https://www.spreaker.com/show/focus-on-automationenTechnologyCopyright Mark Howehttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6bd4c3d1d043cdd341b94508f2a584c3.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/focus-on-automationThu, 02 Mar 2023 02:12:48 +0000Mark HoweMark Howefeeds@spreaker.comFocus on Automation with the Knotts Company, where we explore and celebrate advances that empower manufacturing.cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/what-can-intelligent-signal-technology-d2d3d409d-e50d-4831-9afa-a2e6ef22e2a4Tue, 14 Sep 2021 14:00:00 +0000Mark HowePeter Gasparini, Business Development Sales Manager for Werma USA, explains the multitude of applications and benefits of signal technology including safer manufacturing facilities and increased efficiency and quality control in production lines. With...1535clean13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/the-expanding-world-of-cobots10bfb4ea-912a-4f86-ad28-e2ddc89d2213Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:33:32 +0000Mark HoweUniversal Robots are on their 5th generation of cobots. The company has been at the forefront of a paradigm shift in industrial automation. In our latest episode, we "talk shop" with Silas Neale, Channel Development Manager, Universal Robots A/S. He...1422cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/what-is-adaptive-vision-ai9ae0ce89-97e8-41f1-9698-6e33611a4e7bWed, 24 Mar 2021 15:05:29 +0000Mark HoweOfer Nir, CEO of Inspekto, takes us to a new dimension – 3D autonomous machine vision! The technology has tremendous impact in the manufacturing space as it’s used for QA. Moreover, it is incredibly simple to set up and only 20-30 perfect parts need...1664cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/episode-10-leuze-innovative-sensors-and-95a7b795-1b51-49ae-9c3c-239626a0481bTue, 02 Mar 2021 16:03:07 +0000Mark HoweJerred Davis, Sales Director and Rod Karch, Safety Products Specialist from Leuze join us to discuss the history of sensor technology in manufacturing and its evolution from quality control solution to safety solution. Tune in to learn about the types...1676cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/the-state-of-manufacturing-covid-respons6842e14c-98d4-40c4-b232-4d11d73c9880Wed, 16 Dec 2020 14:40:08 +0000Mark HoweJohn W. Kennedy, CEO of New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP), covers a variety of topics related to the current day manufacturing community that encompasses 11,000 companies and 400,000 employees. NJMEP is addressing some of the biggest...1370cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/advanced-manufacturing-center-at-the-cou73c7aea4-5836-4bb4-aad9-a8c380ae9dc6Tue, 08 Dec 2020 15:00:00 +0000Mark HoweAnnouncing the New Advanced Manufacturing Center at the County College of Morris: A conversation with Anthony Iacono, President, and Patrick Enright, VP of Professional Studies & Applied Science.1762cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/covid-19-the-impact-importance-of-automaThank you to Todd Youngblood of Intentionally Vicarious for producing, editing and interviewing David for this podcast.]]>f66ded3c-b3f2-40c3-b70d-8ff5a62dec6dTue, 10 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000Mark HoweJoe Campbell of Universal Robots explains that “when challenged, that’s when most change occurs” and the pandemic “has helped people identify areas of change.” We have witnessed this with the pandemic exacerbating already challenging labor shortages,...Thank you to Todd Youngblood of Intentionally Vicarious for producing, editing and interviewing David for this podcast.]]>1556cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/dr-vacuum-of-bimba-discusses-vacuum-tech031277f1-6c27-4a13-9528-97f616861a64Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:00:00 +0000Mark HoweWe talk with Dr. Vacuum himself on how vacuum technology is more recently being adopted in the automation space. People are finding it suitable even for more challenging pick and place applications, such as heavy objects, items with strange dimension,...1373cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/conversing-about-cobots-with-joe-campbelhttps://anchor.fm/knottsco/episodes/Conversing-about-Cobots-with-Joe-Campbell--Universal-Robots-ebrpriTue, 24 Mar 2020 02:53:48 +0000Mark HoweAs Senior Manager, Strategic Marketing & Applications Development for Universal Robots A/S, Joe Campbell has a unique vantage point from which to comment on the manufacturing sector's need for and the industry's adaption of cobots, both on the factory...1953cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/manufacturing-in-nj-with-rob-stramara-frf6fc58ba-3fe8-41e3-bdb7-3053d307b265Thu, 30 Jan 2020 01:49:51 +0000Mark HoweWe speak with Rob Stramara, COO of NJMEP (New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program) about a variety of topics including Industry 4.0, manufacturing statistics from 2019, current state of the NJ manufacturing economy, 2020 predictions, trends over...1094cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/the-growth-of-autonomous-mobile-robotshttps://www.knottsco.com/mobile-industrial-robots]]>a61ae1e0-dd41-a8cc-9928-6e2da48c907eTue, 12 Nov 2019 01:13:44 +0000Mark HoweInterview with Josh Cloer, Sales Director - East Coast, Mobile Industrial Robots. Learn about the AMR technology by Mobile Industrial Robots and how the growth of AMR's is changing the way internal logistics handled....https://www.knottsco.com/mobile-industrial-robots]]>1429cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/ins-and-outs-of-3d-vision-for-robotshttps://www.knottsco.com/pickit-robot-vision]]>38d73248-bdc4-bad1-aa3d-08f592118975Fri, 20 Sep 2019 13:04:33 +0000Mark HoweInterview with Sam Biermans, Channel Manager, Pick-It. Learn about the 3D technology Pick-It has introduced to the marketplace, how it helps with singulation, ROI on such an investment, and what applications Pick-It's cameras are best suited for....https://www.knottsco.com/pickit-robot-vision]]>1458cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/user/knottsco/lean-robotics-methodology-with-robotiqListen to Michel Beauchemin, Robotiq Channel Sales Manager, discuss the 3 steps for successful robot cell deployment and common applications.]]>4cd747ed-f885-6aef-797f-2ac7dd85cbcbSat, 20 Jul 2019 19:11:46 +0000Mark HoweWith 2 millions manufacturing jobs predicted to go unfulfilled by 2020 throughout North America, an interest in deploying automation solutions is on the rise. Cue the collaborative robots (cobots)! Listen to Michel Beauchemin, Robotiq Channel Sales...Listen to Michel Beauchemin, Robotiq Channel Sales Manager, discuss the 3 steps for successful robot cell deployment and common applications.]]>1607cleanfull