Hello Everyone, this is a bit of a milestone. #therobotindustrypodcast number 100th episode! I got to say, I am happy to publish this episode with my good friends, and brothers in the robotics industry: Scott Marsic and Chris Round.

Chris Round is the East Central Regional Manager for Epson Robotics . He has over 25 years marketing and selling globally in the Automation, Packaging and SMT Industries with a diverse background in conveyors, electronics and robotics. He is currently on the Robotics Industry of America’s marketing committee. Chris resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife Linda and three kids, all currently in college. Chris graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green State University.

Scott Marsic has over two decades of experience successfully transforming diagnostic, technical, and business intelligence products into innovative, market-leading goods and services. As Group Product Manager at Epson America, Scott is responsible for developing strategic initiatives to help drive channel growth and end-user demand across the industrial robotics product category. Scott holds a BS from the University of California, Santa Cruz, an MS from the University of Southern California, and an MBA from San Francisco State University.

Scott, I remember that famous video of Epson bots making watches. Can you give our audience an overview of Epson Corp and Epson Robotics?

Chris, I heard that you have a lot of configurations of robots at Epson, give me a flavor of what that looks like? 

Scott, What new products are coming from Epson recently? What are you excited about?

Chris, what are your integrators and end users purchasing and what sectors are they operating in?

Chris can you tell our listeners about your flexible feeding solution?

Scott, you are gearing up for the Automate show. What technologies and demos will I see in person in the EPSON booth?

Scott What is your booth number?

Why has EPSON been so successful?

Business climate and supply chain?

How is Epson helping small to medium manufacturers, especially with a lot of new users?

Did we forget to talk about anything?

I learned a lot about EPSON Robotics in this episode, especially how quartz played a in the sequence of events that created the Epson brand. Have a listen.

Enjoy the podcast. Thanks for subscribing, thanks for listening.

Regards,

Jim

Jim Beretta

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