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How Software Differentiation Strategies Help Industrial OEMs Escape the Hardware Complexity Trap Feb 20, 2026

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In this episode, we connect with Dale Hopkinson, senior product manager with Thales, a supplier of technologies for the aerospace, defense and security industry and a provider of cybersecurity and digital identity technologies, to learn how OEMs are leveraging modular software licensing to replace costly hardware variants, creating predictable revenue while delivering customizable capabilities to industrial customers.

This episode is sponsored by Thales.

Can Automation Create Better Jobs to Help Solve Industry's Labor Shortage Crisis? Feb 03, 2026

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In this episode, we connect with Austin Levin, lead automation engineer with system integrator ACS, to explore how strategic automation deployment addresses manufacturing's labor shortage by eliminating dangerous, repetitive tasks while creating engaging roles that attract new worker while also retaining skilled workers.
This episode is sponsored by ACS.

AI, Smart Actuators and a Move Toward Simplicity Are Transforming Motion Control Jan 20, 2026

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Insights on how the trend of right-sizing motion systems, incorporating AI-driven adaptability, and increasing use of software-configurable electric actuators are reducing costs while improving flexibility in modern manufacturing.

How Automation Is Transforming Manufacturing Quality Control Jan 06, 2026

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Discover how a variety of technologies, from machine vision and physical AI to integrated MES and ERP systems, are revolutionizing quality control with insights from Archetype AI, ECS Solutions, Oxipital AI and Yokogawa.

Why Manufacturers Can’t Delay Industrial Cybersecurity Dec 23, 2025

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A look at how manufacturers are fighting ransomware and supply chain threats with AI-powered defenses, OT-IT collaboration, and new industrial cybersecurity technologies. Access the source documents for this podcast by visiting this podcast on the Automation Word site at https://www.automationworld.com/55338375

How Toyota and MTNA Cut Operations Data Complexity with MQTT Sparkplug and Unified Namespace Architecture Dec 09, 2025

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Learn how these manufacturers eliminated hours of wasted time by unifying data from fragmented systems using MQTT Sparkplug, with Toyota leveraging Inductive Automation’s Ignition platform and MTNA deploying Opto22’s groovRIO, and both proving the value of their low-cost approach before scaling enterprise-wide.

Manufacturing Tech Update: Industrial GenAI and HMI/MES Collaborations, Automated Storage Success and IoT ROI Nov 18, 2025

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Get Automation World’s insights on four key news items showcasing automation hardware and software successes: a game-changing industrial AI partnership led by Siemens, 177% throughput gains at Balluff using AutoStore’s automated storage tech, a combination of Körber’s MES and Pepperl+Fuchs’ HMI tech for on-site and remote global pharma production oversight and compliance, and compelling survey data from Verizon showing IoT investments driven by measurable returns within months.

Does the Cable Connecting Your VFD and Motor Really Matter? Nov 04, 2025

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In this episode, we connect with Steve Wetzel, a member of IEEE and principal applications engineer with Southwire Company, one of North America's largest wire and cable manufacturers and the sponsor of this podcast, to learn more about how the cable connecting a VFD to a motor might be costing you thousands of dollars in premature motor failures, unexpected downtime and interference with other equipment.

AI in Manufacturing: What’s Working, What Isn’t and Why Oct 21, 2025

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In this podcast episode, we've assembled insights from three articles recently published on automationworld.com that paint a picture of where AI is succeeding, where it's struggling and, most importantly, what manufacturers can actually do about it. Featured in this podcast are insights from industrial AI experts at Altimetrik, Beckhoff, Emerson and Wago.

Are Smart Sensors Changing Manufacturing? Oct 07, 2025

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Learn how smart sensors enable predictive maintenance, AI-powered manufacturing, and revolutionary ADAR technology that's changing industrial automation and robot safety economics with insights from Endress+Hauser, Rockwell Automation, specialty chemicals company Premix Group, and Sonair.

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