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Automation Minutes 118 Updated: 2011-09-01 20:33:45 Description: Gary's Labor Day discussion of automation's impact on jobs plus a quick update of some news in the automation industry....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 117 Updated: 2011-08-11 01:17:58 Description: Gary reports on NI Week, National Instruments' annual user conference. He discusses the large turnout, 25 years of LabView, multicore and FPGA parallel programming with LabView and dataflow programming, and NI's growth into a big company....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 116 Updated: 2011-06-17 01:23:22 Description: Gary reports from the Honeywell User Group in Phoenix June 14. He discusses HPS president Norm Gilsdorf's "business transformation" strategy, recaps some of CTO Jason Urso's presentation and discusses, what else, Honeywell's wireless strategy along w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 115 Updated: 2011-05-02 14:26:13 Description: Wrap up of the ABB User conference with analysis of ABB and Baldor, report on Packaging Automation Forum thoughts on machine safety and programming standards, and report on the MARTS conference and a dinner to benefit autism awareness....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 114 Updated: 2011-04-01 20:21:57 Description: Gary discusses Invensys and his interview with Operations Management CEO Sudipta Bhattacharya, vision and robotics at Automate 2011, Wes Iversen's retirement and the upcoming Packaging Automation Forum and Maintenance and Reliability Forum....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 113 Updated: 2011-03-18 21:04:49 Description: In this video essay, Gary discusses the disaster in Japan and the resulting hype about nuclear power safety. He salutes the process engineers and operators who are working in a terrible situation to get the plant back on track....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 112 Updated: 2011-03-15 17:34:16 Description: Gary discusses database technology, data connectivity, what today's engineers need to know, OPC UA's future and more software topics with engineers at Inductive Automation....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 111 Updated: 2011-03-05 21:32:17 Description: Gary reports on his trip to the ODVA (www.odva.org) annual meeting including technical updates, security and energy white papers, introduction of Bosch Rexroth as the latest principal member, implementer application and technical visionary informatio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 110 Updated: 2011-02-19 18:02:09 Description: Leadership in automation. How the leaders who developed ISA88, ISA95, MIMOSA have left a legacy that is readily apparent in products and applications. Now the ISA100 committee leadership needs to take the steps necessary to bring reconciliation and c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mintchell on Strategy Updated: 2011-02-02 22:38:38 Description: Gary discusses Inder Sidhu's book "Doing Both". He's a Cisco Sr. VP and shows examples of how to do two seemingly contradictory strategies. Also Jon DiPietro's blog Domesticating IT about business strategy death spirals....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Mintchell On Leadership Updated: 2011-01-17 16:34:14 Description: Gary discusses leadership speaking styles. How should a leader show emotion? ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 107 Updated: 2010-12-09 01:31:50 Description: Gary interviews Eddie Lee of Moxa in his Ideas and Innovations series for the January issue of Automation World....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 106 Updated: 2010-11-25 16:44:31 Description: Gary reports on his trip to Germany and the SPS/Drives trade fair. Key trends and new products from Siemens and Beckhoff are highlighted....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 105 Updated: 2010-11-20 17:37:53 Description: In this videocast/podcast, Gary discusses things he's learned about teamwork and leadership during a series of interviews over the past seven weeks. He also discusses the book by Richard L. Daft, "The Executive and The Elephant"--your inner rational ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 104 Updated: 2010-11-09 21:10:13 Description: Gary analyzes the changes at Rockwell Automation and reflects on the PSUG and Automation Fair week in Orlando. He includes pieces of interviews with CEO Keith Nosbusch and CTO Sujeet Chand. "It's an exciting time to be in manufacturing."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 103 Updated: 2010-11-01 13:02:49 Description: Are software as a service, open source software, subscription pricing disruptive to the market for manufacturing software? Just interviewed FuseSource, an open source messaging application. Recently an MIT/Sloan Management Review article cited resear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 101 Updated: 2010-10-16 23:50:25 Description: Gary discusses automation conference season, with a brief recap of Emerson Exchange, reports from ISA's Automation Week (which was dubbed "weak" by some and so-so by others), a look ahead at Invensys Operation Management's OpsManage'10 conference com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 100 Updated: 2010-10-01 23:30:47 Description: I give final wrap up thoughts about Emerson Global Users Exchange 2010....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 99 Updated: 2010-09-27 02:04:29 Description: AM099 Gary interviews Rune Reppenhagen, Emerson Process Management DeltaV Brand Manager about DeltaV announcements and presentations at Emerson Exchange 2010 in San Antonio....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 98 Updated: 2010-09-27 02:00:31 Description: AM098 Gary interviews Emerson Process Management DeltaV SIS brand manager Mike Boudreaux about what's happening at Emerson Exchange 2010 in San Antonio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 97 Updated: 2010-09-27 01:56:26 Description: Gary interviews Julie Fraser, of Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association Metrics working group about a unique makeover contest the association is running that will award two companies free consulting for a metrics makeover....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 095 - 08.30.2010 Updated: 2010-08-30 15:20:00 Description: Four ways to avoid manufacturing decline. From my research for an article in the September 2010 Automation World, I discuss what several people have discovered about making manufacturing a strategic part of an enterprise. And, no, I'm not a Juventus ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 094 - 08.15.2010 Updated: 2010-08-15 23:53:00 Description: Essay on leadership--including R&D leadership change at National Instruments and the HP fiasco--plus a quick review of Daniel Pink's "Drive."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 93 - 08.10.2010 Updated: 2010-08-10 15:26:00 Description: Here's a video essay from NI Week. Day 3 keynotes feature students and a noted guest. This year's keynote was not a disappointment. Three groups of college students accepted various challenges including building an electric car (and driving it cr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 092 - 07.23.2010 Updated: 2010-07-23 19:26:00 Description: In this audio/video essay, Gary takes a look at the environment of risky behaviors that can lead to safety and secutiry breechs. He looks at the BP oil rig situation and the virus that targeted Siemens WinCC HMI/SCADA. Links to articles can be found ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 091 - 07.04.2010 Updated: 2010-07-04 20:44:00 Description: Gary discusses digital manufacturing--specifically virtual commissioning--with Tom Hoffman of Siemens PLM. Check out the benefits of working out machine ideas on a computer before cutting steel....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 090 - 07.03.2010 Updated: 2010-07-03 11:08:00 Description: Gary discusses the recent Siemens PLM conference, digital manufacturing and cool design tools....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 089 - 07.02.2010 Updated: 2010-07-02 15:02:00 Description: Gary wraps up information from the MESA International conference in Dearborn, MI June 21-23....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 088 - 06.26.2010 Updated: 2010-06-26 12:03:00 Description: Gary discusses the MESA International Strategic Initiatives Model of MES with Doug Weaver. Doug is a practitioner in his day job and also Treasurer and Chair of the Website Committee of MESA International. The model can be found at http://www.mesa.or...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 087 - 05.31.2010 Updated: 2010-05-31 12:43:00 Description: An essay on thought leadership....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 086 - 05.22.2010 Updated: 2010-05-23 01:34:00 Description: Gary discusses what automation means to future unemployment (The Lights in the Tunnel by Martin Ford), the value of working with your hands (Shop Craft as Soulcraft by Matthew Crawford), decentralized organizations (The Starfish and the Spider), a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 085 - 04.16.2010 Updated: 2010-04-16 17:50:00 Description: Automation World Editor in Chief Gary Mintchell interviews Charlie Fialkowski, U.S. Process Safety Manager for Siemens Industry Inc. about standards updates for burner management system safety including a discussion of programmable safety logic contr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 084 - 04.10.2010 Updated: 2010-04-10 15:36:00 Description: Gary discusses how organizations can be insidious in enticing people into ethical lapses referring to the current news about Toyota and the Pope. Industrial Ethernet market share is next up for discussion followed by reading for his May issue of Auto...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 083 - 03.28.2010 Updated: 2010-03-28 19:30:00 Description: Gary discusses the need for education, company sponsored education, and talks about entrepreneur education at Stanford, Vivek Wadhwa writing at TechCrunch on why America needs to invest in its workforce, a Robert Scoble video interview and finally re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 082 - 03.19.2010 Updated: 2010-03-19 20:26:00 Description: Gary discusses power and energy in this update on sustainable manufacturing as a corporate strategy....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 081 - 03.14.2010 Updated: 2010-03-14 21:33:00 Description: Thoughts on automotive manufacturing pondering post by Kevin Kelly, is large petrochemical peaking for a new reality in process, networking, Ethernet, wireless sensor networks and the Internet of Things....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 080 - 03.05.2010 Updated: 2010-03-05 19:32:00 Description: Gary discusses the rising stock prices for some automation companies, leadership, SME getting high school students involved in manufacturing, sustainability as a manufacturing model and wireless control....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 079 - 02.13.2010 Updated: 2010-02-27 00:34:00 Description: In news from the last couple of weeks, Gary discusses changes to the upcoming Pack Expo, the need for visionary leadership, upcoming conferences for WBF and MESA....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 078 - 02.13.2010 Updated: 2010-02-13 23:19:00 Description: Gary discusses happenings at the 14th annual ARC Forum in Orlando. There were product announcements from many companies, an indepth discussion of the multi-year Invensys strategy that has led to the formation of IOM, WBF and OMAC and their separation...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 077 - 02.04.2010 Updated: 2010-02-04 20:09:00 Description: Gary 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 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 076 - 01.15.2010 Updated: 2010-01-15 18:45:00 Description: Gary wonders about what we'll see in automation in 2010. Also introduces OurISA, a movement to generate grass-roots ideas into a professional engineering society....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 075 - 11.03.2009 Updated: 2009-11-03 16:17:00 Description: Re-release (hopefully this one transferred in its entirety) of Gary's update of ISA Expo and Advantech Conference. Recorded in Suzhou, China....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 074 - 10.08.2009 Updated: 2009-10-08 12:48:00 Description: Gary 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....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 073 - 09.25.2009 Updated: 2009-09-25 15:41:00 Description: Recognizing considerable industry interest in the reorganization that created Invensys Operations Management, Gary sat down with IOM vice presidents Mark Davidson (global marketing) and Rashesh Mody (portfolio and strategy). The discussion included t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 072 - 09.19.2009 Updated: 2009-09-19 11:09:00 Description: Gary discusses the ISA Marketing & Sales Symposium and social media, discusses ratification of the ISA100.11a wireless network standard and implications versus WirelessHart, new products from Longwatch, Kepware and Online Development, plus his upcomi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 068 - 09.09.2009 Updated: 2009-09-09 17:12:00 Description: Updated show notes: Gary talks with Mike Miller, business development manager with Rockwell Automation, about new machine safety standards effective Dec. 29, 2009. Functional safety is defined. EN ISO 13849 and IEC 62061 which replace EN 954 are exp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 071 - 08.21.2009 Updated: 2009-08-21 14:36:00 Description: Gary goes international and talks Lean Manufacturing with Jean-Christophe Ledoux of consulting firm Accenture and Yves Vergnolle, of software supplier Apriso about a project where the companies combined to provide a software solution to companies loo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 070 - 08.20.2009 Updated: 2009-08-20 15:04:00 Description: In this episode, Gary discusses the National Instruments NI Week reporting on LabView upgrades and parallel programming....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 069 - 08.17.2009 Updated: 2009-08-17 19:46:00 Description: Gary discusses the recent organization moves at Invensys in this podcast from his mobile studio....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 067 - 04.30.2009 Updated: 2009-04-30 14:39:00 Description: Gary interviews John Dyck in this episode. John is Chairman of MESA International, the association for Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions. He discusses the new directions for MESA, the reasons that this software area is important to manufacturers and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 066 - 04.22.2009 Updated: 2009-04-23 01:38:00 Description: Gary interviews Lee Lane, business director, controller and visualization business, Rockwell Automation about what makes programmable automation controllers (PACs) different from programmable logic controllers (PLCs) in this series on control....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 065 - 04.15.2009 Updated: 2009-04-15 12:49:00 Description: Back from vacation and a couple of trips Gary recounts his Middle East vacation (yes it was quite safe where he was). He recaps the ABB Automation and Power World conference, the Packaging Automation Forum and offers his point of view on the rumored ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 064 - 02.02.2009 Updated: 2009-02-02 12:23:00 Description: Gary Mintchell talks with Keith Updike, managing director of BBK--a manufacturing consulting firm--about Lean Thinking. The discussion includes ideas of implementing Lean and a vision of what a Lean Lifestyle entails....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 063 - 01.27.2009 Updated: 2009-01-27 21:15:00 Description: Gary takes a look back at 2008 and ahead to 2009. Changes in automation supplier leadership are noted, and he exhorts listeners to promote the economic need for manufacturing to regain prominence in the United States....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 062 - 12.09.2008 Updated: 2008-12-09 12:59:00 Description: Joe Grove, vice president of engineering at OSSID, a Pro Mach company, joins Gary for this discussion of how a packaging industry equipment manufacturer can use new technology along with in depth customer research to redesign machinery to achieve a c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 060 - 11.25.2008 Updated: 2008-11-26 03:17:00 Description: Gary reports from Pack Expo. Thoughts on automation suppliers competing for OEM business, the recent spate of government bailouts and the upcoming Safety Automation Forum....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 059 - 10.28.2008 Updated: 2008-10-28 19:41:00 Description: The HTML of process control. Gary interviews Jonas Berge, Director of PlantWeb Consulting for Emerson Process Management in Singapore. He discusses EDDL (electronic device description language), describing what it is, how it is used and the overall s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 058 - 10.14.2008 Updated: 2008-10-15 00:09:00 Description: Gary reviews trips to the Emerson Global Users Exchange and WonderWorld conferences. He offers thoughts on changes at Rockwell Automation....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 057 - 09.27.2008 Updated: 2008-09-27 15:39:00 Description: Gary interviews Geoff Wickens, systems solutions manager for Endress + Hauser and a member of the marketing committee of the FDT Group. Wickens explains what FDT does and why it is of value for users of instrumentation and asset management systems....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 056 - 09.21.2008 Updated: 2008-09-21 13:38:00 Description: Gary resumes his interview series with Paul Wacker on Ethernet. Paul is a product manager at Advantech and discusses technology and application of Power over Ethernet. This interview will also be the subject of an email newsletter sponsored by Advant...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 055 - 08.21.2008 Updated: 2008-08-22 01:16:00 Description: Recording in the mobile studio, Gary reflects on leadership and energy issues from his trip to Las Vegas to attend the Schneider Electric customer conference. That's two straight weeks of record attendance at conferences in a supposedly down economy....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 054 - 08.09.2008 Updated: 2008-08-09 12:50:00 Description: Recording in the mobile studio Gary catches up with a few weeks of travels including the Siemens ExiderDome, ideas from meetings at Emerson and NI Week. He takes a look at marketing, the automation system, need for accurate information from field dev...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 053 - 07.05.2008 Updated: 2008-07-05 18:47:00 Description: Gary reviews recent news in wireless, challenges listeners to read the Bill of Rights in honor of July 4, reports on Foxboro's 100 years celebration and discusses Honeywell Users Group....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 052 - 06.09.2008 Updated: 2008-06-09 17:37:00 Description: Gary reviews what he learned from trips to Siemens, Automation Direct and B&R Automation, then the Rockwell Software RSTechEd event in Orlando. He includes a look at Rockwell Software strategy and business and the high points from Alvin Toffler's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 051 - 05.16.2008 Updated: 2008-05-16 23:16:00 Description: Gary offers an opinion on the Microsoft/Yahoo fiasco and the HP/EDS purchase. He discusses his recent trip to Texas and the ABB User Group and visits to National Instruments and Emerson Process. He concludes with thoughts on the progress of ISA100 wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 050 - 04.25.2008 Updated: 2008-04-25 19:08:00 Description: On the road again with Gary as he discusses the upcoming Automation Forum in May, automation supplier financials and the impact of the declining dollar, Jeff Hawkins and "On Intelligence" and Rockwell Automation's acquisition of Incuity....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 049 - 04.20.2008 Updated: 2008-04-20 21:04:00 Description: Gary reviews the Yokogawa user conference and gives a virtual tour of the Siemens ExiderDome traveling exhibit in Mexico. He also discusses the struggles of Dell and Boeing in manufacturing. A final thought about wireless and the recent Webcast on wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 048 - 04.01.2008 Updated: 2008-04-01 20:54:00 Description: On the road again, Gary reviews the WBF meeting, Interphex and a trip to ABB to take a technology dive into its system architecture. He also reviews Nicholas Carr's "The Big Switch."...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 047 - 03.25.2008 Updated: 2008-03-25 12:40:00 Description: Gary discusses new software from GE Fanuc that meets the competitive challenge and raises the ante. He also extends a challenge to OMAC to keep its momentum going, discusses wireless sensor products, green automation, an upcoming Wireless Webcast and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 046 - 03.08.2008 Updated: 2008-03-08 14:32:00 Description: From his mobile studio on the backroads of Indiana, Gary discusses the departure of Fred Kindle from ABB and offers news and opinions of the news from the ARC Forum in Orlando...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 045 - 01.26.2008 Updated: 2008-01-27 01:50:00 Description: Kris Pister, CTO and founder of Dust Networks discusses wireless sensor networks, what mesh networking is, offers evidence of reliability and security, and discusses the economics of implementing the technology....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 044 - 01.20.2008 Updated: 2008-01-21 01:04:00 Description: Happy New Year thoughts about top trends in automation for 2008. Technologies--networking, wireless, information and controllers. Also, how will the strategies of the automation technology suppliers play out during the year. Will there be more sales ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 043 - 12.17.2007 Updated: 2007-12-18 02:55:00 Description: Gary discusses the Make2Pack committee meeting, Rockwell/Dassault collaboration for digital factory, programming and time to market for OEMs....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 042 - 12.05.2007 Updated: 2007-12-06 02:37:00 Description: Gary discusses the OMAC Symposium, standards, Honeywell's equipment health monitor, NI's move to OEM volume products, The Long Tail and why you should blog....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 041 - 11.19.2007 Updated: 2007-11-19 20:37:00 Description: Gary interviews Jeff Becker of Honeywell Process Solutions about wireless technologies for industrial use including wireless sensor networks, WiFi, wireless for control and an update on the ISA SP100 committee....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 040 - 11.05.2007 Updated: 2007-11-05 19:22:00 Description: Gary interviews Dave Bauman, Technical Director of OMAC. Dave reviews the OMAC presence at Pack Expo and explains what is happening with the organization's first annual Symposium to be held in the Seattle area Nov. 28-29. A tour of the Boeing 787 ass...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 039 - 10.11.2007 Updated: 2007-10-12 00:41:00 Description: It's all about Ethernet. Gary talks with Paul Wacker, product manager for industrial communications at Advantech Corp. Topics include managed versus unmanaged switches, when to use IGMP snooping with EtherNet/IP and other protocols, the value of virt...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 038 - 09.11.2007 Updated: 2007-09-11 16:04:00 Description: Gary discusses Wonderware's latest product announcements plus product announcements and strategies gleaned from the Emerson Global Users Exchange in Dallas. He also reports on a new online store for automation components....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 037 - 08.18.2007 Updated: 2007-08-18 12:06:00 Description: Gary excerpts his marketing communications keynote at PTO, updates the State Model challenge from end users discussing an interview with Rockwell and NI's new state chart module, reviews technology advances revealed at NI Week, and touches on travel ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 036 - 07.30.2007 Updated: 2007-07-30 15:45:00 Description: Gary interviews Dave Bauman, Technical Director of OMAC. They discuss OMAC technologies such as PackML and PackTags plus OMAC's plans for demonstrations of technology during Pack Expo in Las Vegas October 16-18....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 035 - 07.23.2007 Updated: 2007-07-23 20:58:00 Description: Gary updates Emerson's wireless information, addresses response to his challenge to automation suppliers about machine programming and takes a look at brain drain....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 034 - 07.09.2007 Updated: 2007-07-09 15:09:00 Description: Gary talks strategies in the wireless market and in the ever more competitive process automation market. He issues another challenge to machine control tech suppliers to make their programming environments more user friendly after Rockwell Automation...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 033 - 06.01.2007 Updated: 2007-06-01 18:12:00 Description: Gary visits the Center for Intelligent Maintenance Systems Forum and Packaging Automation Forum, editorializes on programming standards and discusses the Rockwell purchase of IMS Triplex....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 032 - 05.09.2007 Updated: 2007-05-09 20:34:00 Description: Gary visits Interphex, WBF and Matrikon conferences. How can we get people involved in technical leadership in automation?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 031 - 04.23.2007 Updated: 2007-04-23 14:41:00 Description: Automating agriculture, OPC security, Schneider Electric support for CIP networks, FDT/EDDL cooperation, Hart Wireless Spec....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 030 - 03.18.2007 Updated: 2007-03-18 19:45:00 Description: Gary Mintchell chats with Jim Pinto about his recent trip to India and a tour of Infosys. Information includes thoughts on global competitiveness, training, recruitment, ideas for American competitiveness....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 029 - 03.09.2007 Updated: 2007-03-09 21:07:00 Description: Guest Paul Wacker, eAutomation Product Manager, discusses Ethernet in manufacturing with host Gary Mintchell. Topics include manufacturing environment and network administration tips....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 028 - 02.27.2007 Updated: 2007-02-27 22:26:00 Description: News from ARC Forum and Fieldbus Foundation annual meeting including reports of interviews with industry CEOs, new products and more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 027 - 01.30.2007 Updated: 2007-01-30 22:37:00 Description: Siemens purchase, Bosch Rexroth technology, shout out to Radwell, Honeywell joint effort, who goes to conferences....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 026 - 01.20.2007 Updated: 2007-01-20 10:55:00 Description: Emerson wireless announcement, process control system migration, is M2M growing, programming methods and systems...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 025 - 01.08.2007 Updated: 2007-01-08 19:33:00 Description: Built-to-change organizations, teams beat strategy every time, new year's resolutions (not)...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 024 - 12.12.2006 Updated: 2006-12-12 16:09:00 Description: News from Invensys User Conference, wireless, Make2Pack meeting, selling the new software solutions....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 023 - 12.03.2006 Updated: 2006-12-04 05:01:00 Description: Innovation and leadership, the Yokogawa North American Users Conference. Technology and performance management....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 022 - 11.22.2006 Updated: 2006-11-22 22:02:00 Description: Pack Expo observations; variable frequency drives; Schneider Electric changes; having great panel discussions....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 021 - 11.03.2006 Updated: 2006-11-04 00:09:00 Description: News from Automation Fair including new products and important announcements on software direction....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 020 - 10.28.2006 Updated: 2006-10-28 18:48:00 Description: News from the ISA Expo in Houston. Developments in wireless sensor networks....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 019 - 10.13.2006 Updated: 2006-10-13 21:31:00 Description: News from the Emerson Exchange on wireless and from MESA International on Metrics Matter....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 018 - 09.19.2006 Updated: 2006-09-19 14:32:00 Description: Gary interviews Carter Johnson, vice president of Visiprise and conference chair of the MESA International Plant2Enterprise conference that will be held October 9-12 at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 017 - 09.18.2006 Updated: 2006-09-18 18:46:00 Description: Production performance management and manufacturing intelligence. Empower operators to operate a plant profitably. Organize for the 21st century. Adobe version 8 3D and Connect....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 016 - 09.08.2006 Updated: 2006-09-08 15:01:00 Description: eMvoy, a new company that offers nationwide rating of manufacturers searchable by location or category. OMAC comments and questions. New book "Thinking for a Living" about managing knowledge workers....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 015 - 08.18.2006 Updated: 2006-08-18 15:33:00 Description: Trip reports on Profibus (PTO) annual meeting in Phoenix, National Instruments' NI Week and trip to Emerson Process. News from Automation Federation, HMS and general fieldbus thoughts....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 014 - 07.28.2006 Updated: 2006-07-28 15:44:00 Description: Interview with John Ross of CitectDealing with DarwinGuns, Germs and SteelIAONA disbandsSee you at Profibus Annual Meeting in PhoenixControl cover story on Fighting the Fieldbus Wars -- really it's no longer war, just competition...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 013 - 07.17.2006 Updated: 2006-07-17 15:18:00 Description: Return from Alaska; ARC Forum; OPC UA spec released along with vendor support; Siemens and Emerson work for interoperability plus challenge to ODVA; manufacturing analysis-GM, Ford, Airbus; Schneider, Invensys, MESA conferences; send ideas for 2007 c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD automation Minutes 012 - 06.16.2006 Updated: 2006-06-16 17:57:00 Description: Honeywell Users Group and Rockwell Automation RSTechEd. Editor ethics, process control systems forum and energy harvesting device to charge batteries....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 011 - 06.07.2006 Updated: 2006-06-07 20:49:00 Description: Reports on GE Fanuc and Siemens users groups, on demand computing and mobile applications....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 010 - 05.26.2006 Updated: 2006-05-26 16:49:00 Description: Gary Mintchell's Automation Minutes including further notes on news from Hannover, MES/HMI and PLM combination, ISA standards updates, the ABB users conference and the Packaging Automation Forum....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 009 - 05.02.2006 Updated: 2006-05-02 18:39:00 Description: Report on Boston trip for Invensys InFusion announcement. Report from Hannover Fair....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 008 - 04.01.2006 Updated: 2006-04-01 14:44:00 Description: Not an April Fools joke, but ruminations on some market forces affecting automation professionals. Also announcing my upcoming trip to the Hannover Fair and thoughts on the Automation Federation (what, no AA 12-step jokes?)....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 007 - 03.20.2006 Updated: 2006-03-21 01:58:00 Description: Another edition of Gary Mintchell's Automation Minutes. News on important software survey, notes on standards, thoughts for marketing people, innovation and adoption of technology....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 006 - 03.06.2006 Updated: 2006-03-06 19:16:00 Description: News and views from the world of automation from the editor in chief of Automation World magazine. Includes discussion of software interoperability and some Linux and Java thoughts....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 005 - 02.21.2006 Updated: 2006-02-21 16:49:00 Description: Live from the ARC Forum in Orlando, Rockwell Sr. VP of Global Industry Solutions Keiran Coulton discusses his new role and the company's emphasis on vertical industry solutions....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 004 - 02.17.2006 Updated: 2006-02-17 04:29:00 Description: Sitting in for Gary Mintchell, Dave Newcorn speaks with P&G's open architecture evangelist, Dave Chappell, direct from Italy, on the results of the Make2Pack meeting held earlier in the day with about 40 Italian packaging machinery OEMs. Chappell tal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD People Who "Get It" Updated: 2006-02-09 13:59:00 Description: Some marketers "get it" and some don't. I just had a meeting with Bengt and Victoria from the Swedish HMI manufacturer Beijer, and they "get it." That is, they understand where automation is today and how to build a smart company....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 002 - 01.30.2006 Updated: 2006-01-30 19:57:00 Description: Many executives are moaning about the coming loss of expertise as baby boomers retire taking all their knowledge with them. As Dorothy Leonard details in her books "Wellsprings of Knowledge" and "Deep Smarts" they really should be building a learning...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Automation Minutes 001 - 01.18.2006 Updated: 2006-01-18 00:32:00 Description: Manufacturing software industry consolidation took a new turn last week as Gary Mintchell describes in this podcast. Not only was one company acquired, but a venture firm took an equity stake in another company and raised the bidding for a third. RSS...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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