trends in automation over the past few years have been the trend away from closed, proprietary systems and toward open systems, and increased reliance on automation to achieve sustainability goals. In this episode, we connect with Michael Martinez of Schneider Electric to better understand the connections between the use of open industrial automation software and sustainability.

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18:28

Choosing Robot Grippers

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2022/10/02

In this episode, we connect with Michael Guelker of Festo to learn about the different types of robot grippers—pneumatic, electric, vacuum, soft adaptive, and magnetic—and how to select them based on capabilities and robot/automation supplier relationships.

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14:02

What’s the Difference Between Soft Starters and...

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2022/09/15

In this episode, we connect with Jacob Becker, system solution architect at system integrator Tri Tech Automation, to answer an Automation World reader question about how soft starters and VFDs compare. We explore their differences and similarities regarding motor speed control, cost, performance parameters and tuning capabilities, and for which applications each technology make the most sense.

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21:06

How Does an Information Digital Twin Democratize...

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2022/08/19

In this episode, we connect with Sean Gregerson, vice president of asset management at Aveva, to learn about: Information Digital Twins; data democratization and what it means for industrial use of operations data; and why the gap between collected data and analyzed data remains so large at most companies.

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15:49

How to Select the Right Valve

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2022/07/20

In this episode, we connect with Ross Turbiville, senior director of global industry sales of flow control products at Emerson Automation Solutions, to learn about the different types of commonly available automated valves, valve sizing and performance issues, how piping and valve materials can impact valve choice, and deciding among electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic valve actuators.

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14:19

Why Choose the Cloud for Engineering and Simulation...

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2022/06/29

In this episode we connect with Chris Radebaugh of Emerson to learn how DeltaV Simulation Cloud is used to effectively train operators whenever engineering changes are made to production systems, what industries are using it, and how cloud-based engineering and simulation software stacks up to on-premises software.

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15:51

Inside the Investing Surge in Automation

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2022/06/16

In this episode, we diverge a bit from our typical course of answering listener questions about automation technologies to explore the surge in interest around investing in industrial automation. With our guest Jim Carlisle, managing director at Thomas H. Lee, a Boston-based private equity firm, we look at why investment firms are increasingly focused on automation and the factors they see impacting this market.

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16:25

What Is A Machine Risk Assessment?

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2022/05/20

Learn the details of machine risk assessments, what types of equipment require them, who's responsible for them, when to begin the process, and how to comply with machine risk assessment regulations in this episode featuring Devin Murray, tec.nicum services manager at Schmersal USA.

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17:54

How to Evaluate PLC Programming Languages

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2022/04/19

In this episode, we connect with Doug Yerger of system integrator Grantek to discuss the differences among and preferences for Instruction List, Structured Text, Ladder Diagram, Function Block Diagram, and Sequential Function Chart PLC programming languages, as well as C and C+.

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19:53

How Does a Digital Twin Work in Practice?

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2022/03/15

In this episode we connect with Dan Riley of system integrator firm Interstates to learn how digital twins are used to represent specific pieces of equipment as well as entire plant floor operations. We also discuss the specific value provided by a digital twin to improve production operations and what industry segments are using this technology most.

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08:03

Using Remote I/O in the Main Control Enclosure

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2022/02/15

In this episode of the "Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered" podcast, we connect with Bryan Little of Avanceon to answer a reader question about the use of remote I/O in the main electrical enclosure. In our discussion, we clarify the differences among remote I/O, distributed I/O, and local I/O; why using remote I/O in the main control enclosure doesn't go against the idea of remote I/O; and how wireless remote I/O can be beneficial depending on your application of it.

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