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The Automation Podcast — 282 episodes

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1

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

2

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

3

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

4

VFD and HVAC Applications with Nick Rosner (P273)

5

Control System Migrations with Rylan Pyciak (P272)

6

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

7

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

8

Modular PLCs from Horner Automation (P269)

9

Automation At Reframe Systems (P268)

10

A.I. for PLC Code Generation (P267)

11

Operational Technology System Risk Management (P266)

12

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

13

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

14

Migrating S7 PLC Applications to TIA Portal v21 (P263)

15

AI-Powered Autonomous Welding Robotics (P262)

16

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

17

Next Gen IPCs from Emerson (TAP260)

18

What New in TIA Portal v21 (P259)

19

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

20

PRONETIQS: Measure, Monitor, and Maintain (P257)

21

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

22

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

23

Innovation Summit Las Vegas 2025 Recap (P254)

24

New Features of Ignition 8.3 with Travis Cox (S2E37)

25

Siemens Sirius Act with Profinet (P253)

26

OTee Virtual PLCs (P252)

27

Siemens SINAMICS G220 Clean Power Drive (P251)

28

Samos PRO MOTION Safety Controller from Wieland Electric (P250)

29

Copia Automation on AI and Industrial DevOps (P249)

30

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

31

Innovations in Coriolis Flowmeter Technology (P247)

32

ET 200SP Distributed IO First Look (S2E19)

33

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

34

ISA OT Cybersecurity Summit (P245)

35

First Look: Samos Pro Safety Controller (S2E15)

36

PROFINET and System Redundancy (P244)

37

The Most Underrated Skill in Automation (P243)

38

Ignition Community Conference 2025 (P242)

39

Emerson Dust Collector Monitoring & Control Solution (P241)

40

Commission Siemens VFDs using StartDrive (P240)

41

Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239)

42

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

43

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

44

MaintainX: Prevent Unplanned Downtime (P236)

45

First Time Using Ignition: Tags and Views (P235)

46

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

47

2024 Audience Choice Poll Results (P233)

48

Position Guided Vision (P232)

49

Anybus Defender Industrial Security Devices (P231)

50

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

51

Manufacturing Execution Systems (P229)

52

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

53

Siemens TIA Portal v20 (P227)

54

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

55

FrameworX v10 from Tatsoft (P225)

56

DF1 to Ethernet/IP Router by Prosoft (P224)

57

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

58

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

59

Trends In Industrial Automation (P221)

60

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

61

Mettler Toledo’s Weigh Module SPE (P219)

62

Schneider’s Altivar Solar ATV320 VSD (P218)

63

Emerson Robotic Paint Automation Solutions (P217)

64

Manufacture Local Interview (P216)

65

Digital Twins In Industrial Applications (P215)

66

The New G220 VFD from Siemens (P214)

67

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

68

Opto 22’s Groov Epic and RIO (P212)

69

The State of Industrial DevOps with Copia Automation (P211)

70

FactoryTalk Design Studio (P210)

71

K50Z Multipoint Sensor from Banner Engineering (P209)

72

What’s New with FactoryTalk View v14 (P208)

73

ISA and Cybersecurity (P207)

74

AMCI Motion Control Products (P206)

75

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

76

Project Libraries in TIA Portal (P204)

77

Siemens S7-1200 G2 (P203)

78

IXON Secure Remote Access and Edge Gateway (P202)

79

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

80

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

81

Paessler PRTG: IT and OT Monitoring Solution (P199)

82

New Unified Basic Panel HMIs (P198)

83

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

84

Siemens Industrial Computers (P196)

85

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

86

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

87

Siemens Scalable Machine-mount I/O (P193)

88

Banner’s Remote I/O (P192)

89

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

90

What’s New In TIA Portal v19 (P190)

91

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

92

Siemens S200 and S210 Servo Drives (P188)

93

Schneider Altivar Machine Drives (P187)

94

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

95

Trends in Industrial Automation (P185)

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

MOXA’s New Industrial Computers (P181)

100

Manufacturing: Yesterday and Today (P180)

101

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

102

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

103

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

104

Harmony HMIs and iPCs from Schneider Electric (P176)

105

ArmorKinetix Distributed Servo Drives by Rockwell Automation (P175)

106

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

107

Allen-Bradley PLC Migrations with SoftPLC (P173)

108

OnLogic Industrial Computers (P172)

109

SMC’s Air Management System (P171)

110

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

111

Softing’s dataFEED OPC Suite (D012)

112

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

113

Siemens WinCC v8 Features and Add-ons (P168)

114

FLEXHA 5000 I/O from Rockwell Automation (P167)

115

Realtime Robotics (P166)

116

Evolution of the Programmable Controller (P165)

117

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

118

OT Security Threats and Risks (P163)

119

Siemens SIMOCODE Motor Management System (P162)

120

Modicon Machine Level PLC Product Line Update (P161)

121

IFM 2D Vision Cameras (P160)

122

What’s New At Insights In Automation (P159)

123

DinStorage – Clean, Organized Din Rail Storage (P158)

124

SimServe – Modbus Device Simulation (P157)

125

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

126

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

127

LiDAR Technology and Products (P154)

128

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

129

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

130

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

131

SUPERTUNE: Fully Automatic Auto-Tuning (P150)

132

Live from Manufacturing In America 2023 (P149)

133

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

134

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

135

Manufacturing In America Show Preview (P146)

136

Highspeed Wireless IO-Link (P145)

137

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

138

Industrial PLCs based on Arduino and Raspberry PI (P143)

139

Rockwell I/O and HMI Product Update (P142)

140

CNC Automation: What’s New (P141)

141

FactoryTalk Linx (RSLinx Enterprise) (P140)

142

OpenPLC (P139)

143

Manufacturing Hub co-host Dave Griffith (P138)

144

Siemens ET 200SP Motor Starters (P137)

145

Industrial Ethernet Switches from Antaira (P136)

146

eCommerce for Manufacturing (P135)

147

Holiday Special Edition of The Automation Podcast (P134)

148

Automation Ladies Podcast (P133)

149

TIA Portal – v18: What’s New (P132)

150

Eight Advantages Of Using IO-Link (P131)

151

Using Siemens VFDs with A-B PLCs (P130)

152

Automation Business Value Growth (P129)

153

Copia Automation’s Device Link (P128)

154

Strain Gauge Force Sensor Technology (P127)

155

Process Control Monitoring and Diagnostics (P126)

156

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

157

Ignition from Inductive Automation (P124)

158

Symphoni Automated Assembly (P123)

159

Studio 5000 – V35: What’s New (P122)

160

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

161

Elite Automation and AMR Applications (P120)

162

Siemens VFDs and Servo Drives (P119)

163

Interviewing Jeremy Pollard, Electrical Engineer (P118)

164

OT Security with Enrique Martinez of WWT (P117)

165

Manufacture Local (P116)

166

Smarter Machine Lighting and Indication (P115)

167

ControlLogix, Studio 5000 – Rockwell Automation Update (P114)

168

Interviewing Dan Winchester, Controls Engineer (P113)

169

RFID Technology and Products (P112)

170

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

171

Cybersecurity, ISA99, and 62443 (P110)

172

Talking Industrial Automation with Lisa Richter (P109)

173

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

174

PLCs: Past, Present, and Future (S2E04)

175

Rockwell Remote Access (P107)

176

Interview: Brandon Cooper (P106)

177

Smart Signal Conditioners from HBK (P105)

178

Manufacturing Happy Hour with Chris Luecke (P104)

179

Remote Access Gateways from Prosoft Technology (P103)

180

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

181

SIMUMATIK Simulation Software (P101)

182

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

183

SNAP Industrial Ethernet Fault Identification by PROCENTEC (P99)

184

Data Logger Plus from Prosoft Technology (P98)

185

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

186

Next Generation Automation with Schneider Electric (P96)

187

Siemens Motion Control Overview (P95)

188

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

189

ARC Advisory Group (P93)

190

iQagent: Augmented Reality for Industrial Automation (P92)

191

CODESYS (P91)

192

PowerFlex 755TS VFD (P90)

193

Copia Source Control for Automation (P89)

194

Stratus Fault Tolerant Solutions (P88)

195

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

196

Siemens HMIs (P86)

197

FactoryTalk Logix Echo from Rockwell (P85)

198

Siemens Distributed IO Overview (P84)

199

ASi Field Bus (P83)

200

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

201

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

202

S7-1500 – Advanced Siemens PLC Overview (P80)

203

Cybersecurity: IT and OT Working Together (P79)

204

Industrial Computers from Global American (P78)

205

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

206

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

207

Cybersecurity and Remote Connectivity with Phoenix Contact (P75)

208

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

209

Phoenix Contact WLAN Products (P73)

210

Introduction to EtherCAT (P72)

211

TIA Portal – v17: What’s New (P71)

212

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

213

The International Society of Automation (P69)

214

PLCnext: The Next Generation of PLCs (P68)

215

Real-Time Maintenance in Industrial Automation (P67)

216

SMC EX600 Industrial Wireless (P66)

217

FactoryStudio and FrameworX (P65)

218

Cleaning Statically Charged Surfaces In Automated Systems (P64)

219

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

220

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

221

SIMATIC Real-Time Locating Systems (P61)

222

Air Amplification Technologies For Automation (P60)

223

Scalance Unmanaged Industrial Switches (P59)

224

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

225

SITOP Power Supplies and Selectivity Modules (P57)

226

Siemens Unified Comfort Panels (P56)

227

Mech-Lock First Look (D003/P55)

228

vNode Automation IoT Gateway Explained (P54)

229

PROFINET Technical Overview (P53)

230

Siemens Basic HMI Product Overview (P52)

231

Mitsubishi VFD Product Overview (P51)

232

S7-1200 – Overview (P50)

233

Mitsubishi HMI Overview: GOT2000 (P49)

234

Mitsubishi iQ-R PLC Overview (P48B)

235

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

236

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

237

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

238

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

239

SkyCAD Demo! (D002/P44)

240

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

241

Studio 5000 – v31: What’s New (P42)

242

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

243

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

244

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

245

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

246

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

247

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

248

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

249

Automation Fair 2016 Post Show Podcast (P34)

250

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

251

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

252

Top Rockwell news and products of the year (P31)

253

RSTechED 2014 Post Show Thoughts (P30)

254

Remote Access Options (P29)

255

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

256

ControlLogix, CompactLogix – Data Logging Options (P27)

257

Beginner’s PLC (P26)

258

Find Rockwell downloads and updates (P25)

259

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

260

ControlLogix – Adding I/O at Runtime (P23)

261

PLC-5 – Ethernet Options (P22)

262

Free Rockwell Training Videos (P21)

263

RSTechED 2014 – What is it all about (P20)

264

Kickstarter Campaign Successful! (P19)

265

Announcing our Kickstarter campaign! (P18)

266

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

267

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

268

Accessing the configuration mode of the PanelView Plus (P15)

269

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

270

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

271

Allen-Bradley and Rockwell Automation software activation (P12)

272

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

273

Reviewing 2013 and our plans for 2014 (TAP 10)

274

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

275

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

276

Programmable Controller Non-Volatile and Volatile Memory (P7)

277

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

278

Virtualization with VMware (P5)

279

Allen-Bradley Micro820 (P4)

280

1769-AENTR (P3)

281

RSLogix 5000 version 20.03 (P2)

282

The Automation Podcast, Episode 1: Introductions