Arc flash can be a dangerous hazard for those working around electricity and electrically powered equipment. In this podcast interview, recorded on Feb. 4, 2010, Managing Editor Wes Iversen talks with Chris Davidson and David Clout of Siemens Energy Inc. about arc flash protection technology deployed in equipment sold to the power industry and others.
Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, reviews several earnings reports from the automation industry and then reports from MESA International and Cambashi research on manufacturers improving financial performance and manufacturing performance using well defined metrics and automated data gathering. The latest edition of the popular Packaging Automation Forum is announced. Then a few thoughts on Toyota, Lean and entrepreneurship in automotive manufacturing.
Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, wonders about what we'll see in automation in 2010. Also introduces Our ISA, a movement to generate grass-roots ideas into a professional engineering society.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, interviews Maryanne Steidinger, Director, Commercialization, Operations & Information Products, for Invensys Operations Management, on a new Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) product that was introduced by IOM at OpsManage.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, interviews Harpreet Gulati, Director, Simulation & Optimization for Invensys Operations Management on a new simulation-based energy management product that was introduced by IOM at OpsManage.
Managing Editor, Wes Iversen, talks with Peter Dorsman, senior vp of Global Operations for NCR Corp. Peter and Wes talk about a new manufacturing facility in Columbus, Georgia that went online in five months.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, interviews Peter Martin, VP, Invensys Operations Management, on the topic of industrial energy management at OpsManage '09.
Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, recaps the ISA Expo, ISA reorganization and the Advantech Worldwide Partner Conference in Suzhou--recorded in Suzhou, China.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, sits down with Joe Martin, Sales Manager, Packaging and Converting, Beckhoff Automation.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, talks with Bruce Centofanti, Sales Manager, I/O Products, B&R Industrial Automation Corp.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, sits down with Craig Souser, President, JLS Automation, a robotic packaging solutionsprovider.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, interviews Leo Petrokonis, Business Development Manager, Packaging Industry GlobalOEM Group, Rockwell Automation.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, talked with Joe Grove, vice president of engineering at
OSSID, about his company's adoption of the PackML standards.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, talked with William Chu, general manager for Wexxar
Packaging, about new adaptive control technology developed for the company's
WF30 case formers.
Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, interviews David Deitz, Director of Product Marketing for Delta V, at the Emerson Global Users Exchange in Orlando about the rollout of the new DeltaV version 11 and its significant new features.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, talks with Dave Bauman, Technical Director for OMAC in Las Vegas at the PACK EXPO show. The discussion includes the latest on the PackML, a recent packaging automation survey that shows a increase in packaging systems being tied to ERP Systems and what's at the OMAC booth in Las Vegas. Click here to read about the exclusive survey on controls and integration practices followed by builders and buyers of packaging machinery, by our sister magazine, Packaging World.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, visits Bosch Rexroth at the PACK EXPO Las Vegas and talks to Dan Throne, Electric, Drives and Control Manager.
Wes Iversen, Managing Editor, interviews Siemens Industry Inc.'s new CEO, Daryl Dulaney. Dulaney discusses the reasons behind the reorganization, some of the challenges facing Siemens and target markets for the newly formed U.S. entity.
Recognizing considerable industry interest in the reorganization that created Invensys Operations Management, Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, sat down with Invensys Operations Management (IOM) Vice Presidents Mark Davidson (Global Marketing) and Rashesh Mody (Portfolio and Strategy). The discussion included the new mission and how integration of the overall division's portfolio is evolving. The division includes such venerable brands as Avantis, Eurotherm, Foxboro, SimSci-Esscor, Triconex and Wonderware. Perhaps for the first time since they were brought together under Invensys the potential that could be achieved through integration is coming about.
Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, discusses the ISA Marketing and Sales Symposium from early September, ISA 100.11a approval and the new wireless wars. Also included are products from Kepware, Online Development and Longwatch and upcoming travels.
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