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Can Intelligent Systems Give Auto Leaders A Fresh Business Model?
3 Key Points An intelligent system with EV’s could look like an intelligent torque distribution system that can help with traction during bad weather and maximize batter life. Intelligent systems could also help vehicles and pedestrians interact in the future Intelligent systems could also communicate with infrastructure which would allow the vehicle to communicate…
How to Choose the Right Partner for Your Control Panel Build
For over four decades, Kasa Controls & Automation has been leading the charge in providing turnkey industrial controls and automation engineering expertise to a wide range of manufacturers and industries, including automotive, grain handling automation, sheet metal, paint shops and industrial equipment. Kasa’s longevity and prowess make it the perfect partner for building electrical panel…
Getting To Know Argonaut Manufacturing Performance Platform: RedTalks
Industry 4.0 isn’t just about manufacturing and technology. It’s about wholly redefining manufacturing operations to achieve a more excellent circular economy and sustainable results. According to Deloitte, 70 percent of manufacturing executives believe their organization’s long-term success requires integrating industry 4.0 technology. But how do businesses get started? Here to give insights on this episode…
Fervor for Plant-Based Meat Could Help Tackle Climate Change
Can we, as good stewards of the world, address our collective impact on the environment? Most professional climate researchers agree that to do so, rather than make small personal changes to our daily habits, we need to address the few companies and industries most heavily polluting the earth. One of those key industries includes…
How Digital Twin Engineering Can Revolutionize Boeing’s Operations
Key Points: Paul Doherty draws on his experience with and knowledge of Boeing to explain how a digital twin engineering workflow would benefit their operations. Scaling is one of the most interesting aspects of what digital twinning can bring to manufacturing. Paul emphasizes the need to start looking at products as part of an ecosystem,…
Deconstruction: A Breakdown of the Pre-Construction Process
VCC Construction’s Taylor Marsalis, Director of Pre-construction, joined host Tyler Kern in the studio to dive into pre-construction processes. Everything from the pre-construction process to the various challenges and navigating current construction market conditions was up for discussion. “Pre-construction is the events that take place up to the actual groundbreaking of the construction part of…
These Two Companies are Solving the Last Inch Drone Delivery Problem
After UPS received the FAA’s first Part 135 certification for drone delivery in 2019, especially BVLOS delivery, the possibility of commercialized mass drone delivery became a reality. Fast-forward to 2021, and Alphabet’s Wing announced it crossed 100,000 drone deliveries, a massive milestone for consistency and a scaled future. As UAVs continue their path towards delivery…
Exploring the APEX Ecosystem
Integrated software solutions drive efficiency for many industries. Realizing this need, Stenograph introduced APEX, an intelligent ecosystem connecting agencies to reporters through the CATalyst software. A panel of experts from Stenograph joined host Kelly Sieracki to discuss the product. Participants included Pratul Patel, Sr. Product Manager, Lucy Smith, Sr. Product Manager, Jeff Cobb, Sr. Director Enterprise Sales, Jim…
The Rugged Edge Survival Guide: From the Near Edge to the Far
Premio’s Director of Product Marketing, and resident Edge Tech guru, Dustin Seetoo, once again joined host Daniel Litwin to break down more in-depth coverage of edge computing. And on this episode, Seetoo took Litwin to the ‘near’ and ‘far’ edges of the computing spectrum. Seetoo noted, off the bat, that data generation outside cloud environments…
VPP Star—Creating and Advancing a Superior EHS Culture
VPP is a federal OSHA program that promotes collaboration between OSHA and a business. With Bartell Machinery Systems, President Patrick Morocco and Head of EHS and Maintenance Michael Stoots spoke to Courtney Echerd on how this program can lead to an Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) culture within an organization. Bartell, a manufacturer of…
How Crypto Exchanges Can Avoid Sanctions By Shedding Criminal Users
2021 is the year of ransomware attacks; from Kaseya to the Colonial Pipeline, IT infrastructure no matter how critical seems unable to meet this cybersecurity challenge head-on. Part of this is because of the varying tactics and still relatively new channels, like cryptocurrency exchanges, for supporting ransomware attacks. In response to what appears to be…
What Role Will Architects Play in Natural Disaster Preparedness?
This year has been a compilation of catastrophic natural disasters, from fires ravaging Greece and California, to flooding inundating New York and China, to hurricanes smashing into Louisiana and the U.S. eastern coast. It’s not off target, either, to feel like the frequency of these climate-related disasters is increasing; the numbers back it up. An…
Workforce Education Will Be Industrialized Construction’s Path to Success
It is projected that by 2035, most buildings will be constructed by industrialized construction. This should be a point of optimism for the industry; IC allows manufacturing and construction to merge, which utilizes manufacturing’s ability to mass-produce and the construction industry’s skill in design to build unique prefabrication and modular buildings. This isn’t just an…
Pearson Solutions Group Launches Syntakt Packaging Integrations: Packed With Pearson.
On this episode of Packed With Pearson, Host Tyler Kern talked with Scott Reed, Vice President of Sales for Syntakt Packaging Integrations, and Michael Senske, President of R.A., Pearson Holding Company. They dug into the big news of the formal separation of Pearson’s System Solutions Group from Pearson Packaging Group. The packaging side of the…
Learning Automation Lessons from a Japanese Robotics Company Ahead of PACK EXPO 2021
Key Points: Automation is helping to fill the labor shortage and retention gaps. Packing has traditionally been a difficult field to automate. Machine intelligence makes this possible by allowing robots to perceive and react to its surroundings. Commentary: As labor shortages have continued to plague the global supply chain, many companies have recognized this as…
How UK Companies Can Cross the Pond to Success in an American Market
Post-Brexit, the U.K. is eager to fill the void of the European Union’s single market and tax reliefs with fresh free trade agreements. This included discussions with the U.S., which moved forward this week, maybe not to the U.K.’s liking, with meetings between U.S. President Biden and PM Johnson. Though Johnson made it a “priority”…
How Automation in the Food and Beverage Industry Increased Safety and Efficiency
On today’s episode of Conveying Progress, a Benda Manufacturing Podcast, our guests helped us explore how automated robotics and systems support operations in the food and beverage supply chain. Coming off a year of challenges accelerated by COVID, including those surrounding worker safety, food safety, supply shortages and more, food processing and packaging plants are…
What Do Churches Need to Consider in Their Facilities?
As the Church Facilities Expo met this week in Dallas, Texas, two of the major talking points of the show were the tools and strategies that can be used to help congregations connect with their communities and how churches should plan their building designs to best serve their members. We’ll hear first from Meredith…
Beyond the Concept: UL 508A Components Selection Considerations
Donavan Moore, the Electrical Design Department Manager at Concept Systems, educated host Tyler Kern on the considerations and selection process for UL 508A components. UL 508A is the standard for the construction of industrial control panels with the first edition coming out in 2001. “It’s been the go-to standard for industrial control panel design,” Moore…
What Are The Cybersecurity Threats With Work-From-Home?
If you’ve noticed more young faces around your office, it’s because the future of the workforce is young… millennials are projected to make up 75% of American workers by 2025. And this group has never known life without modern technology and mobile apps. It’s no surprise, then that companies are investing in more devices and technologies,…
Predicting the Long Term Impact of Automation and AI
Millions of people are unemployed, yet companies in every industry are struggling to find workers. Whether it’s a dispute about wages or employee dissatisfaction, companies are turning to AI to deal with the unpredictability in the workforce. As moves are being made to make AI implementation more widespread, what will be the long-term ramifications?…
Where Do Live Events Need to Adapt to Stay Relevant?
The National Association of Broadcasters officially canceled the 2021 NAB Show in Las Vegas due to so many big exhibitors opting to pull out this year. Due to on-going safety concerns, this is the second year the in-person show was canceled. With big shows like NAB and AES opting for virtual events, we’ve asked…
Designing a Future-Ready New Studio
Provost Studio knows there are many considerations at play when designing a new webcast studio. To better understand all that goes into designing a new studio, Provost’s Director of Design and President, Peter Provost, and project manager, Brian Stockmaster, gave host Tyler Kern all the insights. Stockmaster’s background in technical theater and 25 years in…
What is Pushing Modular Buildings Practices Through the Roof?
Modular construction has grown tremendously in the past few years, leading many to believe it’s a new innovation in the building industry. In reality, it has been around for quite awhile, but has only recently reached new heights as society re-evaluates our relationship with the environment. The host of MarketScale’s Cross Sections, Anthony Gude, sits…
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