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Industry 4.0 by 2050
Job security is top of mind for workers within the manufacturing space and that concern is growing with the increasingly prevalent AI and IoT technologies that are changing the manufacturing landscape. The fear that robots will take over and annihilate the need for people continues to dominate conversations regarding automating manufacturing processes. The reality –…
Why We Need To Look At The Supply Chain Differently
Seen in homes, grocery stores, and across the globe, the past years of pandemic and extreme-weather related events wreaked havoc on a weakened supply chain, effecting industries around the world. Permanent changes and shifting markets caused by this economic disruption are both difficult to predict and difficult to manage. However, while these events exposed…
Vibrations: Vibration Building Design for Cancer Center Part 2
For this second part of Vibrations’ look at vibration building design, host Daniel J Litwin continued his discussion with Ahmad Bayat, P.E., President at Vibro-Acoustic Consultants (VACC), and Mike Georgalis, North American Sales Manager at the Technical Manufacturing Corporation (TMC.) They began discussing the life science case study teased on this episode’s first part. Bayat…
Shedding Light on the Upcoming Safety 2022 Conference and Expo
The Safety 2022 Conference and Expo is just around the corner. This year’s event will be held June 27-29 at McCormick Place (West) in Chicago, IL. Lauren Bauerschmidt, Manager of Standards Development for ASSP, and Stephanie Gurnari, Volunteer Leader for ASSP, joined the Safety Justice League to shed some light on the much-anticipated event….
How MassDOT is Deploying UAVs to Connect Remote Communities
When it comes to unidentified flying objects, it is more and more likely that they are drones. Whether delivering food to your backyard or helping to keep our rails, roads, and bridges safe for travel, drones are becoming an increasingly common part of daily life. Grant Guillot sat down with Robin Grace, MassDOT Aeronautics Drone…
Safety is Comfort and Comfort is Confidence
A question recently posed to the Safety Justice League was along the lines of why continue in safety. Perhaps there were heroics needed in another line of work. Jason Lucas knows why he stays in the game, and it’s all about comfort. Comfort doesn’t mean complacency. In this case, Lucas knows that his experience…
How to Successfully Transition to EV Fleets
The importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions continues to make headline news. One of the easiest ways to do this is by transitioning traditional vehicles to all-electric vehicles and one industry that has the ability to make a significant impact in a short period of time is commercial transportation vehicles that operate on diesel fuel….
Dig Your Heels In: A Working Woman’s Series with Jackie Pasierbowicz
“Female” and “construction” are two words that are not typically paired. But Jackie Pasierbowicz, VP of Global Sales and Marketing at TAS Energy, is helping change this. Pasierbowicz discussed the current gender dynamic in the industry and how to promote female involvement with Host Gabrielle Bejarano. Pasierbowicz started in the software industry and moved to…
Robotic Automation in American Manufacturing: Its Rise, Impact, and Value in the American Manufacturing Renaissance
Attention-grabbing headlines and political stump speeches keep indicating that America no longer makes anything. That’s actually not the case at all. Despite lots of transitions and evolutions in American manufacturing, the U.S. is still the number two manufacturer in the world in terms of output, second only to China. The industry is now seeing steady…
Disrupting the Traditional Outsourcing Model
Key Insights: SMC Squared builds productive, team-fitting IT hubs for US-based and multinational companies. These hubs are rich with talent and provide companies with a cost advantage. Having a trusting relationship with partners is key to success in the industry. Patricia Connolly recognized the need for change in an industry grappling for movement: outsourcing….
How the Pandemic Accelerated Technology Adoption and Automation
With the pandemic forcing most office workers to work remotely, it’s no surprise that there are major shifts occurring in workplace technology innovation and adoption. Irene Petrick and Faith McCreary, both Ph.D. researchers and Intel IoT employees, branch out in this companion piece to their To the Edge and Beyond long-form podcast episode, Grounding Success…
Talkin’ Shop: Creating a Fantastic Future of European Equipment Distribution
Managing Director of Partner Limited, Sebastian Starosta, sat down with host of Talkin’ Shop, Tyler Kern, to discuss the partnership between Partner and Walbro. Partner Limited is an industrial leader of machine parts located in Poland serving the diverse Europe area. Depending on the country, Partner operates as a B2B or B2C distributor according to…
Creating Thriving Company Culture in a Hybrid Environment
Key Insights: People, especially newer employees, want a hybrid working environment. Building a connection with your employees is critical to setting up long-term success. COVID changed the landscape of the workplace but it shouldn’t impact team culture in a negative way. When COVID introduced a more commonplace online working environment, it changed the way we…
InTouch with ENTOUCH: The Cost of Inaction and Inertia
Maximizing ROI is the goal for every organization, but what is the cost associated with inaction? That’s the question Tyler Kern posed to Jon Bolen, CEO of ENTOUCH. Bolen said that over time, the cost of inaction and inertia begins piling up. Those are areas well studied in terms of the environment and social justice,…
Full Facility Tour
&nbp; We’re at the frick facility for Johnson Controls here in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Ed, this is the controls manufacturing area where we make our QuadM HD unity panels, as well as all the other control panels here in Waynesboro. The panels we make here at Frick, they’re they’re used to control compressors and other industrial…
The Imperatives for a Factory of the Future: Digital. Flexible. Green.
In this episode of To the Edge and Beyond, Christine Boles and Muthuraman “Ram” Ramasamy discuss three imperatives for the Factory of the Future. Those imperatives are that the factory must be digital, flexible, and green. Industry 4.0 holds promise, but there is much work ahead to realize the benefits created by technological innovation. The…
Risk Mitigation Strategies for Major Capital Projects
Risk mitigation strategies play a key role in handling federal funds available for capital projects today. The Business of Government discusses the risks involved with such projects and offers strategies for mitigating those risks. Daniel Graves, Partner, Risk Advisory Services at Weaver, provides crucial insights and best practices for those in the government sector considering capital…
Start-ups Need to Focus on Creating Value Before Expanding
When the pandemic hit, many businesses were told to shut their doors, some of which never reopened them. Though unfortunate for many, others had different outcomes. Founder and CEO at Volta Energy, Dr. Denis Kouroussis, sits down with Greg Crumpton and Tyler Kern to highlight his upbringing, company, and the effects of the pandemic….
The Convergence of Value and Technology in Supply Chain Logistics
Technology is integral to staying relevant in modern supply chain logistics, especially in markets that are always on the move and projected to evolve. A Licensed engineer and Designed Conveyor Systems’ President, Matt Ferguson, has witnessed this critical phenomenon firsthand. Throughout his career, he’s observed how – when properly implemented and progress is identified –…
Improving the Supply Chain by Revolutionizing the Workforce
The global supply chain has been in a state of flux for the past several years. For the experts at Veryable, the solutions begin with the workforce in the warehouse. Learn more about the solutions they provide from their Operations Coordinator, Ty Bates. Who is Veryable and what do you do? Veryable is an on-demand…
A Successful Project’s Lifecycle Through Project Management
With increased technology and automation, innovation comes with new ideas which leads to new projects and initiatives being created. Who can handle the job? One of the most important roles in any organization: the project manager role. Project managers possess a variety of set skills and oftentimes wear many hats to oversee a specific…
The Marking Minute -Presco: Fiber-Build and FTTH Project Space
When the onset of the pandemic pushed everyone back into their homes, one of our greatest assets became having uninterrupted access to the internet. While fiber to the home initiatives (FTTH) were on the up and coming prior to COVID-19, the pandemic brought a slush of funding and attention to the industry. National Account Manager…
How the Open-Source Champions at Skvare are Helping Organizations Expand Their Work
What does it mean for a business to help other organizations achieve their mission of helping others? For Gena Dellett and the team at Skvare (pronounced “square”) that means asking tough, real questions and avoiding shortcuts, all while building long-term relationships. Gena joined MarketScale to answer a few questions about who they are as a…
Why Organizations Should Approach the Role of Safety as a Department
When everything goes as planned and safety is doing its job, everyone’s happy. But what happens when things do not go accordingly? Then it may be time to call on The Safety Justice League. Hosts Abby Ferri, Jason Maldonado and Jason Lucas joined forces yet again to talk about those less than great expectations and provide some insights on…
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