Talking Industrial Automation

In this episode of Talking Industrial Automation, Zack Scriven, founder and lead content creator of Zack Scriven Media, shares his journey from industrial automation engineer to video marketing entrepreneur.

Along the way, you'll hear his tips on how to work with millennials, attract and retain talent, the role of marketing in today's marketplace and the secret to getting started on using video to tell your story.

Production note: This episode was recorded on-site during the 2019 CSIA Executive Conference so the audio includes some background noises, though the main content is audible.

Credit Bensound and Wistia's Music Collection for the music in this episode.

In this episode of Talking Industrial Automation, Joe LaRussa, director of industrial engineering for the North American Seat Business at Brose Group, provides his take on the global war on talent, as well as reveal his successful strategy for priming the talent pipeline. Plus, you'll hear his advice on how system integrators can prepare for the future to meet customer demand.

In this episode of Talking Industrial Automation, Rick Kaun, VP of solutions for Verve Industrial Protection, shares his take on the unique role cybersecurity plays in a control system or operational environment.

He also breaks down the current guidelines and standards surrounding cybersecurity, including the pros and cons of several of the most popular and how to choose between them.

Finally, he reveals real-life examples of what to do, and more importantly, what not to do. And recaps some of the industry events where you can learn more.

Links to the events he mentions are below.

Technical Tradeshows:

S4 https://s4xevents.com/

SANS https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-summit/events

Free conferences:

ICSJWG (DHS): https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/Industrial-Control-Systems-Joint-Working-Group-ICSJWG

Public Safety Canada: https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/ntnl-scrt/cbr-scrt/ndstrl-cntrl-sstms/vnts-en.aspx#smpsm

Thinking about attending the 2019 CSIA Executive Conference? In this episode of Talking Industrial Automation, CSIA CEO Jose Rivera reveals what's new at this year's event, schedule highlights, as well as what's back by popular demand.

Programming note: Industry Director Lisa Richter debuts as TIA's host in this episode, replacing the Tony Veroeven. CSIA and its members are extremely grateful to Veroeven for his work creating, launching and then doubling the audience of the podcast.

Steve Newcomer is the Strategic Channel Manager Phoenix Contact USA which is located near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Steve shares his thoughts on cybersecurity within the industrial automation industry, and he shares a few best practices consumers can take to better protect themselves from external threats.

Steve also describes how he became involved with the manufacturing and integration fields. He also shares his journey of how he came to work at Phoenix Contact.

Enjoy getting to know Steve Newcomer of Phoenix Contact.

Rick Vanden Boom is the Automated System's Group Director of Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), which is North America's largest independent automation engineering company headquartered in Orion, Michigan.

Rick describes how the robotics industry, specifically collaborative robotics, is reducing the amount of floor space required to complete automation projects.

Rick also shares his thoughts on the IIoT, Industry 4.0, and Big Data and how AMT is working to capitalize on these industry trends.

Enjoy getting to know Rick Vanden Boom of Applied Manufacturing Technologies.

At the most popular session at the CSIA Executive Conference, "Lessons from Touching a Hot Stove", system integrators have learned how their peers' businesses have been burned by accidents, injuries and losses. This is especially true when the threat of a lawsuit, or an actual lawsuit itself, arises – what could have been done to avoid this dispute in the first place?

In this episode, I'm releasing a recent webinar titled, "Lessons from Touching a Hot Stove: Legal Edition." This installment is a great conversation between the CSIA Legal Plan attorneys, Mark Voigtmann and Brian Clifford. Mark and Brian's webinar was largely a conversation and doesn't rely on slides so don't worry about missing anything visual.

You'll hear from about some of the "hot stove" experiences they have seen and how you can best mitigate your risk using legal services. Do not miss this episode!

Enjoy getting to know more about legal issues in industrial automation.

Matt Wells is the Vice President of Digital Products of GE Digital, a leading software and advisory service company headquartered in San Ramon, California.

Matt describes GE Digital's role as a subsidiary of General Electric (GE), how automation is changing the labor force, and the incentive for companies to increase flexibility in order to meet changing demands.

Matt also shares his perspective on the rapidly growing IIoT network and how he believes GE Digital can leverage this emerging network using Cloud technology.

Enjoy getting to know Matt Wells of GE Digital.

Tom Burke is the President of the OPC Foundation.

Tom shares why it is essential for the industry to consider the interoperability demands of end-users, what the OPC Foundation is doing to solve the software development challenges they face, and how the problems system integrators face today are different than they were before Industry 4.0.

Enjoy getting to know Tom Burke from OPC Foundation.

This week my guest is Chris Luecke (Lou—Key), host of Manufacturing Happy Hour; a bi-monthly YouTube series. Manufacturing Happy Hour covers latest in automation trends and technology over a cold one. Chris started the show in 2016 and has done over 30 episodes. Chris is an OEM specialist Account Manager with Rockwell Automation and likes to record his show to help clients get to know him and make automation more approachable.

Chris shares some of his favorite subject matter discussed for his show, why he decided to become an engineer and he recommends a podcast that focuses on manufacturing. Check out The Art of Manufacturing podcast by Z Holly and subscribe to Chris' YouTube Show, "Manufacturing Happy Hour"

Now, enjoy getting to know Chris Luecke.