Talking Industrial Automation
Business & Economics Podcasts
The Talking Industrial Automation Podcast is a show to help you get to know the people that make modern manufacturing and processing possible. Along the way we will touch on integration technology, trends and challenges. If you are a manufacturer, end user/client, supplier or system integrator interested in industrial automation, I hope you will enjoy the insights CSIA Members will bring to this podcast. CSIA is the Control System Integrators Association, and exists to improve the professionalism of system integrator businesses.
The Talking Industrial Automation Podcast is a show to help you get to know the people that make modern manufacturing and processing possible. Along the way we will touch on integration technology, trends and challenges. If you are a manufacturer, end user/client, supplier or system integrator interested in industrial automation, I hope you will enjoy the insights CSIA Members will bring to this podcast. CSIA is the Control System Integrators Association, and exists to improve the professionalism of system integrator businesses.
Location:
United States
Description:
The Talking Industrial Automation Podcast is a show to help you get to know the people that make modern manufacturing and processing possible. Along the way we will touch on integration technology, trends and challenges. If you are a manufacturer, end user/client, supplier or system integrator interested in industrial automation, I hope you will enjoy the insights CSIA Members will bring to this podcast. CSIA is the Control System Integrators Association, and exists to improve the professionalism of system integrator businesses.
Twitter:
@csiatweet
Language:
English
Contact:
800-661-4914
Email:
podcast@controlsys.org
Episodes
Tony Valasek of EOSYS | Episode 67
5/15/2022
To emphasize its unique business model as an employee-owned organization, PRemier System Integration re-branded to EOSYS in 2021. What does that mean exactly? Tony Valasek breaks it all down and more in this episode of Talking Industrial Automation.
Duration:00:31:09
Walker Mattox of Gray Solutions | Epsiode 66
4/15/2022
Meet Walker Mattox, who self-identifies as a recovering serial entrepreneur who finally found home as the founder of Gray Solutions, a Gray company in 2018, and hasn't looked back. Hear how, as founder, he led the exponential growth of Gray Solutions from two solutioneers to the 12th largest system integrator as recognized by Control Engineering in this episode.
Duration:00:32:31
Tor-Inge Eriksen of Clarify | Episode 65
3/15/2022
With an interest in the intersection between people, software and the physical world, Tor-Inge Eriksen started as a consultant, where he worked on projects in agriculture, health care, aquaculture, shipping and manufacturing.
He soon realized that the knowledge of people in the field was underused, and decided to commit to building a software as a service product with his co-founders.
In this episode of Talking Industrial Automation, you;ll discover how Tor and his company, Clarify,...
Duration:00:39:37
Bob Vavra of Endeavor Business Media -- Episode 64
2/15/2022
Sportswriter, radio host, emcee, trade publisher – and even a Jeopardy contestant, Bob Vavra’s seen it all. But at the heart of everything he is – and always will be – a storyteller. These days, he is senior content director for Machine Design and Power & Motion where he uses his 18 years covering manufacturing to find smart people and give them a forum. Hear how he has ridden the wave of digital transformation in publishing and what trends he sees in his unique position as a conduit for the...
Duration:00:41:37
Kerry Grimes of Aveva
1/14/2022
Kerry Grimes leads AVEVA’s worldwide sales go-to-market strategy for all AVEVA partners, which consists of more than 5,000 distributors, solution providers, global and regional system integrators, and technology providers selling, servicing, and supporting AVEVA’s entire product portfolio.
Hear how he got there -- and where he's going -- in this episode of Talking Industrial Automation.
Duration:00:30:30
Adrian Fahey of Sage Group - Episode 62
12/13/2021
Leading a team of more than 500 people over two continents and four different brands, SAGE Group Managing Director and CEO Adrian Fahey built a resilient company that offers a comprehensive suite of industrial digitalization solutions.
In this episode of Talking Industrial Automation, you'll hear how Adrian and the company founder, Andrew Dunst, built this Australian powerhouse and where he thinks the company is headed next.
Duration:00:18:16
Sam Cafferata of Concept Systems - Episode 61
11/11/2021
A passionate controls system integrator with more than 25 years of industrial automation experience, Sam Cafferata has specific experience in recycling, food processing, bulk material handling, wood products, aerospace and plastics. In this episode of Talking Industrial Automation, you'll hear why Sam's favorite part of his job is helping his team at Concept Systems and partnering with his customers to have fun and succeed.
This episode is sponsored by Xometry.
Duration:00:14:31
Steve March of Schneider Electric -- Episode 60
10/13/2021
Hear how Steve March leveraged his 15 years managing marketing, sales and business development efforts for engineering design and system integration firms, to manage Schneider Electrics program and strategy in the U.S. for partnering with companies like those he used to work for in this episode.
Steve also dives into the trends and challenges facing the industry right now -- and what opportunities are cropping up in industrial automation.
Duration:00:29:59
Brandon Ellis of Ellitek Episode 59
8/27/2021
Having worked in various capacities within the industrial automation market for nearly 25 years, Brandon Ellis, founder and president of elliTek, funnels his experience into developing elliTek’s data commander MES Gateway Appliance and Industrial Internet of Things Appliance, which are designed to simplify secure data movement between plant floor machines at enterprise level databases.
Brandon also founded elliTek University’s Training Center where he builds workforce development programs...
Duration:00:45:07
John Weber of Software Toolbox -- Episode 58
8/16/2021
Find a need and fill it, goes the old saw, and that's exactly what John Weber did more than 25 years ago when he booted up Software Toolbox.
Hear how he did it -- and a little bit of history -- in this episode of Talking Industrial Automation. Plus, you'll get his advice for selecting vendors and building a career in industrial automation.
Duration:00:34:06
Luke Stephenson and Josh Riley of Enterprise Automation -- Episode 57
8/2/2021
You don't often think of unicorns when it comes to industrial automation, but Enterprise Automation just might be the one to change that. With two top-tier, invitation-only certification partnerships -- Aveva and Schneider Electric -- EA is the only integrator in the world that has earned this unique, combo endorsement.
In this bonus episode, EA's Principal Joshua Riley and Business Manager Luke Stephenson recount their origin story as well as what they forecast for the next 24...
Duration:00:34:19
David Musto of Thermo Systems -- Episode 56
7/21/2021
After starting Thermo Systems in New Jersey in 1998, CEO and President David Musto and his co-founder Gregory Smith have grown the full-service control systems integration firm into a team of 180 plus engineers and controls professionals based in more than 16 locations globally.
In this episode of Talking Industrial Automation, he shares his growth story -- as well as his philosophies about customer service, team building and keeping the talent pipeline flowing.
Duration:00:23:31
Bryan Powrozek of Clayton & McKervey -- Episode 55
6/15/2021
Digital transformation is not just happening on the plant floor. All areas of a business are getting a digital makeover. Bryan Powrozek of Clayton & McKervey reveals some of the ways the back office can achieve efficiencies -- and even increase revenues -- in this episode of Talking Industrial Automation.
Plus, you'll hear how, after 12 years in the auto industry doing product development and systems engineering for a supplier and then in 2011, he changed careers, and is now a manager in...
Duration:00:33:52
Barry Anderson of Latsa -- Episode 54
5/14/2021
Former SI and seasoned estimation pro Barry Anderson of Latsa Consulting offers his tips for winning the right business in this episode of Talking Industrial Automation.
Plus, he reveals why he thinks the future of automation is so bright.
Duration:00:24:20
Pat Miller of Engineered Energy Solutions -- Episode 53
4/15/2021
With decades of experience under his belt, Chair and Founder of Engineered Energy Solutions Pat Miller is once again re-iterating his business to meet the challenges of the current work environment.
In addition, Pat reveals how his lifelong passion for energy efficiency has not only fueled his business model but come full circle, as organizations of all types are re-thinking how they can meet the demands of a changing climate and deepening their interest in energy efficient solutions in...
Duration:00:41:58
Kirk Byles of Freewave Technologies -- Episode 52
3/14/2021
First-time CEO Kirk Byles reveals how he overhauled a 25-year-old company -- Freewave Technologies -- to meet the demands of the future in this episode of Talking Industrial Automation.
Plus, he candidly recounts the bumps along the way, lessons learned and why he is optimistic about the future of industrial automation.
Duration:00:44:15
Jim Mansfield of Matrix Technologies -- Episode 51
2/15/2021
For more than 30 years, Senior Manager Jim Mansfield of Matrix Technologies Inc. has led manufacturing and operational transformation teams within the food and beverage, discrete manufacturing, metals and mining and consumer products industries.
In this episode of Talking Industrial Automation, Jim reveals how he draws on his decades of experience to helps clients navigate the operational excellence journey by enabling the connected plant and enterprise.
Duration:00:24:40
Steve Pavlosky of GE Digital -- Episode 50
1/18/2021
Delving into more than 30 years in the industry, GE Digital's Steve Pavlosky discusses how GE Digital creates value from data across a wide variety of industries in this episode of Talking Industrial Automation.
Plus, he offers his advice on the historians vs relational databases -- and how to future proof your business.
Duration:00:39:34
Tim Finerty of Clayton & McKervey -- Episode 49
12/13/2020
With so much that happened in 2020 that impacted businesses like the CARES Act and Paycheck Protection Program, it's more important than ever for business owners to understand the implications, obligations and opportunities as they approach year end.
In this episode of Talking Industrial Automation, Tim Finerty, a shareholder with Clayton and McKervey, a tax and advisory firm in Southfield, Michigan, offers his best advice for the industrial automation sector as they work with their...
Duration:00:28:53
Ken Mroz of CIMON Automation -- Episode 48
11/13/2020
Building on the success in Asia and Europe, CIMON Automation is making a play to penetrate the North American and Latin American markets.
Leading the charge is Ken Mroz, national business development manager. He explains how his years of industrial distribution and system integration solutions sales experience are up to the challenge in this episode of Talking Industrial Automation.
Duration:00:19:03