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The Automation Podcast — 289 episodes

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1

PLC COPILOT: The Best AI for PLC Programming? (P283)

2

RSio Remote Safe I/O that supports CIP Safety (P282)

3

Landon Descamps on Automation (P281)

4

Agile Automation’s PLC Coding AI Agent (P280)

5

Nachi Robotics (P279)

6

Foxboro’s SDA DCS (P278)

7

Monitor Your OT Network and Devices with Paessler (P277)

8

Synergy Logic Modbus TCP I/O and Raspberry Pi PLC (P276)

9

Automation to Autonomy: Digital Twin Powered Physical AI (P275)

10

Modbus RTU and TCP Products from ICP DAS USA (P274)

11

VFD and HVAC Applications with Nick Rosner (P273)

12

Control System Migrations with Rylan Pyciak (P272)

13

Tampa Bay, Florida Automation Expo Pre-Show Interview (P271)

14

What’s New and Next for Robotics with Christine Bush (P270)

15

Modular PLCs from Horner Automation (P269)

16

Automation At Reframe Systems (P268)

17

A.I. for PLC Code Generation (P267)

18

Operational Technology System Risk Management (P266)

19

What’s New In FactoryTalk View 15 & 16 (P265)

20

What’s Driving Open Automation with Hany Fouda (P264)

21

Migrating S7 PLC Applications to TIA Portal v21 (P263)

22

AI-Powered Autonomous Welding Robotics (P262)

23

What’s Next for Industrial Automation with Karim Kozman (P261)

24

Next Gen IPCs from Emerson (TAP260)

25

What New in TIA Portal v21 (P259)

26

Digital Transformations & Industrial Automation Trends with Dante Vaccaro (P258)

27

PRONETIQS: Measure, Monitor, and Maintain (P257)

28

Drew Allen of Grace Technologies on Automation, Safety, and More (P256)

29

Robotics in Warehouse Automation with Erik Nieves of Plus One Robotics (P255)

30

Innovation Summit Las Vegas 2025 Recap (P254)

31

New Features of Ignition 8.3 with Travis Cox (S2E37)

32

Siemens Sirius Act with Profinet (P253)

33

OTee Virtual PLCs (P252)

34

Siemens SINAMICS G220 Clean Power Drive (P251)

35

Samos PRO MOTION Safety Controller from Wieland Electric (P250)

36

Copia Automation on AI and Industrial DevOps (P249)

37

Software Toolbox: OPC Server, Router, DataHub and more (P248)

38

Innovations in Coriolis Flowmeter Technology (P247)

39

ET 200SP Distributed IO First Look (S2E19)

40

IO-Link: What Is It, When To Use It, and How It Works (P246)

41

ISA OT Cybersecurity Summit (P245)

42

First Look: Samos Pro Safety Controller (S2E15)

43

PROFINET and System Redundancy (P244)

44

The Most Underrated Skill in Automation (P243)

45

Ignition Community Conference 2025 (P242)

46

Emerson Dust Collector Monitoring & Control Solution (P241)

47

Commission Siemens VFDs using StartDrive (P240)

48

Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239)

49

Talking Automation with Rylan Pyciak of Cleveland Automation Systems (P238)

50

Rockwell’s New Ethernet/IP In-Cabinet Solution (P237)

51

MaintainX: Prevent Unplanned Downtime (P236)

52

First Time Using Ignition: Tags and Views (P235)

53

What’s New & Next with Logix and 5590/L9 (P234)

54

2024 Audience Choice Poll Results (P233)

55

Position Guided Vision (P232)

56

Anybus Defender Industrial Security Devices (P231)

57

Siemens S7-1200 G2 PLC: Overview and First Look (P230)

58

Manufacturing Execution Systems (P229)

59

Copia’s Ai Copilot Documents, Converts & Writes PLC Code (P228)

60

Siemens TIA Portal v20 (P227)

61

PRTG’s OPC UA Server: IT & OT Monitoring for your SCADA, HMI, or PLC (P226)

62

FrameworX v10 from Tatsoft (P225)

63

DF1 to Ethernet/IP Router by Prosoft (P224)

64

AI, Technology, and Manufacturing with Rhonda Dibachi (P223)

65

tManager by Softing: Connecting Control Systems to Databases and the Cloud (P222)

66

Trends In Industrial Automation (P221)

67

Micropsi: AI-Powered Computer Vision for Robots (P220)

68

Mettler Toledo’s Weigh Module SPE (P219)

69

Schneider’s Altivar Solar ATV320 VSD (P218)

70

Emerson Robotic Paint Automation Solutions (P217)

71

Manufacture Local Interview (P216)

72

Digital Twins In Industrial Applications (P215)

73

The New G220 VFD from Siemens (P214)

74

Horner’s New Canvas PLC+HMI and CScape v10 (P213)

75

Opto 22’s Groov Epic and RIO (P212)

76

The State of Industrial DevOps with Copia Automation (P211)

77

FactoryTalk Design Studio (P210)

78

K50Z Multipoint Sensor from Banner Engineering (P209)

79

What’s New with FactoryTalk View v14 (P208)

80

ISA and Cybersecurity (P207)

81

AMCI Motion Control Products (P206)

82

What’s New, Coming, and Changing (P205)

83

Project Libraries in TIA Portal (P204)

84

Siemens S7-1200 G2 (P203)

85

IXON Secure Remote Access and Edge Gateway (P202)

86

No Charging Downtime for AMRs, Forklifts, and Drones using Capacitive Power from CaPow (P201)

87

TAP Episode 200: Office Tour, Reflections, and Sincere Thanks! (P200)

88

Paessler PRTG: IT and OT Monitoring Solution (P199)

89

New Unified Basic Panel HMIs (P198)

90

Unitronics PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, and Servos (P197)

91

Siemens Industrial Computers (P196)

92

Pro-face HMIs & IPCs by Schneider Electric (P195)

93

Radar Level Measurement: Is 80GHz Right For Your Application? (P194)

94

Siemens Scalable Machine-mount I/O (P193)

95

Banner’s Remote I/O (P192)

96

What’s New With Rockwell’s Logix and View (P191)

97

What’s New In TIA Portal v19 (P190)

98

Year In Review: Our Top Ten Podcasts, Videos, and Blogs for 2023 (P189)

99

Siemens S200 and S210 Servo Drives (P188)

100

Schneider Altivar Machine Drives (P187)

101

Horner Automation OCS: PLC, HMI and Distributed IO (P186)

102

Trends in Industrial Automation (P185)

103

ISASecure – Automation and Control System Security Assurance Certification (P184)

104

What is PLCnext, and How To Use It (P183)

105

Auvesy-MDT Octoplant: Automated Backups, Disaster Recovery, and More (P182)

106

MOXA’s New Industrial Computers (P181)

107

Manufacturing: Yesterday and Today (P180)

108

IEC-62443 Zones, Conduits, and the Red Lion RA10C (P179)

109

Smart Single Point Load Cell with IO-Link from Mettler Toledo (P178)

110

TIA Portal Cloud, Subscription Bundles, and More (P177)

111

Harmony HMIs and iPCs from Schneider Electric (P176)

112

ArmorKinetix Distributed Servo Drives by Rockwell Automation (P175)

113

Secure, High Speed Industrial Mesh Networks by Rajant (P174)

114

Allen-Bradley PLC Migrations with SoftPLC (P173)

115

OnLogic Industrial Computers (P172)

116

SMC’s Air Management System (P171)

117

TeSys Island: Smart Motor Starters from Schneider Electric (P170)

118

Softing’s dataFEED OPC Suite (D012)

119

IND360: Next Gen Weighing Indicator from Mettler Toledo (P169)

120

Siemens WinCC v8 Features and Add-ons (P168)

121

FLEXHA 5000 I/O from Rockwell Automation (P167)

122

Realtime Robotics (P166)

123

Evolution of the Programmable Controller (P165)

124

What’s New With FactoryTalk View Site Edition v13 (P164)

125

OT Security Threats and Risks (P163)

126

Siemens SIMOCODE Motor Management System (P162)

127

Modicon Machine Level PLC Product Line Update (P161)

128

IFM 2D Vision Cameras (P160)

129

What’s New At Insights In Automation (P159)

130

DinStorage – Clean, Organized Din Rail Storage (P158)

131

SimServe – Modbus Device Simulation (P157)

132

Eaton’s New Din Rail Mount UPS, Switches, and more (P156)

133

Balluff BVS Identsensor: A Next Generation Code Reader (P155)

134

LiDAR Technology and Products (P154)

135

FLEXIV: Adaptive Industrial Robots with Advanced Force Control (P153)

136

CaPow: Perpetual Capacitive Power for Robots, Drones, and More (P152)

137

New Branch Motor Control and Protection Products from Rockwell (P151)

138

SUPERTUNE: Fully Automatic Auto-Tuning (P150)

139

Live from Manufacturing In America 2023 (P149)

140

Tech Talk with John Rinaldi of Real Time Automation (P148)

141

Prosoft EtherNet/IP to DH+ (DHPlus) Gateway (P147)

142

Manufacturing In America Show Preview (P146)

143

Highspeed Wireless IO-Link (P145)

144

Red Lion’s New NT5000 Managed Gigabit Switches (P144)

145

Industrial PLCs based on Arduino and Raspberry PI (P143)

146

Rockwell I/O and HMI Product Update (P142)

147

CNC Automation: What’s New (P141)

148

FactoryTalk Linx (RSLinx Enterprise) (P140)

149

OpenPLC (P139)

150

Manufacturing Hub co-host Dave Griffith (P138)

151

Siemens ET 200SP Motor Starters (P137)

152

Industrial Ethernet Switches from Antaira (P136)

153

eCommerce for Manufacturing (P135)

154

Holiday Special Edition of The Automation Podcast (P134)

155

Automation Ladies Podcast (P133)

156

TIA Portal – v18: What’s New (P132)

157

Eight Advantages Of Using IO-Link (P131)

158

Using Siemens VFDs with A-B PLCs (P130)

159

Automation Business Value Growth (P129)

160

Copia Automation’s Device Link (P128)

161

Strain Gauge Force Sensor Technology (P127)

162

Process Control Monitoring and Diagnostics (P126)

163

TIA Portal – v17: Cause and Effect Matrix (P125)

164

Ignition from Inductive Automation (P124)

165

Symphoni Automated Assembly (P123)

166

Studio 5000 – V35: What’s New (P122)

167

Soft PLCs: Common Myths and Reasons To Use (P121)

168

Elite Automation and AMR Applications (P120)

169

Siemens VFDs and Servo Drives (P119)

170

Interviewing Jeremy Pollard, Electrical Engineer (P118)

171

OT Security with Enrique Martinez of WWT (P117)

172

Manufacture Local (P116)

173

Smarter Machine Lighting and Indication (P115)

174

ControlLogix, Studio 5000 – Rockwell Automation Update (P114)

175

Interviewing Dan Winchester, Controls Engineer (P113)

176

RFID Technology and Products (P112)

177

Interviewing Paul Hunt, Senior Automation Engineer and Freelance Writer (P111)

178

Cybersecurity, ISA99, and 62443 (P110)

179

Talking Industrial Automation with Lisa Richter (P109)

180

Interviewing Marc LeVine on Job Skills Needed in Industrial Automation (P108)

181

PLCs: Past, Present, and Future (S2E04)

182

Rockwell Remote Access (P107)

183

Interview: Brandon Cooper (P106)

184

Smart Signal Conditioners from HBK (P105)

185

Manufacturing Happy Hour with Chris Luecke (P104)

186

Remote Access Gateways from Prosoft Technology (P103)

187

Stepless Multi-Variable Closed Loop PID Tuning from PiControl Solutions (P102)

188

SIMUMATIK Simulation Software (P101)

189

The Future Of Automation: Special Extended Episode of The Automation Podcast (P100)

190

SNAP Industrial Ethernet Fault Identification by PROCENTEC (P99)

191

Data Logger Plus from Prosoft Technology (P98)

192

Inside The Book Of CODESYS with author Gary Pratt (P97)

193

Next Generation Automation with Schneider Electric (P96)

194

Siemens Motion Control Overview (P95)

195

Snap Signal from Banner – A Comprehensive IIoT Productivity Solution (P94)

196

ARC Advisory Group (P93)

197

iQagent: Augmented Reality for Industrial Automation (P92)

198

CODESYS (P91)

199

PowerFlex 755TS VFD (P90)

200

Copia Source Control for Automation (P89)

201

Stratus Fault Tolerant Solutions (P88)

202

P+F USi-Safety Rated Ultrasonic Sensor (P87)

203

Siemens HMIs (P86)

204

FactoryTalk Logix Echo from Rockwell (P85)

205

Siemens Distributed IO Overview (P84)

206

ASi Field Bus (P83)

207

Automation Fair 2021: Rockwell’s plans for this year’s show (P82)

208

MDT AutoSave: Automatic Backup, Compare, Archive (P81)

209

S7-1500 – Advanced Siemens PLC Overview (P80)

210

Cybersecurity: IT and OT Working Together (P79)

211

Industrial Computers from Global American (P78)

212

Solve Difficult Detection, Tracking, and Lighting Vision Applications with Next Gen Smart Cameras (P77)

213

What’s New With PI (Profinet, Profibus, IOLink, …) (P76)

214

Cybersecurity and Remote Connectivity with Phoenix Contact (P75)

215

View Designer and PanelView 5000 Update with Rockwell Automation (P74)

216

Phoenix Contact WLAN Products (P73)

217

Introduction to EtherCAT (P72)

218

TIA Portal – v17: What’s New (P71)

219

CCW – v13: What’s New Connected Components Workbench (P70)

220

The International Society of Automation (P69)

221

PLCnext: The Next Generation of PLCs (P68)

222

Real-Time Maintenance in Industrial Automation (P67)

223

SMC EX600 Industrial Wireless (P66)

224

FactoryStudio and FrameworX (P65)

225

Cleaning Statically Charged Surfaces In Automated Systems (P64)

226

ASCII To EtherNet/IP Gateway, RTA 435NBX (D004/P63)

227

Automation Fair At Home: Rockwell’s plans for this year’s show (P62)

228

SIMATIC Real-Time Locating Systems (P61)

229

Air Amplification Technologies For Automation (P60)

230

Scalance Unmanaged Industrial Switches (P59)

231

What Is IO-Link, and Why Use It? (P58)

232

SITOP Power Supplies and Selectivity Modules (P57)

233

Siemens Unified Comfort Panels (P56)

234

Mech-Lock First Look (D003/P55)

235

vNode Automation IoT Gateway Explained (P54)

236

PROFINET Technical Overview (P53)

237

Siemens Basic HMI Product Overview (P52)

238

Mitsubishi VFD Product Overview (P51)

239

S7-1200 – Overview (P50)

240

Mitsubishi HMI Overview: GOT2000 (P49)

241

Mitsubishi iQ-R PLC Overview (P48B)

242

Mitsubishi iQ-F FX-5 PLC Overview (P48A)

243

ViewSE – TechED 2018: What’s New In FactoryTalk View Site Edition (P47)

244

Studio 5000 – TechED18: What’s New with Studio 5000 from TechED 2018 (P46)

245

Logix, View – TechED18: What’s New with Logix and View from TechED 2018 (P45)

246

SkyCAD Demo! (D002/P44)

247

What’s New In Connected Components Workbench V11? (P43)

248

Studio 5000 – v31: What’s New (P42)

249

ViewSE – v10: What’s New In FactoryTalk View Site Edition (P41)

250

ViewSE – v9: What’s New In FactoryTalk View Site Edition – A look back (P40)

251

The New Features Of FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 10.0 (P39)

252

The New Features Of FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 9.0 (P38)

253

ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Monitor Tags on your iPhone and iPad (D001/P37)

254

Sample Code – Setup and Download Demo Programs to A-B PLCs (P36)

255

USB To Data Highway Plus (DHP, DH+) – First Look and Use of the ANC-120e (P35)

256

Automation Fair 2016 Post Show Podcast (P34)

257

What I learned in my first year coaching Lego League (P33)

258

Automation Fair 2015 Pre-Show: 1756-L85E, 5069 I/O (P32)

259

Top Rockwell news and products of the year (P31)

260

RSTechED 2014 Post Show Thoughts (P30)

261

Remote Access Options (P29)

262

ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Can multiple controllers control the same Ethernet I/O? (P28)

263

ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Data Logging Options (P27)

264

Beginner’s PLC (P26)

265

Find Rockwell downloads and updates (P25)

266

Rockwell Software Support for Windows 7, 8 and XP (P24)

267

ControlLogix – Adding I/O at Runtime (P23)

268

PLC-5 – Ethernet Options (P22)

269

Free Rockwell Training Videos (P21)

270

RSTechED 2014 – What is it all about (P20)

271

Kickstarter Campaign Successful! (P19)

272

Announcing our Kickstarter campaign! (P18)

273

Where you can find free Allen-Bradley and Rockwell Software training materials (P17)

274

SLC-500, MicroLogix, PanelView Plus 6 – Adding DH-485 (P16)

275

Accessing the configuration mode of the PanelView Plus (P15)

276

PanelView – Transferring projects to your Allen-Bradley HMI using a USB Flash Drive (P14)

277

Where to get free Allen-Bradley and Rockwell Software (P13)

278

Allen-Bradley and Rockwell Automation software activation (P12)

279

How to find Allen-Bradley and Rockwell Automation manuals and documentation (P11)

280

Reviewing 2013 and our plans for 2014 (TAP 10)

281

Transferring Software Registration for Rockwell Allen-Bradley Software (P9)

282

ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Non-Volatile Memory Load Modes (P8)

283

Programmable Controller Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory (P7)

284

ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Why your Controller’s Real Time Clock (DateTime) may be a few hours off (P6)

285

Virtualization with VMware (P5)

286

Allen-Bradley Micro820 (P4)

287

1769-AENTR (P3)

288

RSLogix 5000 version 20.03 (P2)

289

The Automation Podcast, Episode 1: Introductions