by Gary Mintchell | Nov 9, 2017 | Automation, News, Podcast
Here is another podcast. You can subscribe on iTunes or other podcast services. If you like them, please “like” or review on iTunes. I also record these on video and post to my YouTube channel. You can subscribe there, also.
This podcast recaps several of my recent travels.
- Everybody talks about “digital transformation”; I wonder what it is, really
- Dell makes a $1 Billion bet on IoT
- GE Digital—what’s Predix and what are they really up to
- Emerson attempt to acquire Rockwell—people wonder why it was made public now
by Gary Mintchell | Oct 19, 2017 | Automation, Internet of Things, Podcast
Slowly catching up with podcast / video (you can see these on my YouTube channel and subscribe on YouTube or iTunes) reports on my travels. While I was at the Emerson Global Users Exchange, I sat in a panel session led by Mike Boudreaux on IoT. The session was packed–as are all IoT sessions at conferences.
During Q&A from the audience, people were curious about how to justify IoT projects. Good answers from end user Tom Madilao of Chevron in Singapore and Peter Zornio, CTO of Emerson Automation. Essentially target a proof of concept application with a defined benefit.
Emerson took us on a tour of a new facility with a $10 million training facility during the week. Fascinating. Wish I could have videoed it–but photos were not allowed.
by Gary Mintchell | Oct 16, 2017 | Internet of Things, Podcast
I have recorded another in my series of occasional podcasts. This one begins with the Ignition Community Conference at Inductive Automation in Folsom, California last month.
What is SCADA? What is the Internet of Things. I keep puzzling out these things and the technologies that underlie them.
by Gary Mintchell | Sep 18, 2017 | Internet of Things, Podcast
A new Gary on Manufacturing Podcast has been unleashed to the wilds. Talking about the Internet of Things and perhaps some of the misunderstandings that keep making the rounds.
The Internet of Things is not a “thing” in itself. In fact, asking what it is misses the point. The real question is what is the business case for implementing it.
by Gary Mintchell | Jul 10, 2017 | Automation, Podcast, Safety, Security
Cybersecurity and safety in an industrial environment complement each other. People may think that these are separate disciplines, but such is definitely not the case.
That is the message we explore in this Gary on Manufacturing podcast featuring a conversation with two Rockwell Automation experts–Lee Lane, chief product security officer, and George Schuster, functional safety expert.
The first class I took from Rockwell on safety was most likely around 1995. Since that time, I’ve seen the growth of safety products and services grow steadily. During that time, I’ve featured Rockwell safety experts twice on these podcasts.
The first was Podcast 125 on the Safety Automation Builder software with OEM Technical Consultant Jonathan Johnson. We learn that the tool is part of trend of providing easy-to-use tools for engineers to help them improve design, get projects done faster and provide end-of-project documentation.
The second was Podcast 138 on the Safety Maturity Index a conversation with Rockwell’s Steve Ludwig, Safety Programs Manager, and Mark Eitzman, Safety Market Development Manager, who provide an update on acceptance of the SAB and discuss the Safety Maturity Index.
Here is Podcast 165–Safet and Security
