Power Progress Podcast

At ConExpo-Con/Agg 2026, Power Progress Editor Becky Schultz met with Boris Laudenbach, director, Portfolio and Product Management, and Joe Maher, head of sales globally, Connect and Control Solutions at Danfoss Power Solutions, to discuss the issue of cybersecurity in light of pending European Union regulations. They explored the global implications of the regulations; the increased risk of cyberattacks on machines as electrification anddigitalization expand; and the steps Danfoss is taking to help reduce theburden for OEMs in achieving cybersecurity on their machines.

AtConExpo-Con/Agg 2026, Power Progress Editor Becky Schultz and Dig Robotics Co-founderand Chief Performance Officer Kenneth Gray discussed how his company seeks toreduce human variability in operator performance by combining LiDAR-basedcomputer vision, machine learning and real-time operator feedbackto fine-tune excavator performance during every bucket cycle.

AtConExpo-Con/Agg 2026, Power Progress Editor Becky Schultz spoke with MatthiasGoebel, president & CEO, and Angelo D’Ammando, VP of Global Sales, atHydraForce, to discuss the company’s integration as part of Bosch Rexroth, itsstrategy for the North American market, the approach to delivering the rightsolutions to its OEM customers – and what lies ahead for both HydraForce andthe mobile hydraulics industry.

JoelHoneyman, vice president of Global Innovation at Bobcat, discusses thecompany’s journey surrounding electrification and automation, including itsstrategic roadmap and the partnerships that have enabled it to move forwardmore quickly. He also highlights specific technologies that are being appliedto machines today and where the journey may lead for the company and itscustomers in future.

Power Progress EditorBecky Schultz met with Darren Tasker, vice president of industrial sales andservices, Volvo Penta North America, during PowerGen, where the companylaunched the G17, a new 17 L natural gas engine. Tasker shared insight ondevelopment of the new engine and the advantages it can offer in terms ofperformance, overall footprint and sustainability.

Kevin Garcia, generalmanager for Civil Specialty Construction at Trimble, explores how automation istransforming the construction industry, including how the company is advancingtask automation that allows operators to focus on safety and quality ratherthan repetitive functions. He also discusses how Trimble collaborates withequipment OEMs and how intuitive technology interfaces are attracting newtalent while addressing the industry's labor shortage.

At Equip Expo 2025 inLouisville, Ky., Dan Roche, director of marketing for residential, commercialand racing engines at Briggs & Stratton LLC, shared enhancements that havebeen made to the Vanguard Big Block engine series that enable optimized airflowand performance, as well as extended engine life.

Tim Bucher, CEO ofAgtonomy, joined Power Progress Editor Becky Schultz to discuss thepersonal impacts of the challenges the agriculture industry is facing that ledhim to launch his software automation company; what makes the company and itssolution unique from other providers; and how Agtonomy is working with Tier 1OEMs - like Bobcat and Kubota – to deliver autonomous machines to keep farmers,and other end users, in operation.

At iVTOff-highway Expo, Power Progress Editor Becky Schultz spoke with Rod Dayrit,global director, Business Development Lead, Zapi Group Charging Solutions, andRahul Baliga, vice president, Integration, Delta-Q Technologies, about recentacquisitions that have expanded the on-board and off-board charger offeringsfor Zapi Group’s Delta-Q brand and what this means for its global customerbase.

Power Briefing's Art Aiello talks to LiquidPiston’s Alec Shkolnik about the benefits and applications of rotary engines.https://www.powerprogress.com/

Vipul Tandon, executive director of Cummins Global Power Generation, discusses the latest additions to the Centum Series generator line and their place in meeting customer’s changing power demands, while Jennifer Rumsey, Cummins chair and CEO, highlights the company’s path to Destination Zero and how Cummins is working to deliver “bridge” solutions to support customers on their own journey toward carbon neutrality. Click here to visit the Power Progress Website⁠ ⁠Subscribe to the Power Briefing

Power Progress spoke with Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Engine Technology Forum, about the challenges heavy-duty trucking faces in complying with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Phase 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards, which EPA recently finalized. He touched on the role internal combustion (IC) engines and renewable fuels can continue to play in reducing GHG emissions, the feasibility of electrification in heavy-duty trucking and what OEMs and fleets should be doing now to prepare for compliance.

Rogerio Mendonca, president, Freight Equipment at Wabtec, highlights the company’s FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive, including what went into the product’s development, how the FLXdrive system works, its benefits in mining applications, as well as how the technology can be applied to other equipment.

In the latest episode of the Power Progress Podcast, Luke Briant, director – Marine Solutions Americas at Siemens Energy, highlights the technologies that are enabling the maritime industry to move forward in its energy transition; real-world applications of specific technologies; and other opportunities that can enable the industry to reach its decarbonization goals.

In this episode, Power Progress Editor Becky Schultz speaks with Peter Bleday, Danfoss Power Solutions, Stefan Seltz-Axmacher, Polymath Robotics, and Valerie Syme, Agtonomy, about the challenges that are driving adoption of autonomy in off-highway applications and the solutions that are now available.  Click here to visit the Power Progress Website Subscribe to the Power Briefing