The Automation Podcast

This week I meet up with Zack Steck of Pepperl+Fuchs to learn about their latest Position Guided Vision product in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored, the video edition is only available to our members here on The Automation Blog and on YouTube. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 232 Show Notes: Special thanks to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Links mention in the show can be found below: 2024 Podcast Audience Choice Poll 2024 Audience Choice Awards - Select Your Preferred Vendors! Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Thomas Vasen of Anybus to learn about their new Defender Industrial Security Appliances in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored, the video edition is only available to our members here on The Automation Blog and on YouTube. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 231 Show Notes: Special thanks to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Luis Narvaez of Siemens to get an update on the new S7-1200 G2 PLC, as well as a first look at the hardware, in this episode of The Automation Podcast. To learn more about the S7-1200 G2, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 230 Show Notes: Special thanks to Siemens for sponsoring this episode and making it Ad Free! To learn more about the Siemens S7-1200 G2, see the below links: Siemens S7-1200 G2 Technical Slides Previous TAP Episode 203 S7-1200 & 1500 Training Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Ryan Kuhlenbeck to learn about Manufacturing Execution Systems and Pico MES in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored, the video edition is only available to our members here on The Automation Blog and on YouTube. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 229 Show Notes: Special thanks to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Adam and Nick of Copia Automation to learn about their new Ai Copilot's features in this episode of The Automation Podcast. To learn more about Copia's Ai Copilot, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 228 Show Notes: Special thanks to Copia for sponsoring this episode and making it Ad Free! To learn more about the products covered, see the below links: Copia.io Copilot Launch Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with John DeTellem of Siemens to learn what's new in TIA Portal version 20 in this episode of The Automation Podcast. To learn more about TIA Portal, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 227 Show Notes: Update: The release of TIA Portal is scheduled for December 5th, 2024. Special thanks to Siemens for sponsoring this episode and making it Ad Free! To learn more about the products covered, see the below links: TIA Portal Webpage TIA Portal Updates (not working) TIA Portal v20 Trial (not working) TIA Portal in the Cloud (not working) Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Greg Campion of Paessler to learn about their PRTG OPC UA Server in this episode of The Automation Podcast. To learn more about PRTG, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 226 Show Notes: Special thanks to Paessler for sponsoring this episode and making it Ad Free! To learn more about PRTG, see the below links: Trial of the OPC UA server How to monitor your OT Networks Blog detailing OPC UA Sensors Guide for OPC UA Server and its benefits Monitoring HMIs Original PRTG Podcast (199) Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Marc and Harry of Tatsoft to learn about the newly released FrameworX v10 in this episode of The Automation Podcast. To learn more about FrameworX, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 225 Show Notes: Special thanks to Tatsoft for sponsoring this episode and making it Ad Free! To learn more about FrameworX, see the below links: Tatsoft Website Free Developer Download SCADA Applications Connect on LinkedIn Tatsoft YouTube channel Previous Tatsoft Episode 65 Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Dennis Gonzalez of Prosoft to learn all about their DF1 to Ethernet/IP Router in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored, the video edition is only available to our members here on The Automation Blog and on YouTube. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 224 Show Notes: Special thanks to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Rhonda Dibachi of HeyScottie.com to talk about AI, Technology, and Manufacturing in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored, the video edition is only available to our members here on The Automation Blog and on YouTube. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 223 Show Notes: Special thanks to Rhonda Dibachi for coming on the show, and to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Quinton Lowry of Softing to learn how their tManager products can quickly connect Control Systems to Databases and the Cloud in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored, the video edition is only available to our members here on The Automation Blog and on YouTube. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 222 Show Notes: Special thanks to Quinton Lowry for coming on the show, and to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Steve Mustard, Automation Consultant and former ISA President, to discuss the current Trends in Industrial Automation in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored, the video edition is only available to our members here on The Automation Blog and on YouTube. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 221 Show Notes: Special thanks to Steve Mustard for coming on the show, and to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Ronnie Vuine of Micropsi to discuss their AI-Powered Computer Vision for Robots in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: For more information check out the "Show Notes" located below. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 220 Show Notes: Huge thanks to Ronnie Vuine for coming on this show to discuss their AI-Powered Computer Vision for Robots, and to Micropsi for sponsoring this episode to make it ad free! To learn more about Micropsi's solutions, check out the below links: Micropsi Industries website Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Chris Schultheis of Mettler Toledo to discuss their new Weigh Module SPE in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: For more information check out the "Show Notes" located below. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 219 Show Notes: Huge thanks to Chris Schultheis of Mettler Toledo for coming on this show to discuss the new Weigh Module SPE, and to Mettler Toledo for sponsoring this episode to make it ad free! To learn more about the Weigh Module SPE, check out the below links: Weigh Module SPE Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Nick Rosner of Schneider Electric to discuss their new Altivar Solar ATV320 VSD in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: For more information check out the "Show Notes" located below. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 218 Show Notes: Huge thanks to Nick Rosner of Schneider Electric for coming on this show to discuss their new Altivar Solar ATV320 VSD, and for sponsoring this episode to make it ad free! To learn more about the ATV320, check out the below links: ATV320 Solar SE.com landing page ATV320 Solar promotional video Getting started with Altivar Solar ATV320 How to configure Pulse Counter function on Altivar Solar Altivar Drives SoMove free software download page Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Sumit Kapde of Emerson to discuss Robotic Paint Automation Solutions in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: For more information, see the show notes below the podcast. Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 217 Show Notes: Huge thanks to our members for making the production of this episode Possible! To learn about the benefits of becoming a member, visit us at TheAutomationBlog.com/Memberships. Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with John Gardner to talk about his new book, Manufacture Local in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: You can pickup a copy of John's book anywhere books are sold including Amazon, Barns and Nobel, and Walmart.com. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 216 Show Notes: Huge thanks to John Gardner for coming on the show to talk about his new book, Manufacture Local, and for sponsoring this episode to make it ad free! You can pickup a copy of John's book anywhere books are sold including Amazon, Barns and Nobel, and Walmart.com. Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Steve Mustard, Automation Consultant and former ISA President, to discuss Digital Twins as used in Industrial Automation in this episode of The Automation Podcast. Note: As this episode was not sponsored, the video edition is only available to our members here on The Automation Blog and on YouTube. For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Note: As mentioned above, this episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here. Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 215 Show Notes: Special thanks to Steve Mustard for coming on the show, and to our members for making this show possible! To learn more about becoming a member, click here. Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Ivan Spronk of Siemens to learn about their new G220 Variable Frequency Drive in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information and product links, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 214 Show Notes: Special thanks to Ivan of Siemens for coming on the show to bring us up to speed on their new G220 VFD. To learn more about the G220, check out the below links: Siemens SINAMICS G220 website Siemens SINAMICS G220 Catalog D 36.1 Siemens SINAMICS Drive Software Catalog Siemens DriveSim Engineer website Siemens SINAMICS Portfolio website Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

This week I meet up with Chuck Ridgeway of Horner Automation to learn about their new Canvas PLC+HMI as well as Cscape v10 in this episode of The Automation Podcast. For more information and product links, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video. Watch The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog: The Automation Podcast, Episode 213 Show Notes: Special thanks to Chuck of Horner Automation for coming on the show to bring us up to speed on the new Canvas PLC+HMI as well as on Cscape v10. To learn more about those product check out the below links: Horner Automation main website Summer of Cscape playlist Horner YouTube channel Cscape webpage Canvas product page Until next time, Peace ✌️ If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show. Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.