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The Automation Podcast
Insights In Automation
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The Automation Podcast covers industrial automation topics and products. Learn more at https://TheAutomationBlog.com.
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The Automation Podcast
Siemens SINAMICS G220 Clean Power Drive (P251)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Ivan Spronk of Siemens to learn about the SINAMICS G220 Clean Power Drive in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 251 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Ivan Spronk of Siemens for coming on the show, and to Siemens for sponsoring this episode so we could release it "ad free!" To learn about the topics discussed in this episode, checkout the below links:

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White Paper - Drives Harmonics - Siemens US

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SINAMICS G220 Website

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SINAMICS G220 Catalog

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Siemens Product Configurator (SPC) for quick part number selection and access to data sheets and CAD files

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Siemens energy savings calculator, SinaSave 



Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated)
Shawn Tierney (Host): Thank you for tuning back into the automation podcast. My name is Shawn Tierney from Insights and Automation. And this week, I meet up with Iren Sprock from Siemens to learn all about their g two twenty clean power drive. I also wanna thank Siemens for sponsoring this episode so I can bring it to you completely ad free. So with that said, I wanna welcome back to the show Ivan from Siemens to talk about VFDs.

And, this is something we've been wanting to talk about for a while. But before you jump into your presentation, Ivan, could you introduce yourself to our audience for those who maybe didn't catch your last appearance?

Ivan Spronk (Siemens): Thanks a lot for just having me, back to the show here. I got a slide up here that introduces myself. I'm the product manager for the Synamix variable frequency drives for Siemens here in The US. So, yeah, happy to be back on your show. And what I would, like to talk to you about and discuss with you is our latest variable frequency drive.

It's the g two twenty and specifically the clean power drive. This is a best in class solution for a grid friendly power quality when using variable frequency drives. So Shawn, you audience may be wondering why we should discuss power grids and variable frequency drives, but I'll just say if you've been around variable frequency drives or VFDs as I'll refer to them, you've likely had conversations or heard something about VFDs creating or generating harmonics on the power grid.

Shawn Tierney (Host): Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Ivan Spronk (Siemens): Yeah. Or maybe you've, you know, someone in the audience has been involved in a situation where harmonic cur...
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3 days ago
49 minutes 19 seconds

The Automation Podcast
Samos PRO MOTION Safety Controller from Wieland Electric (P250)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Michael Warren of Wieland Electric to learn about the Samos PRO MOTION Safety Controller in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 249 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Michael Warren for coming on the show, and to Wieland Electric for sponsoring this episode so we could release it "ad free!" To learn about the topics discussed in this episode, checkout the below links:

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SAMOS® PRO Safety Motion Controller

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Safety Products

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Free Download of Samos Plan6 Programming Software

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Safety Training – Become a Safety Expert!



Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated)
Shawn Tierney (Host): coming soon



Until next time, Peace  
If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.
Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator
Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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1 week ago
16 minutes 35 seconds

The Automation Podcast
Copia Automation on AI and Industrial DevOps (P249)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Gerry Abbey, Gavin Schalliol, and Kaitlin Lockridge of Copia Automation to learn about the new AI features added to DeviceLink, as well as review the new 2025 Industrial DevOps survey results and report in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 249 Show Notes:
Special thanks Gerry, Gavin, and Kaitlin for coming on the show, and to Copia for sponsoring this episode so we could release it "ad free!" To learn about the topics discussed in this episode, checkout the below links:

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Second Annual State of Industrial DevOps Report Download

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Copia Demo Request

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Streamlining Cyber Insurance and Recovery with Industrial DevOps

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Ransomware Ready Playbook for OT

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Amazon Uses Copia to Connect 1000+ PLCs across 35+ Sites



Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated)
Shawn Tierney (Host): coming soon



Until next time, Peace  
If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.
Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator
Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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2 weeks ago
1 hour 6 minutes 40 seconds

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

Shawn Tierney meets up with Connor Mason of Software Toolbox to learn their company, products, as well as see a demo of their products in action in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 248 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Software Toolbox for sponsoring this episode so we could release it "ad free!" To learn about Software Toolbox please checkout the below links:

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TOP Server

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Cogent DataHub

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Industries

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Case studies

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Technical blogs



Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated)
Shawn Tierney (Host): Welcome back to the automation podcast. My name is Shawn Tierney with Insights and Automation, and I wanna thank you for tuning back in this week. Now this week on the show, I meet up with Connor Mason from Software Toolbox, who gives us an overview of their product suite, and then he gives us a demo at the end. And even if you're listening, I think you're gonna find the demo interesting because Connor does a great job of talking through what he's doing on the screen. With that said, let's go ahead and jump into this week's episode with Connor Mason from Software Toolbox.

I wanna welcome Connor from Software Toolbox to the show. Connor, it's really exciting to have you. It's just a lot of fun talking to your team as we prepared for this, and, I'm really looking forward to because I just know in your company over the years, you guys have so many great solutions that I really just wanna thank you for coming on the show. And before you jump into talking about products and technologies Yeah. Could you first tell us just a little bit about yourself?

Connor Mason (Guest): Absolutely. Thanks, Shawn, for having us on. Definitely a pleasure to be a part of this environment. So my name is Connor Mason. Again, I'm with Software Toolbox.

We've been around for quite a while. So we'll get into some of that history as well before we get into all the the fun technical things. But, you know, I've worked a lot with the variety of OT and IT projects that are ongoing at this point. I've come up through our support side. It's definitely where we grow a lot of our technical skills.

It's a big portion of our company. We'll get that into that a little more. Currently a technical application consultant lead. So like I said, I I help run our support team, help with these large solutions based projects and consultations, to find what's what's best for you guys out there. There's a lot of different things that in our in our industry is new, exciting.

It's fast paced. Definitely keeps me busy.
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1 month ago
57 minutes 48 seconds

The Automation Podcast
Innovations in Coriolis Flowmeter Technology (P247)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Lauton Rushford of Endress+Hauser to learn about new innovations in Coriolis Flowmeter Technology in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 247 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Endress+Hauser for sponsoring this episode so we could release it "ad free!" To learn about Endress+Hauser, and Coriolis Flowmeters, checkout the below links:

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Learn more about Endress+Hauser

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Learn more about flowmeter products



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Shawn Tierney (Host): Welcome back to the automation podcast. Shawn Tierney here from Insights and Automation, and I wanna thank you for tuning back in. This week on the show, I meet up with Lawton Rushford from Endress and Hauser to learn all about the latest innovations in Coriolis flow meters. And I also wanna thank Endress and Hauser for sponsoring this episode so I could bring it to you completely ad free. With that said, if you're interested in learning about what's the latest in technology used in Coriolis flow meters, I think you'll enjoy this episode.

I know I did. And with that, let's go ahead and jump right into this week's show. I wanna welcome to the show, Lawton from Endress and Hauser. Lawton, it's great to have you on. This is the first time you're on the show.

We plus, we've had your company on before. But, Lawton, if you don't mind, could you, before we jump into Coriolis flow meters, which is an extremely important technology in our industry, could you first introduce yourself to our audience?

Lauton Rushford (E+H): Yeah. Absolutely. Thank you. My name is Lawton Rushford. I am the flow product marketing manager here at Anderson Hauser, based in Greenwood, Indiana, which is about twenty minutes south of Indianapolis, Indiana at our, national headquarters, for Anderson Hauser.

I've been with Anderson Hauser for seven years now, a whole bunch of different roles, but, for the last three years, I've been in this role, a flow marketing manager. Today, I I really wanted to highlight a couple of awesome innovations that we've had in Coriolis flow technology, over the last, we'll see, about year or so, because I think there's a lot of, use cases and a lot of awesome, insights we can get from from our Coriolis flow meters. And, yeah. So I guess we can we can kick it off. I did wanna highlight Anderson Hauser as the the manufacturer that I work for, and we have a history, a long history of, of innovation.

And so I'm gonna kinda highlight that, initially, talk about what sort of portfolio we have currently with our Coriolis flow meters, and then talk about a couple of new cool things that that we have released over the last couple of couple of months. And then finish off with, what we call heartbeat technology. It's our advanced diagnostic system in all of our flow meters and all of our products across the board. It started with flow. So I think there's a lot of you cool use cases, and I'll I'll highlight a couple of those as well.

And then, of course, Shawn is the the audience here. Anytime there's questions or anything,
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1 month ago
59 minutes 10 seconds

The Automation Podcast
ET 200SP Distributed IO First Look (S2E19)

Shawn takes a look at the ET 200SP line of Distributed I/O from Siemens in Episode 19 of The Automation Show, Season 2.




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The Automation Show, Season 2 Episode 19 Show Notes: The links mentioned in the video are listed below:

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ET 200SP Website

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ET 200SP Manual Collection

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Shawn's Siemens S7 Course


Programming Note: Due to scheduling conflicts, episodes 17, 18, 19, and 20 are not releasing in order :-O

Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated)
Shawn Tierney (Host):

Hey everybody. Welcome back to the show. My name is Shawn Tierney from Insights and Automation. And today, we're talking e t 200 s p distributed IO from Siemens. Before we go any farther, I do wanna thank Siemens for sending in the samples and for sponsoring this episode so it will be ad free, and that's as far as it goes.

Everything else is my own opinion and thoughts. And, although I do appreciate them making this ad free and sending in the samples because I wanna be able to show them to you if I didn't have them. And, this is one of the reasons I'm doing this is I just put these hands on demos together for my students who come out to the automation school for hands on training. So I wanted to have something they could bring to their station and program with an s seven twelve hundred or 1,500. And, so I'm creating a bunch of these, and you'll see more and more of these as the weeks go on.

But in any case, I we previously covered a couple on IFM, but now I'm doing the e t 200 s p. So we'll take a closer look at the hardware in a little bit. But But before we get into the hardware, I did wanna run through some slides that do a great job of explaining what e t 200 s p I o is. And, again, I call it distributed IO, not remote IO because here in America, most of us know there is a remote IO product from Rockwell Automation that is trademarked, Rockwell. So we don't wanna confuse people by using the term remote IO when possible.

So let's go ahead and go to the slide deck now. And, the first slide is and, again, these this is a slightly of a couple three year old slide deck from Siemens that we're gonna be going through. And, you know, the first thing is, hey. E t 200 s p and e t 200 m p I o or I p 20 in cabinet I o. They're not on machine or machine mount IO.

And, of course, the e t 200 MP is the full size IO that's about the same size as the 1,500, whereas the SP is the smaller. They're like the slice IO you see from all the different vendors. A matter of fact, a couple of big vendors are coming out with new IO this fall or have already come out with it, and we'll be covering those as well in the coming weeks. But today, we're focusing on e t 200 s p. And so I wanted to, talk about, you know, this is a marketing slide that Siemens puts in their presentations, and it makes sense.

All the vendors wanna have IO for all the different applications, and Siemens is no different. And, actually, they got some stuff that other vendors don't have. But I'm gonna go right beyond this one and jump right into, you know, the main selling points of this product line where it's compact, it's fast, it's any of NG efficient, it's easy to wire, and I can attest to that having done three, four hundred wires here. It was very easy to wire. I really liked it.

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1 month ago
22 minutes 42 seconds

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

Shawn Tierney meets up with Michael Bowne of PI to learn what IO-Link is, how it works, and when to use it in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 246 Show Notes:
To learn about our online and in-person training courses please visit TheAutomationSchool.com.

Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated)
Shawn Tierney (Host): coming soon...



Until next time, Peace  
If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.
Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator
Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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1 month ago
1 hour 12 minutes 59 seconds

The Automation Podcast
ISA OT Cybersecurity Summit (P245)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Ashley Weckwerth of ISA to learn all about the OT Cybersecurity Summit in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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Note: This episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here.


Listen to The Automation Podcast from The Automation Blog:

The Automation Podcast, Episode 245 Show Notes:
To learn about our online and in-person training courses please visit TheAutomationSchool.com.

Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated)
Shawn Tierney (Host): Welcome back. My name is Shawn Tierney from Insights and Automation, and I wanna thank you for tuning back in to this episode of the automation podcast. This week on the show, I have Ashley Weckworth from ISA to talk about the OT cybersecurity summit they just held over in Europe in Brussels, and, very interesting conversation about OT cybersecurity. In addition to that, I had a couple announcements. First off, I wanted to let you know that I have rebooted the automation news podcast, and I renamed it Automation Tech Talk.

And I'm trying to do a show at least three or four times a week at lunchtime. So if you're not already subscribed to the old automation news podcast, you should be able to find it now as Automation Tech Talk. And, I'm just trying to spend ten to twenty minutes every lunch trying to share some knowledge that I have with the community. I also wanna mention that if you are a listener, I'm running a special 20% off, sale on my courses over at the automationschool.com. You will not see that there.

It's only for those listening. And I know most of you are already automation experts, so you don't need to take these courses. So, really, this would be something you would pass on to the people who work for you or people you know who need to get up to speed on whether they need an introductory PLC course, so they need to get up to speed on ControlLogix, CompactLogix, s seven twelve hundred and fifteen hundred, PanelView plus, USC, and so on. So in any case, to get that discount, that 20% off any course or bundle of courses at $99 or more, All you have to do is send me the email address of the person who wants the discount. And, of course, we do do, group enrollment with, we've done it with a lot of Fortune 500 companies.

Actually, I got a new order that just came in I gotta process. But, when we do a group enrollment, you you enroll, like, several people at your shop, and then I enroll them all at once, and you get a discount a quantity discount and all that. So in any case, if you have any questions about that, just go to the automationschool.com. All my contact info is at the very top, my voice mail, my email. You can even fill in a form there or book a meeting with me.

But, please let me know if you know anybody who needs training. Even if you just want me to reach out to them to see if I can help them with their training nee...
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2 months ago
47 minutes 21 seconds

The Automation Podcast
First Look: Samos Pro Safety Controller (S2E15)
This week Shawn Tierney hosts Michael Warren from Wieland Electric in studio to demonstrate the SAMOS PRO Safety Controller in episode 15 of The Automation Show Season 2:
#Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation

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Show Notes:
Thanks to Michael for coming out to our office, and to Wieland for sponsoring this episode! For more information about the SAMOS Pro Safety Controller, see the below links:

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Wieland Electric Safety Products

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Free Download of Samos Plan6

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SAMOS PRO SAFETY CONTROLLER

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Safety Training

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Wieland Electric North America Contact info


Note: The video edition was originally released on 07-22-25, and re-released with Audio Podcast Edition on 08-21-25.


Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated)
Shawn Tierney (Host): Everybody, welcome back to the show. Sean Tierney here from Insights and Automation, and we have a special show for you today. I have Michael here from Wheelan, and we're gonna talk safety PLCs and all kinds of great stuff. But before we jump into that, you know, I haven't had Wheeling on the show before. So, Michael, I'm hoping you can give us a well, not only introduce yourself.

I got to meet him this morning before we started recording. But, if you could introduce yourself and then maybe tell us a little bit about your company, and then we can jump into why we're here to talk about these good looking products. So let me turn it over to you.

Michael Warren (Wieland): Okay. Great. Well, thank you, Sean. Thank you for having me. I appreciate that.

And, yeah, my name is Mike Warren. I'm a business development manager for, Whelan Electric, North America. I've been, with Whelan a couple years now, but, I got over twenty years of experience in the industry. I have a couple of TUV certifications under my belt. I have a TUV functional safety engineer and also TUV certified functional safety expert.

In addition to that, I do consulting for safety applications. I teach safety classes. I also teach the CFSE class. And, I do things like, review machine safeguarding, standards, CE marking, risk assessments, remediations, lockout tagout, basically everything that, is involved in in the safety world. These are some of the classes that I cover.

So, what we're doing today, Sean, is to talk about, our product. Okay? The the Samuels Pro Compact.
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2 months ago
52 minutes 59 seconds

The Automation Podcast
PROFINET and System Redundancy (P244)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Tom Weingartner of PI (Profibus Profinet International) to learn about PROFINET and System Redundancy in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 244 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Tom Weingartner for coming on the show, and to Siemens for sponsoring this episode so we could release it ad free on all platforms! To learn more PROFINET, see the below links:

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PROFINET One-Day Training Slide Deck

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PROFINET One-Day Training Class Dates

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IO-Link Workshop Dates

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PROFINET University

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Certified Network Engineer Course



Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated)
Shawn Tierney (Host): Welcome back to the automation podcast. My name is Shawn Tierney from Insights and Automation, and I wanna thank you for tuning back in this week. Now on this show, I actually had the opportunity to sit down with Thomas Weingoner from PI to learn all about PROFINET. I actually reached out to him because I had some product vendors who wanted me to cover their s two features in their products, and I thought it would be first it'd be better to actually sit down and get a refresh on what s two is. It's been five years since we've had a PROFINET expert on, so I figured now would be a good time before we start getting into how those features are used in different products.

So with that said, I also wanna mention that Siemens has sponsored the episode, so it will be completely ad free. I love it when vendor sponsor the shows. Not only do we get the breakeven on the show itself, we also get to release it ad free and make the video free as well. So thank you, Siemens. If you see anybody from Siemens, thank them for sponsoring the Automation Podcast.

As a matter of fact, thank any vendor who's ever sponsored any of our shows. We really appreciate them. One final PSA that I wanna throw out there is that, speaking like I talked about this yesterday on my show, Automation Tech Talk, As we've seen with the Ethernet POCs we're talking about, a lot of micro POCs that were $250 ten years ago are now $400. Right? That's a lot of inflation, right, for various reasons.

Right? And so one of the things I did this summer is I took a look at my P and L, my pros profit and loss statements, and I just can't hold my prices where they are and be profitable. Right? So if I'm not breaking even, the company goes out of business, and we'll have no more episodes of the show. So how does this affect you?

If you are a student over at the automation school, you have until mid September to do any upgrades or purchase any, courses at the 2020 prices. Alright? So I I don't wanna raise the prices. I've tried as long as I can, but at some point, you have to give in to what the prices are that your vendors are charging you, and you have to raise the prices. So, all my courses are buy one, sell them forever,
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2 months ago
45 minutes 13 seconds

The Automation Podcast
The Most Underrated Skill in Automation (P243)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Aaron Moncur of Pipeline Design and Engineering to discuss "The Most Underrated Skill in Automation," as well as the upcoming Product Design Expo, and the "Being An Engineer" podcast, all in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 243 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Pipeline for sponsoring this episode so we could release it ad free on all platforms! To learn more about Pipeline, the PDExpo, and Aaron's Podcast, see the below links:

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PDX: Product Design Expo, Registration Link (use coupon IIA50 to save $50!)

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Being An Engineer podcast

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The Wave (engineering community website)

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Aaron's LinkedIn profile

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Pipeline company website



Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated)
Shawn Tierney (Host): Hey, everybody. Thank you for tuning back in to the automation podcast. This week, I meet up with Aaron Moncur from Pipeline Design and Engineering to talk about what he thinks is the most important skill to have in industrial automation. And we also talk about his upcoming event, PDX, which is, coming up just in a few weeks, and we even have a coupon if you wanna go to save you $50 off the admission price. And we also talk about his podcast.

He has over 300 interviews with engineers from all kinds of backgrounds, and, I think you guys will find that interesting as well. And, we just had a great time just talking and chatting about different strategies and different challenges we've had over the years in the automation world. So with that said, let's go ahead and jump right into our interview with Aaron Moncur of Pipeline Design and Engineering. I wanna welcome to the show for the first time, Aaron. And, we have a very exciting topic to talk about today.

Should be very interesting to all you controls engineers and you high end electricians and technicians out there do automation. But, before we jump into the discussion, Aaron, please, tell the people a little bit about yourself.

Aaron Moncur (Pipeline): Alright. Well, Shawn, thank you so much for the introduction and having me on the podcast. I've been excited to talk with you. I have my own podcast as well, actually. I'll I'll touch on that a little bit, but, I love talking about engineering and, business and automation.

My company, Pipeline Design and Engineering, we've been around for about fifteen years now, and our focus is, industrial automation. We're integrators. We also do a lot of, just test fixtures, you know, smaller, not necessarily automated, but manual fixtures, things like that, machine building. We even do we actually started fifteen years ago in in general, product design.
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3 months ago
55 minutes 30 seconds

The Automation Podcast
Ignition Community Conference 2025 (P242)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Paul Scott of Inductive Automation to learn all about this year's Ignition Community Conference in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated - coming soon)

The Automation Podcast, Episode 242 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Inductive Automation for sponsoring this episode so we could release it ad free on all platforms! To learn more about the Ignition Community Conference, see the below links:

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Ignition Community Conference

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Download Ignition

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Inductive University - Learn Ignition for free

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The Forum: Talk to the Ignition Community

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Schedule An Ignition Demo


Until next time, Peace  
If you enjoy this episode please give it a Like, and consider Sharing as this is the best way for us to find new guests to come on the show.
Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator
Eliminate commercials and gain access to my weekly full length hands-on, news, and Q&A sessions by becoming a member at The Automation Blog or on YouTube. You'll also find all of my affordable PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.

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3 months ago
28 minutes 16 seconds

The Automation Podcast
Emerson Dust Collector Monitoring & Control Solution (P241)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Eugenio Silva of Emerson to learn all about Dust Collection Systems, and Emerson's Monitoring and Control Solution in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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Note: This episode was not sponsored so the video edition is a "member only" perk. The below audio edition (also available on major podcasting platforms) is available to the public and supported by ads. To learn more about our membership/supporter options and benefits, click here.


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The Automation Podcast, Episode 241 Show Notes:
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3 months ago
32 minutes 51 seconds

The Automation Podcast
Commission Siemens VFDs using StartDrive (P240)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Jackie Stokes of Siemens to learn how to commission VFDs using StartDrive in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
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The Automation Podcast, Episode 240 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Jackie for coming back on the show, and to Siemens for sponsoring this episode so we could release it Ad Free! Below you'll find the timestamps Shawn mentioned in the intro, and helpful links  Jackie provided:
Timestamps

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G120: 9:39, 14:59

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G220: 28:09

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Ethernet/IP: 43:41

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Free Training: 47:59


Siemens VFD Links:

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SINAMICS StartDrive (within TIA Portal) for easy commissioning

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SINAMICS Low Voltage Drives website

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Resources for SINAMICS VFDs on EIP and integration with Allen-Bradley PLCs

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Resources for SINAMICS VFDs and High Performance drives

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Get started with TIA Portal. Free, one-day, virtual, instructor-led course

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Know Studio 5000 but not TIA Portal? Free, one-day, virtual, instructor-led course will guide you through TIA Portal, putting terms and practices into a familiar context

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Siemens documentation, technical support


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4 months ago
54 minutes 17 seconds

The Automation Podcast
Trends in Robotics with Winston Leung of QNX (P239)

Shawn Tierney meets up with Winston Leung of QNX to discuss Trends in Robotics in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
For any links related to this episode, check out the "Show Notes" located below the video.

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The Automation Podcast, Episode 239 Show Notes:
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Until next time, Peace  
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Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator
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4 months ago
38 minutes 12 seconds

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

Shawn Tierney meets up with Rylan Pyciak of Cleveland Automation Systems to discuss Trends in Automation, Inspiring a New Generation of Controls Engineers, and more in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
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The Automation Podcast, Episode 238 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Rylan for coming on the show, and to Cleveland Automation Systems for sponsoring this episode so we could release this episode Ad Free! Below you'll find links to Rylan's LinkedIn profile, and to Cleveland Automation Systems:

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Rylan Pyciak's LinkedIn

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Cleveland Automation Systems


Until next time, Peace  
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Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator
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5 months ago
49 minutes 47 seconds

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

Shawn Tierney meets up with Kelly Passineau of Rockwell Automation to learn about their new EtherNet/IP In-cabinet solution for networking motor starters, push buttons, and more in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
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The Automation Podcast, Episode 237 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Kelly for coming on the show, and to Rockwell Automation for sponsoring this episode so we could release this episode Ad Free! Below you'll find links to more information about their Ethernet/IP In-Cabinet solution:

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Product Website

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eBook/Brochure

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User Manual


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5 months ago
43 minutes 56 seconds

The Automation Podcast
MaintainX: Prevent Unplanned Downtime (P236)

This week I meet up with Collin Morris of MaintainX to learn about their CMS solution for preventing unplanned machine downtime in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
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The Automation Podcast, Episode 236 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Collin for coming on the show, and to Maintain for sponsoring this episode so we could release it Ad Free! Below you'll find links to more information about MaintainX:

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MaintainX overview

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MaintainX CoPilot

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Reporting overview

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Customer case studies

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Implementation overview


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Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator
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7 months ago
30 minutes 53 seconds

The Automation Podcast
First Time Using Ignition: Tags and Views (P235)

This week I meet up with Kyle Van Eenennaam of Inductive Automation to learn how to use Ignition in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
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The Automation Podcast, Episode 235 Show Notes:
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7 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes 48 seconds

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

This week I meet up with Liz Prosak and Dennis Wylie of Rockwell Automation to learn what's new and next about Logix, including what's new with the 5590 L9 Controller, all in this episode of The Automation Podcast.
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The Automation Podcast, Episode 234 Show Notes:
Special thanks to Liz and Dennis for coming on the show, and to Rockwell Automation for sponsoring this episode so we could release it Ad Free!
Until next time, Peace  
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Shawn M TierneyTechnology Enthusiast & Content Creator
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8 months ago

The Automation Podcast
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