Learn about air amplification technologies used in blow-off and cooling applications in this episode of The Automation Podcast

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Special thanks to Les Rapchak for taking the time to review the many air amplification technologies used today in automated systems.

Topic List:

02:12 What is Air Amplification

04:53 Compressed air vs blowers

08:12 Replacing crimped pipes/tubes

11:19 Air Nozzles

17:04 Air Jets

21:47 Air Edgers

26:07 Manifold Systems

27:21 Air Amplifiers/Air Movers

39:50 Air Knives

51:25 Air Blade Ionizers

54:45 Ion Blaster Beam

56:24 Ring Blade Air Wipe

To find out more:

Nex Flow Air Products Corp.

Servicing the world with locations in north America, Europe and SE Asia plus agents and distributors around the globe

Website: https://nexflow.com

Les Rapchak, President

Email: lesr "at" nexflow.com

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Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

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Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

In this episode of The Automation Podcast, I sit down with Ford Cheeseman to learn about the Siemens Scalance line of Layer 2 Unmanaged Industrial Switches:

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Special thanks to Ford Cheeseman of Siemens for taking the time to review the Scalance Switche line with us!

To find out more about these products, see the below links:

Industrial Networks

Future Ready Networks

Scalance X-100

TIA selection tool

Vendors: Would you like your product featured on the Podcast, Show or Blog? If you would, please contact me at: https://theautomationblog.com/contact

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

In this episode of The Automation Podcast, I sit down with Yuen Li from IFM Efector to learn what IOLink is, and why you should consider using it on your next project:

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 58 Show Notes:

Special thanks to Yuen Li from IFM Efector for taking the time to review IOLink with us!

To find out more about these products, see the below links:

Discover IO-Link

Product Selector

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Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

In this episode of The Automation Podcast, we take a look at the new SITOP Power Supplies and Selectivity Modules from Siemens:

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 57 Show Notes:

Special thanks to Gregory Kateb from Siemens for taking the time to tell us about the new PSU6200 and SEL1200/1400!

To find out more about these products, see the below links:

How to program the diagnostic feature for Siemens PLC and HMI

PSU6200 Power Supply Website

PSU6200 Power Supply Brochure 

PSU6200 YouTube Video 

SEL1200/1400 YouTube Video 

SITOP Product Family Overview 

SITOP Product Family Brochure 

TIA selection tool

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Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

In this episode of The Automation Podcast, we take a look at the new line of HMI's from Siemens, the Unified Comfort Panels:

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 56 Show Notes:

Special thanks to Ramey Miller from Siemens for taking the time to tell us about the new Unified Comfort Panel line of HMIs!

Find out more about the Unified Comfort Panels at USA.Siemens.com/hmi-unified-systems-ab

Vendors: Would you like your product featured on the Podcast, Show or Blog? If you would, please contact me at: https://theautomationblog.com/contact

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

In Episode 3 of The Automation Demo (originally episode 55 of The Automation Podcast,) we sit down with Bryan Auz and take a look at his new product, Mech-Lock:

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The Automation Demo Episode 3 Show Notes (originally Podcast Episode 55:)

Special thanks to Bryan Auz for taking the time to demonstrate Mech-Lock to us!

Find out more, visit Mech-Lock.com

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Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

In this episode of The Automation Podcast, Diego Mesen Arguedas from Vester Business provides us with an overview of vNode Automation Industrial IoT Gateway:

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 54 Show Notes:

Special thanks to Diego Mesen Arguedas from Vester Business for taking the time to review vNode with us!

Find out more about vNode at www.vNodeAutomation.com

Vendors: Would you like your product featured on the Podcast, Show or Blog? If you would, please contact me at: https://theautomationblog.com/contact

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

In this episode of The Automation Podcast, Thomas Haneder from Siemens provides us with a technical overview of PROFINET:

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 53 Show Notes:

Special thanks to Thomas Haneder at Siemens for for taking the time to give us a technical overview of PROFINET!

Product Links:

PROFINET Webpage

Siemens Basic HMI Podcast

Siemens S7-1200 Podcast

Siemens Basic HMI - First Use Video

Siemens S7-1200 - First Use Video

Vendors: Would you like your product featured on the Podcast, Show or Blog? If you would, please contact me at: https://theautomationblog.com/contact

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

In this episode of The Automation Podcast, Ramey Miller from Siemens provides us with an overview of Siemens Basic HMI line of HMIs:

For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 52 Show Notes:

Special thanks to Ramey Miller at Siemens for taking the time to review the Siemens Basic HMI line with us!

Product Links:

Siemens HMI Product Page

TIA Portal Webpage

Siemens S7-1200 Podcast

Siemens Basic HMI - First Use Video

Siemens S7-1200 - First Use Video

Vendors: Would you like your product featured on the Podcast, Show or Blog? If you would, please contact me at: https://theautomationblog.com/contact

Until next time, Peace ✌️ 

If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.

Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator

Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

In this episode of The Automation Podcast, Jeff Brown from Mitsubishi returns to give us an overview of the Mitsubishi line of Variable Frequency Drives:

For more information, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 51 Show Notes:

Special thanks to Jeff Brown at Mitsubishi for for taking the time to review the Mitsubishi line of Variable Frequency Drives with us!

Product Links:

Link to Mitsubishi VFD Homepage

Link to Mitsubishi HMI Podcast

Link to Mitsubishi IQ-R PLC Podcast