In this interview, we have a conversation about innovations from industry expert and friend, Mr. Joe Gemma.

Joe has 35 plus years of experience working in the automation industry, 12 years working for a System Integrator and the last 20+ years working for a Robotics OEM.

He is a strong supporter of the industry. He participates on the RIA Board of Directors and as past Chair and currently serves on the Board of the Association for Advancing Automation. He has served on the Board of the IFR and past President for International Federation of Robotics. Joe recently joined Calvary Robotics as the Global Vice President. Previously he spent 5 plus years as the Chief Regional Officer for KUKA Robotics Division - Americas. Spending 18 years at Stäubli, Mr. Gemma was CEO the Stäubli Group North America. Until 1997, he worked for the US enterprises, Advanced Technology Systems, Crellin Technologies and Corner & Lada, working in engineering, project management, business development and sales management.Mr. Gemma currently serves on various committees of the Robotic Industries Association, which covers the North American automation industry. Joe is committed to working to get broader visibility of the automation industry in general.

A couple of disclosures here. Peter is a great planner and we have done many projects together for clients across North America. We both have professional relationships with A3, The Association for Advancing Automation. If you are looking for a strategic planner, I highly recommend Peter Wright.

 

In this podcast we spoke about the challenges for the automation sector dealing through the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The Planning Group is dedicated to providing business planning expertise, strategic advice and facilitation to organizations through the practical application of strategic and operational planning. From the largest corporations and associations, to medium sized regional players, Peter helps his clients understand where they want to be and come up with a solid plan of attack to get there. Since 2002 he have provided these services to clients worldwide.

 

Fun fact: We live very close to each other in the city of Cambridge, Ontario.

 

Enjoy the podcast.

 

Jim

Carol Leaman is president and CEO of Axonify. She is an award-winning thought leader with an impressive track record of successfully leading technology companies in our tech-rich Waterloo Region. Not only is she a disruptor in the corporate learning space, but she’s also the brains behind the Axonify Microlearning Platform. I caught up with Carol at the Axonify headquarters in Waterloo, prior to Covid and we had a great conversation about how microlearning can be used in manufacturing and advanced manufacturing.

You can learn more about Axonify at https://axonify.com

Carol is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-leaman-22973b

Enjoy the episode! Jim

Jeff is president and Principle Executive Search Consultant at Chapman Group, Inc in Scottsdale, AZ

Jeff provides valuable search and recruiting solutions to high technology companies with a particular focus on those developing automated manufacturing and warehousing products, systems and solutions including automated assembly, robotics, mobile robotics, machine vision, ASRS and manufacturing and warehouse management software.

You can reach Jeff on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechapmangroup/

And his website is thechapmangroup.com

Enjoy the podcast!

Jim

I am Jim Beretta, ex-applications engineer (although I am not an engineer), ex-capital-equipment-complex-machine salesperson, and ex-marketer for a major robot integrator located in Cambridge, Ontario.

 

I helped create and drive the marketing effort that built the ATS name into one of the leading brands in machine building and robot integration.

 

I left ATS Automation Tooling Systems, now ATS Automation, over 10 years ago and built my own marketing consultancy called Customer Attraction, because most companies want more customers.

 

There was a podcast missing in the manufacturing industry. I hope to tell stories, introduce experts and take some of the lessons from my 100+ webinars that I have researched and presented to the automation community.

 

I hope you enjoy the #therobotindustrypodcast. If you would like to get in touch with us, fill out the form, we would love to chat.

 

Regards,

 

Jim