In this episode of the "Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered" podcast series, we connect with Eric Roggeman and Greg Dieck of Omron Industrial Automation to find out if servo motor/drive/controller combinations sourced from one vendor are the best option or if mixing and matching components is preferred.

Enclosures protect the critical automation devices that keep your operations up and running. To get a better understanding about the role of enclosures in production facilities, and the distinction between certified and standard enclosures, we connect with Josiah Haas of Bud Industries, a manufacturer and supplier of electronic enclosures. 

In this episode, Jeff Johnson, Mechatronics Product Manager at Beckhoff, explains some the biggest factors impacting how OEMs are designing their machines to incorporate linear transport systems today and how Beckhoff is adapting in response.

In this episode of the "Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered" podcast series, we connect with Dan Schaffer of Phoenix Contact to learn about the best practices surrounding industrial network upgrades. Podcast sponsored by Allied Electronics & Automation.

In this fourth episode of the "Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered" Podcast series, we connect with Benson Hougland and Terry Orchard of Opto 22 to find out if open source software is suitable for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) applications.

In this third episode of the “Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered” podcast series, we connect with Justin Shade of Phoenix Contact to explore industrial wireless technologies and their OT/IT collaboration requirements, speed capabilities, and security concerns. This podcast is sponsored by Allied Electronics and Automation.

In this podcast, Automation World connects with Michael Bowne, executive director of PI North America, to explain industrial network topologies. In our discussion, we address how these topologies apply to fieldbus, Ethernet and wireless networks; how to determine best topology type for an existing application; and how to select the best topology type for future growth.

The “Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered” podcast series launches with this two-part podcast exploring the differences between smart and traditional instruments and how those factors impact industrial cybersecurity.

The “Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered” podcast series launches with this two-part podcast exploring the differences between smart and traditional instruments and how those factors impact industrial cybersecurity.

Here's a sneak peek of what's ahead