In this episode of the podcast, Matt and Grant Schiefferle from Automation Marketing, Inc. in Lakewood, Ohio and Epson's Chris Round join me in a panel discussion about robots, assembly and automation from a distributors perspective. Marketing Automation distributes Epson robots, Weiss, Schmidt Technology presses, Weber Performance Presses, Glide-Line conveyors and other products so they have a unique view on what is happening in manufacturing from their Cleveland, Columbus and Erie offices.

During this podcast we talk about:

The importance of ease of use in automation

Trends from high volume to low volume, high-mix automation

Training for year 1, year 2 and onwards

Innovation, labs, animation and simulation

First time automation users

Special thanks to Epson America for loaning us Chris for the conversation.

Enjoy the podcast,

Jim.