
Episode 62: Going Wireless: Revolutionizing Industrial Spaces with Connectivity
Send a text McMc Connect’s host Emily Ward is joined this week by Trevor Lang, a Field Application Engineer from HMS Networks . Together, th...
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Host and Automation Support Engineer, Auston Davidson discusses the latest products and trends in industrial automation with experts in the field.

Send a text McMc Connect’s host Emily Ward is joined this week by Trevor Lang, a Field Application Engineer from HMS Networks . Together, th...

Send a text There are many variables when troubleshooting network connections on the plant floor. With these variations brings different ski...

Send a text Diagnosing problems always starts with gathering information and proper identification is paramount. In this episode Auston talk...

Send a text As we move into fall and the sun starts to set sooner, outdoor lighting becomes more important. In this episode Auston is joined...

Send a text Trending - Most manufacturing facilities are now requiring vendor managed inventory (VMI) as a service. In this episode Auston t...

Send a text With the Channel Asset Management Program (CHAMP), McNaughton-McKay partners with you to repair and remanufacture broken-down eq...

Send a text Batteries and electric vehicles may not be new, but large-scale production and increasing improvements to technology are. Stepha...

Send a text How often should you be doing arc flash studies? What about personnel training? Is your maintenance staff confident about the PP...

Send a text No two HMI deployments are the same. Luckily the new FactoryTalk® Optix™ visualization platform is product agnostic and capable...

Send a text Alarms are an integral part of understanding the status of your machine and process. But too many of them and you are left decid...

Send a text Mechatronics. What is it? Systems Engineer Randy Mueller breaks down the terminology and explains why it's important to pri...

Send a text I/O Link is an industrial protocol that allows you to access the health and status actuators and sensing devices on the plant fl...

Send a text Have you ever tried to open a twist off cap only to realize you are going to need a bottle opener? In this episode Auston talks...

Send a text In this episode Auston is follows up with Chris Brogli of Ross Controls to continue their discussion on safe fluid power. They d...

Send a text In this episode Auston is joined by Geno Porter of Fluke to discuss ways that individuals can make a difference in their plant b...

Send a text Machine safety standards dictate that all hazardous energy must be properly controlled during service or maintenance of the mach...

Send a text In this week's episode Auston is joined again by Steven Hazelton of RoviSys for the 2nd half of their two part series on ba...

Send a text In this week's episode Auston is joined by Steven Hazelton of RoviSys for the first of a two part series on batch processin...

Send a text It is often hard to determine where power quality gremlins reside and how to flush them out. Fortunate for us, Denison Technolog...

Send a text Maintenance often doesn't have the tools at-hand to do their jobs as effectively as possible. They're either still usi...

Send a text We tend to give lots of attention to the 'logical' design of our Ethernet/IP network, but we should give just as much...

Send a text Industrial hydraulics consume upwards of 3% of all the energy in the United States at an efficiency rate of around 22%. This mak...

Send a text Wiring machine safety circuits can be tough due to the nature of redundancy and diagnostics that are typically required. But wha...

Send a text It's no secret that the supply chain is stressed. Delays on shipments have made life tough for businesses and individuals t...

Send a text Typical manufacturing facilities have hundreds if not thousands of PID controllers. They are an essential part of maintaining sa...

Send a text Storeroom management can be a daunting task. As more machines are brought into an end user the variation of equipment tends to g...

Send a text Server room conditions and plant floor conditions tend to be polar opposites. So what do you do when you your manufacturing proc...

Send a text There are so many options when it comes to controlling motors, which one do you choose? Enter The Motor Control Playbook . Liste...

Send a text This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Automation Fair event, and we are excited to visit our colleagues from The Reynolds...

Send a text In a follow-up episode to Do You Have A Healthy Network? we discuss what the next steps are after a network assessment and how M...

Send a text How has the digital era impacted the way you do business? What expectations do you have for your plant and your partners in the...

Send a text Machine safety should be a priority for every manufacturer. But what happens when you have an environment that is not conducive...

Send a text Do you know the amount of stress that gearboxes are under? Have you ever asked them how they feel? If you did, what would they s...

Send a text There are a number of skilled manufacturing jobs that go unfilled every day. How do we fill these positions with adept, discipli...

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Send a text Sick and tired of sitting in front of your computer monitor? Want to find out what is going on in the Georgia manufacturing mark...

Send a text How often do you have to deal with unplanned downtime? Are long product lead times making it worse? In this week's episode...

Send a text The red emergency exit signs are something everyone is accustomed to seeing. Did you know that building and fire codes may requi...

Send a text Can you hear that? If your plant relies on compressed air, you may be losing money due to air leaks. But how do you find and ass...

Send a text Remote connectivity is something a lot of us have gotten used to over the past year or so. On a facility level this becomes much...

Send a text Did you know you can use your current Ethernet/IP network for safety applications? We can simplify wiring and increase diagnosti...

Send a text Is reliable uptime and high availability integral to your manufacturing process? Are you still utilizing ControlNet rather than...

Send a text The manufacturing industry in the US could be facing a precarious situation in the near future. By the year 2025 there could pot...

Send a text The OT environment is in the middle of an evolution. Whether you call it Industry 4.0 or IIOT, the common theme is networked, sm...

Send a text Whether you love Microsoft's Excel or not, it is hard to argue that it is a familiar environment to nearly everyone in the...

Send a text Is your plant floor safe? In this week's episode Auston is joined by Rob Prout of Millennium Controls to discuss risk ident...

Send a text For the first episode of 2021 Auston is joined by Jake Barnes, a specialist in all things power related. They discuss how McNaug...

Send a text In this episode Auston is joined by Kirk Hegwood, President of Hegwood Automation and Controls to discuss what it means to be a...

Send a text In this episode Auston discusses when to utilize the Kinetix 5100 Servo drive with Motion and Control Specialist, Scott Martin....

Send a text In this episode Auston is joined by Lee Ann Ireland, Marketing Project Manager at McNaughton-McKay, to discuss Automation Fair A...