Muscle and joint injuries remain one of the most costly and common workplace problems, yet many safety teams still rely on clipboards and stopwatches to measure risk. In this episode of The Industrial Lens, host Eric Hassen talks with Shane Larson, CEO of Inseer, about a better way to evaluate jobs on the plant floor.

Shane shares how Inseer uses video-based motion analysis to measure forces, posture, and ergonomic risk in minutes, giving safety leaders reliable data to prevent injuries and justify improvements. Eric explains how Caster Connection uses Inseer to prove the impact of switching from commodity casters to ergonomic solutions that reduce push/pull force and improve worker safety.

You'll also hear about the challenges of traditional assessments, the importance of validation and transparency when using new technology, and what the future of ergonomic risk assessment could look like.

Jeremy of The Industrial Lens sits down with Gil Valentin, VP of Sales and Marketing at BrinkAlert, to explore how visual alert systems are reshaping safety in industrial and emergency response environments.

In this episode, Gil unpacks the real-world dangers that warehouses and fire stations face every day—from blind corner collisions to fire trucks accidentally hitting bay doors—and how BrinkAlert's programmable LED systems help prevent them. He shares stories of close calls, discusses why most organizations adopt safety tech only after an incident, and explains how proactive facilities can justify the investment. If you're responsible for industrial safety or just want to avoid costly accidents before they happen, this conversation is for you.

Jeremy of The Industrial Lens sits down with Adam Beck, Director of Marketing for Cadenas USA, to discuss how engineers approach product selection and why access to CAD models and specifications is critical.

In this episode, Adam shares insights into the decision-making process engineers go through when specifying components, the challenges they face when suppliers make it difficult to get the information they need, and how offering the right digital tools—like downloadable CAD files—can make all the difference. If you've ever struggled to find the right parts for your design, this conversation is for you.

On the newest episode of The Industrial Lens Podcast, we sit down with Jennie Hempstead, a professional graphic recorder who specializes in working with heavy industries, including aerospace engineering. Together, we learn how various businesses across numerous industries, especially businesses within more industrial and manufacturing sectors, can benefit from graphic recording services and how a business can leverage these services within sale pitches, events, marketing campaigns, and during onboarding or other types of training.

Eric of The Industrial Lens interviews Deborah Scherer, Managing Director of Global Trade and Investment for One Columbus, with a little help from his guest host, our own Director of Marketing at Caster Connection, Jeremy King.

One Columbus is an organization that played an incredibly vital role during the negotiations with Intel to bring their business here and to build their newest multi-billion dollar chip manufacturing facility in Central Ohio. In this interview, we learn more about how One Columbus contributes to Ohio's economic development by attracting businesses from a variety of industries to the state and discuss how the organization was able to help the state of Ohio negotiate such a mutually beneficial deal with Intel.

Joe and Eric of The Industrial Lens discuss the variables you should consider when shopping for casters, including ergonomics. Learn more about our rigorous push/pull testing, how we evaluate a facility's caster needs, and more in this short 30-minute episode.

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Joe and Eric of The Industrial Lens interview Michael Marcum (General Manager—Autonomous Vehicles) and Jared Sanders (Operations Manager—Autonomous Vehicles) of Bastian Solutions.

The focus of this episode is on industrial automation, and touches on the multitude of benefits that automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can bring to an organization including improved safety, working conditions, and employee retention.

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Joe and Eric of The Industrial Lens interview 33 Forever's Educational Programming Chair, Sara Bennett.

The focus of this episode is regarding 33 Forever, a non-profit organization created to honor Danielle Leedy's life and her longtime passion to raise awareness, empower and comfort those struggling with the disease of depression, anxiety and finding self-worth, including suicidal thoughts. 

In this discussion, Sara describes how employers can support their employees, shares mental health best practices, and more.

Trigger warning: This episode contains content related to suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling please call 1-800-273-8255. This crisis line is staffed 24 hours a day. 

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Joe and Eric of The Industrial Lens interview JTec Industries' V.P. of Sales, Curtis Harris and National Account Manager Automation, Boyd King.

The focus of this episode is on industrial automation, and touches on the benefits that automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can bring to an organization.

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Joe and Eric of The Industrial Lens interview Dr. Gary Allread, Program Director for the SRI-Ergonomics, the consulting and training branch of The Ohio State University's Spine Research Institute. 

Gary received his PhD from The Ohio State University in 2000 and is also a Certified Professional Ergonomist.  He serves on the Board of the Applied Ergonomics Society, actively collaborates with the annual Applied Ergonomics Conference, and has been a member of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society since 1987.

This episode touches upon how musculoskeletal disorders can occur due to poor ergonomics, research the OSU SRI has been and continues to be involved in, and more.

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