Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered

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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Schmersal's Devin Murray shares the most important applications of the digital lockout/tagout approach in control automation.
Aug. 28, 2026
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In this episode, we connect with WSCAD CEO Dr. Axel Zein to explore the changing role of CAD, why electrical engineers should really care about AI, and how new software is empowering...
Aug. 21, 2026
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Learn more about solutions to changing customer requirements, labor shortages and accelerating production timelines.
Aug. 7, 2026
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Listen to a discussion with Infinite Uptime Founder and Managing Director Raunak Bhinge on the benefits of vertical AI in industrial operations.
July 31, 2026
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Listen to a conversation with Rockwell Automation’s Andy Stump on what the 11th annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report reveals about the technologies, risks and workforce ...
June 26, 2026
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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...
June 24, 2026
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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...
April 24, 2026
In this episode, we connect with Jayesh Jariwala, senior project engineer with system integrator Applied Control Engineering to discuss virtual controller technology, hypervisors...
April 2, 2026
CESMII's new i3X platform aims to standardize manufacturing APIs, enabling portable apps across vendor platforms and ending costly system fragmentation.
March 19, 2026
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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...
March 6, 2026
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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...
Feb. 27, 2026
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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...
Feb. 20, 2026
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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...
Feb. 3, 2026
Insights on how the trend of right-sizing motion systems, incorporating AI-driven adaptability, and increasing use of software-configurable electric actuators are reducing costs...
Jan. 20, 2026
Discover how a variety of technologies, from machine vision and physical AI to integrated MES and ERP systems, are revolutionizing quality control with insights from Archetype...
Jan. 6, 2026
A look at how manufacturers are fighting ransomware and supply chain threats with AI-powered defenses, OT-IT collaboration, and new industrial cybersecurity technologies.
Dec. 23, 2025
Learn how these manufacturers eliminated hours of wasted time by unifying data from fragmented systems using MQTT Sparkplug, with Toyota leveraging Inductive Automation’s Ignition...
Dec. 9, 2025
Get Automation World’s insights on four key news items showcasing automation hardware and software successes: a game-changing industrial AI partnership led by Siemens, 177% throughput...
Nov. 18, 2025
In this podcast episode, we've assembled insights from three articles recently published on automationworld.com that paint a picture of where AI is succeeding, where it's struggling...
Oct. 21, 2025
Learn how smart sensors enable predictive maintenance, AI-powered manufacturing, and revolutionary ADAR technology that's changing industrial automation and robot safety economics...
Oct. 7, 2025
In this episode we explain how IT/OT convergence, the need for digital thread traceability and agentic AI have extended MES software beyond its production tracking roots and are...
Sept. 23, 2025
In this episode we'll look at the impact of the recently imposed U.S. tariffs on industrial automation technologies, with insights from Endress+Hauser USA, Fluke Reliability, ...
Sept. 9, 2025
The summer of 2025 has shaped up to be very eventful for the robotics industry, with A3 reporting significant growth for both robots and cobots, key moves by well-known robotics...
Aug. 26, 2025
Tim Gaus from Deloitte Consulting joins us again — this time to discuss how automation technologies, particularly those aided by AI are helping manufacturers address the industrial...
Aug. 12, 2025