Category: Podcast

ep33 >> More Than Usernames and Passwords, Cybersecurity Will Keep Us on Defense for a Long Time

Tom Jordan

Join us for the third episode of season 3 of The Plant podcast. Cybersecurity is everyone’s issue. The problem is, not everyone has a plan to deal with what might be modern society’s largest shared threat.

Listen in as we speak with Ahmik Hindman, Senior Networks & Cybersecurity Solution Consultant, at Rockwell Automation.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/batten-down-the-patches-cyber-security-is-everyones/id1321999652?i=1000669831903

Episode References:

S4 Conference: https://s4xevents.com
Automation Fair: https://automationfair.com [...]

ep32 >> Hard Hats and Safety Goggles – Industrial Automation Protocol Starts with Safety

Tom Jordan

Join us for the second episode of The Plant for 2024. True safety is designed into a system and should be smart enough to keep everyone safe and still maintain a productive output.

“… if a safety device fails, somebody can get hurt, and you probably won’t know it until somebody gets hurt. So you can’t wait on it to fail. You have to be proactive in when you replace those devices. So if you put in a system 20 years ago, then it’s probably about due for replacement of those safety systems.”
— Steve Ludwig [...]

ep31 >> Automation Begets Automation – A Brief History of Increasing Productivity

Tom Jordan

Join us for our first episode of The Plant for season 3. We kick off a new podcast season by taking a look back at early automation technology and how the PLC has influenced countless industries since its creation.

“…the the intuitiveness of people and how we work will always be challenged and we’ll always be able to do better because tools allow us to do better.”
— Kris Dornan

Listen in as we speak with Kris Dornan, Commercial Marketing Manager, at Rockwell Automation.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/automation-begets-automation-discussing-the-history/id1321999652?i=1000664819200 [...]