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EECO Asks Why Podcast — 286 episodes

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Value Everyone - 100 Year Celebration Series

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It's Mine - 100 Year Celebration Series

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Straight Talk - 100 Year Celebration Series

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Delight Customers - 100 Year Celebration Series

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Achieve Results - 100 Year Celebration Series

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From Insights To Impact

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From Control To Intelligence

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Why Cybersecurity Belongs Inside Your Industrial Control Panel

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Smarter Panels, Better Decisions

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Smart Protection For Safer Control Panels

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Industrial Control Panels 101

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AI Agents: Manufacturing's Secret Weapon

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Virtual Factories, Real Results: The Digital Twin Revolution

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Digital Twins: The Future of Manufacturing

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Bridging the Industrial Skills Gap

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The Network: Your Manufacturing Lifeline

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3 Ways To Begin Your Smart Manufacturing Journey

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Progression and Smart Devices

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Unlocking the Power of Ethernet in Industrial Manufacturing

20

Transforming Manufacturing: Embracing Smart Technologies and Dispelling Myths

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Why Now is the Time to Lead

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Mastering Your Navigation Experience on EECO Online

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Unlocking Flexibility with Payment and Shipping Methods

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Streamlining Industrial Procurement: Unlocking Efficiency and Control

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Optimizing Online Procurement: Strategies for Efficiency and Accuracy

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Mastering Online Account Management

27

New Features and Enhancements on EECO Online

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Revolutionizing Industrial Manufacturing Through E-Commerce: Maximizing Account Management and Cutting-Edge Technology

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Embracing Digitalization: Revolutionizing Customer Engagement in Electrical Distribution

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Empowering Buyers in the Digital Age: The Future of Industrial Distribution

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Unlocking Efficiency and Security in Smart Manufacturing with Managed Network Switches

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From Reactive to Proactive: The Evolution of Industrial Power Monitoring

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Empowering Industrial Automation with IIoT Solutions

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The Future of Manufacturing: A Deep Dive into Smart Motor Protection

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Mastering System Design: From Concept to Reality

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Unleashing Your Asset Potential with Installed Base Evaluations

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250. Idea - How to Debrief to Win

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249. Idea - How Procurement Serves During Continuous Disruption

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248. Idea - Creating Supply Chain Agility Through Software

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247. Hero - Bret Lehman, Dir. of Product & Business Dev at PCX Corporation

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246. Idea - Inside look at Modular Data Centers

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245. Hero - Michael Hennings, Director Business Development at Hubbell Incorporated

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244. Idea - eCommerce Strategy for Manufacturing and Distribution

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243. Hero - Jerry Foster, CTO at Plex Systems, Inc.

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242. Idea - Quality as a Mindset

46

241. Hero - Curt Anderson, eCommerce Evangelist for Manufacturers

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240. Idea - Taking the comPLEX out of MES

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239. Special - Happy New Year from EECO Asks Why

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238. Special - Merry Christmas from EECO Asks Why

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237. Idea - Directly Impacting the Industrial Skills Gap

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236. Hero - Alicia Gilpin, Director of Engineering @ Process & Controls Engineering LLC

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235. Idea - The New Age of Sourcing

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234. Hero - Jeremiah Williams, Director of Integrated Machining Technology @ Danville Community College

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233. Thanksgiving Special with Chris Grainger

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232. Idea - The Future of Control Systems Integration

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231. Hero: Karen Blackburn - Materials Manager at Dust Solutions Inc

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230. Idea: How Industrial Manufacturers can Shift from Lead Gen to Demand Gen

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229. Hero: Robert Cooke - Founder and CTO @ 3Forge

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228. Idea: Understanding Professional Procurement

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227. Hero: Ayoka Gay - Agile Office Leader @ Schneider Electric

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226. Idea: OT Priorities & Defense in Depth

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225. Hero: Amanda Prochaska - Founder & Chief Wonder Officer @ Wonder Services

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224. Idea: How to Accelerate The Manufacturing Process

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223. Hero: David Friedman - Founder/CEO at CultureWise

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222. Idea: How to Connect People and Data!

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221. Hero: Christopher Roche - Chief Executive Officer at Catalyst Consulting

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220. Idea: How to Select a NEMA Motor!

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219. Hero: Joe Sullivan - Thinker & Founder @ Gorilla 76

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218. Idea: Interviewing for Success!

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217. Hero - Prabhjot Singh: CEO at Pyze

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216. Idea: Understanding Friction in the Customer Experience

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215. Hero: Alicia Wilson - Deputy General Manager - Operations at Summerville CPW

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214. Idea: Modernization Case Study Part III - Frankenstein Moment - It's Alive!

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213. Idea: Modernization Case Study Part II - Project Management means bring on the Tums!

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212. Idea: Modernization Case Study Part I - getting the ducks in a row!

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211. Hero: Paula Courtney - CEO & President at The Verde Group

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210. Idea: What is Energy Intelligence?

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209. Hero: Tanuj Thapliyal - CEO at Spot AI

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208. Idea: Historically Black Colleges and Universities & Their Impact on Industry

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207. Heroes: Advocates for Vocations - Amber Wilborne & Jody Woolwine

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206. Idea: Culture by Design – How to build a High Performing Culture

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205. Hero: Bob Meads - President at iQagent

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204. Idea: Industrial Marketing for Manufacturers in 2022

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203. Hero: Ron Thompson - Control/Interface Developer at Lampe & Malphrus Lumber Co.

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202. Idea - Industrial Analytics

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201. Hero: Jeff Long - Owner of True Focus Media

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200. Idea: Simplifying Sales for Industry

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199. Women of Industry - The Skills Gap: What are we going to do?

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198. Women of Industry - Women and Family

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197. Women of Industry - Women in STEM

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196. Women of Industry - It's a Man's World

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195. Women of Industry - Leadership Panel

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194. Idea: Video Content Marketing for Manufacturing

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193. Hero: Michael Wilborne - The Industrial Sorcerer in Training

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192. Idea: Exploring the Human Side of Technology

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191. Hero: Allie Donnelly - Apprentice Electrician and Panel Builder

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190. Idea: Industrial Networking Case Study - Lampe & Malphrus Lumber

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189. Hero: Michael Manzi - Manufacturing Information Systems Practice Lead at Feyen Zylstra

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188. Idea: Augmented Reality for the Industrial World

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187. Hero: Jonathan Noren - Business & Industrial IT Group Manager at RoviSys

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186. War Stories with Chris and Adam

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185. Hero: Natalie Birdwell - VP of Strategic and Corporate Development @ ndustrial.io

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184. Idea: Tackling IT/OT Convergence

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183. Hero: Chester Burke - Controls Engineer at Cadence Inc.

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182. Straight Talk with Chris - Internships are Awesome

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181. Straight Talk with Chris - Stop Puking Features and Benefits

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180. Straight Talk with Chris - Importance of Networking

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179. Straight Talk with Chris - Working from Home and Avoiding Burnout

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178. Straight Talk with Chris - Issues of 2021

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177. Hero: Chris Grainger with Special Guest Hosts!

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176. Season 6 Recap

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175. Hero: Amos Purdy - Lead Systems Engineer @ GPA

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174. Hero: Sandy D'Souza - Director Strategic Alliances @ Fiix Software

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173. Hero: Hussain Al-Khalaf - Sr. Project Manager at Jedson Engineering

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172. Hero: Richie Fortenberry - Consulting Engineer / Operations Manager at Prism Systems

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171. Hero: Daniel Herrington - CEO of Voxel Innovations

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170. Hero: Claire Stevens - Utility Distribution Engineer @ NC State University

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169. Hero - Paul Van Metre - Co-Founder of ProShop ERP

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168. Hero - Ashleigh Walters, President of Onex

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167. Hero - Graham Staples, Power & Energy Group Manager at RoviSys

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166. Idea - Circuit Breakers vs Fuses

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165. Hero - Wendy Covey, CEO And Co-Founder of TREW Marketing

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164. Idea - Lean Manufacturing and 5S

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163. Hero - Joseph Frank, Automation Engineer/Power Technician at Contact Switchgear Services

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162. Idea - What is a Controls Engineer?

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161. Hero - Tom Domitrovich, Vice President of Technical Sales at Eaton

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160. Idea - What is Pulsed Electrochemical Machining?

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159. Hero - Meaghan Ziemba, Hostess of Mavens of Manufacturing

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158. Short Circuits and Overloads: What's the Difference?

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157. Hero - Scott McNeil, The Industrial Wi-Fi Guy

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156. Season 5 Recap

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155. Idea - VFD Integration: Things to Consider

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154. Hero - Nataliya Klimovskikh, Automation Engineer at ATLINE

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153. Idea - Building Up S.T.E.A.M.

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152. Hero - Brian Garland, Machine Shop Manager at Magic Leap

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151. Idea - What is MES (Manufacturing Execution System)?

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150. Hero - Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial

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149. Idea - The Difference Between a Soft Starter and a VFD

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148. Hero - Vic Parangelo, Regional Manager at ProSoft Technology

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147. Idea - What is an Intelligent Motor Relay?

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146. Hero - Aidan Benkowski, Assistant Director of Business Development at gener8tor

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145. Idea - Smart Microgrids

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144. Hero - Jon Meighan, President at Lake Erie Rubber

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143. Idea - Motor Reliability 101

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142. Hero - Ray Tharpe, Owner/President at RTM Industrial Maintenance Inc.

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141. Idea - The Partnership Between Safety and Security

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140. Hero - Mayuri Dahibhate, MES Engineer at E-Technologies Group

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139. Idea - Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

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138. Hero - Mary Bruce Clemons, Industrial Control Technician at TW Controls

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137. Idea - Leading with Grit and Grace

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136. Hero - Mike Caccia, Industrial Territory Sales Engineer at Schneider Electric

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135. Idea - How to Extend Shop Resources with Manufacturing

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134. Hero - Dan Carnovale, Power System Experience Center Manager at Eaton

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133. Idea - Understanding Power Terminology

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132. Season 4 Recap

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131. Hero - Mike Cromheecke, Co-Founder and CEO of SteamChain.io

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130. Idea - Variable Frequency Drive Startup: What should I know?

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129. Hero - Tim Wilborne, Industrial Sorcerer at TW Controls

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128. Idea - What to Consider with Industrial Networks

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127. Hero - Ray Ziganto - Manufacturing Unicorn at Linara International

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126. Idea - The Value of Subject Matter Experts

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125. Hero - Mike Rathbun, Power & Control Solution Architecture Manager at EECO

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124. Idea - From Design to Function: Bridging the Gap

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123. Hero - Preston Hadley, President/Controls Specialist at Envision Automation & Controls

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122. Idea - The Power Move

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121. Hero - Lisa Scanlon, North America Partner Services Manager at Rockwell Automation

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120. Idea - The Wood Industry Meets Digital Marketing

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119. Hero - Tim Pollard, Founder and CEO at Oratium

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118. Idea - Lockout Tagout

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117. Hero - Bobby Cole, Founder and President at Think PLC

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116. Idea - A look inside the Pulp and Paper Industry

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115. Hero - Nirpal Sihota, Director of Industry Sales at Rockwell Automation

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114. Idea - Tackling Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Head On

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113. Hero - Jim Wertz, President / Sr. Electrical Engineer at Altavista Instruments & Controls

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112. Idea - Why Should I Consider Power Monitoring?

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111. Hero - Chung-Chee Tai, VP of Engineering at BluePrint Automation

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110. Idea - VFDs and Applications to Use Them

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109. Hero - Greg Paulsen, Director of Application Engineering at Xometry

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108. Idea - Content Marketing, Engineered

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107. Hero - Tessa Myers, Global Vice President, Software and Control at Rockwell Automation

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106. Idea - What is Wireless Ethernet?

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105. Hero - Bill Migirditch, Manufacturing Solutions Manager at RoviSys

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104. Idea - Low and Medium Voltage Applications

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103. Hero - Renee Eddy, Director of Innovation, Operations, and Methods at Eaton

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102. Idea - Integrating Microdrives with Ethernet IP

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101. Hero - Jay Flores, Global STEM Ambassador at Rockwell Automation

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100. Idea - Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) 101

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099. Hero - Chris Luecke, Host of Manufacturing Happy Hour

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098. Idea - Preventative Maintenance for Electrical Distribution Equipment

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097. Hero - Daniel Vaughn, Product Service Representative at EECO

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096. Idea - Manufacturing Recipe for Differentiation

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095. Season 3 Recap

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094. Idea - Taking Action to Support Industry

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093. Hero - Santa Thangavel, Network Security Information Product Manager at EECO

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092. Idea - Expanding Industry Knowledge with Video

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091. Hero - Brandon Mendoza, Director of Sales at Oden Technologies

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090. Idea - Machine-As-A-Service (MaaS)

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089. Hero - K Sorsenginh, Solution Architect at EECO

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088. Idea - Hey Manufacturers – It’s OK to ask for help!

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087. Hero - Bill Medcalf, Director of Information Systems at Global Process Automation

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086. Idea - Systems Integrator Evolution

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085. Hero - Michael Tricario, Plant Electrical Engineer at CertainTeed

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084. Idea - Exploring Lifecycle Services for Industry

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083. Hero - Dr. Travis Hodge, Strategic Sourcing Manager at Vulcan Materials

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082. Idea - OEMs Think Inside the Box

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081. Hero - Andrew Hastert, Director of Channel Partnership at Rockwell Automation

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080. Idea - Keys to Building an Engaged Team

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079. Hero - Jason Simon, Director at AMTEC

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078. Idea - Understanding Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)

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077. Hero - Zach White, Founder and CEO at OACO

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076. Industrial Networks Series - Network Assessments

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075. Industrial Networks Series - Connecting OT to Business Goals

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074. Industrial Networks Series - Interoperability and Ethernet/IP

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073. Industrial Networks Series - Industrial WiFi 101

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072. Idea - What is a Soft Starter and what are the best applications?

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071. Hero - Jonathan Fuller, Automation & Power Product Manager at EECO

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070. Idea - Mastering Communication in a Virtual World

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069. Hero - Matt Hussey, Low Voltage Motor Control Center Product Manager at Eaton

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068. Idea - Benefits of Manufacturing Digitalization

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067. Hero - Brett Melancon, Electrical Project Engineer at Bühler Motor

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066. Idea - Defining Digital Transformation for Manufacturing

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065. Hero - Jack Lawson, Board Member and former President/CEO at EECO

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064. Power Series - Load Flow Study

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063. Power Series - Arc Flash Study

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062. Power Series - Coordination Study

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061. Power Series - How close can I get to my electrical gear?

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060. Power Series - Short Circuit Study

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059. Season 2 Recap

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057. Hero - Polo Paredes, North American Channel Manager at Rockwell Automation

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058. Idea - Prioritizing Technology for Industry 4.0

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056. Idea - What are ANSI and UL Ratings

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055. Hero - Will Gibson, Associate Vice President at AECOM

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054. Industrial Future Series - Closing the Industrial Skills Gap

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053. Industrial Future Series - Manufacturing Perspective

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052. Industrial Future Series - S.T.E.M Invent the Change

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051. Idea - Innovation in Industry

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050. Hero - Alexus Hancock

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049. Idea - How to Safely Rack A Breaker

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048. Hero - Matthew Latham, Engineering Manager at Trimm Inc.

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047. Idea - What the heck is IIoT?

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046. Military to Manufacturing - Dustin Rodgers

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045. Military to Manufacturing - Bee Lo

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044. Military to Manufacturing - Jackson Henderson

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043. Military to Manufacturing - Academy of Advanced Manufacturing

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042. Hero - Tim Shope, Director of Digital Transformation at Avid Solutions

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041. Idea - Future of Digital Asset Optimization

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040. Hero - Joe Barton, IT Plant Site Lead for Merck & Co.

248

039. Security Mini Series - Product Security 101

249

038. Security Mini Series - Industrial Cyber Security

250

037. Security Mini Series - Proactive Cyber Security

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036. Hero - Tim Woodson, Servant Leader of Sentry Equipment

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035. Idea - Demystifying Industrial WiFi

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034. Hero - Dan Leeman, District Services Manager at Eaton

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033. Women in Engineering - Now What?

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032. Women in Engineering - Megan Samford

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031. Women in Engineering - Amanda Elliott

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030. Women in Engineering - Linda Freeman

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029. Women in Engineering - Mary Burgoon

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028. Women in Engineering - Rebecca Diederich

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027. Women in Engineering - Molly Murphy

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026. Women in Engineering - Libbie Harrison

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025. Women in Engineering - Krista Beyhaut

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024. Women in Engineering - Lauren Arnold

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023. Women in Engineering - Miranda Shope

265

022. Season 1 Recap - A Look Back, then Forward

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021. Hero - Brian Logan, Regional Service Manager at EECO

267

020. Idea - How to Avoid Burnout and Remain Balanced

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019. Hero - Kareem Josephs, Lead Power Systems Engineer at Eaton

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018. Idea - How Onsite Services Impacts Industrial Manufacturing

270

017. Hero - Rich Barber, Senior Account Manager at EECO

271

016. Idea - Industrial Networks 101

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015. Hero - Donna Michell, Corporate Credit Manager at EECO

273

014. Idea - Intelligent Motor Control Centers

274

013. Hero - Justin Shover, Regional Sales Manager at EECO

275

012. Idea - Industry impact from COVID-19

276

011. Hero - Matthew Simmons, Controls Engineer at Anco Rendering Equipment, LLC.

277

010. Idea - Ethernet IP vs Profinet - Battle of the Heavyweights

278

009. Hero - Luis Molinet, E&I Site Project Manager at Arauco

279

008. Idea - Remote Connectivity

280

007. Hero - Chase Boehlke, Motion Control Expert at Siemens

281

006. Idea - One Line Visualization - You Can Do This!

282

005. Hero - Robb Munger, Reliability Engineer at Cascades

283

004. Idea - Why Testing Your Gear is Important

284

003. Hero - Saurabh Bakshi, Sr Manufacturing Engineer at Intuitive

285

002. Idea - One Line Diagrams and Where to Start

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001. What is EECO Asks Why