The Plant

It is at the front of all our minds, or at least it should be. Cyber security and data safety is such a hot topic in today’s world that you see it in the news, headlines and really… everywhere. Special guest Ahmik Hindman, Senior Solution Consultant of Networks & Cybersecurity for Rockwell Automation, joins The Plant to talk about what challenges industrial automation companies face in cyber security and how we defend against threats and attacks.

Whether your job is on a production line or in an office, safety at work is vital to industry and your livelihood. How is safety thought about in modern automation and how did we get here? Steve Ludwig, Strategic Marketing Manager for Rockwell Automation, brings his expertise as we explore safety in today’s industrial world. From project start to regular maintenance, safety makes long term profits possible.

The history of industrial automation and how it all fits together. This is the topic we aim to cover as we kick off the conversation with special guest Kris Dornan, Commercial Marketing Manager at Rockwell Automation. This episode focuses on the programmable logic controller and how it changed automation forever. Most modern industrial control systems rely on quality system integration that begins with the PLC. Listen in to find out how important these devices remain in today’s modern manufacturing environments.

Frank Hill from Stratus Technologies joins The Plant to talk about the success of the ztC Edge Server. The guys talk about how edge computing provides the perfect advantage for high availability, low latency plant floor applications and how ThinManager can fit seamlessly into the solution.

Todd Garmon joins The Plant as our guest. Todd has been a Commercial Engineer for the ThinManager team for a long time. He has helped to facilitate the integration and use of ThinManager in almost countless customer installs. He knows intimately the challenges faced from the System Integrator down to the end-user when using and learning ThinManager.

Nick Neppach, Senior Commercial Engineer from Rockwell Automation, joins Bryan to talk about the newest ThinManager 12.1 release, advancements in application container technology (including Firefox, Chrome and Citrix Storefront), and even farm life.

Amy Carter, Technical Solutions Manager from Gerrie Electric, joins the show to talk about some of her experiences over the years with ThinManager. We take a dive into some customer stories and what was done to overcome challenges for simplicity and increased production.

Nick Putman, Global Product Manager for ThinManager, joins the show to talk about the new features in ThinManager Version 12. What is creating all the buzz and what is the future impact on ThinManager?

Lindsay Raspanti from Rockwell Automation joins the show to discuss with Bryan the acquisition of Italian based hardware company ASEM. What does this mean for the VersaView line of hardware and Allen Bradley moving forward?

Mark Westol, Alex Walker and Wende Laurin from Rockwell Automation ThinManager join Bryan for a little Q & A while working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. As the world shelters in place, we all are dealing with our new normal while keeping business and manufacturing running.