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IFM AL1322 IO-Link Master to Logix: Automation Tech Talk for 09/11/25
Shawn walk’s through connecting an IFM AL1322 IO-Link Master to a Rockwell Logix PAC using Studio 5000 in today’s episode of #AutomationTechTalk Lunchtime Edition livestream:
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MicroLogix to Micro800: Automation Tech Talk for 09/04/25
Shawn walk’s through converting an RSLogix / MicroLogix program to a CCW / Micro800 project in today’s episode of #AutomationTechTalk Lunchtime Edition livestream:
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Module Discovery and Reading IO Config: Automation Tech Talk for 09/03/25
Shawn discusses Module Discovery and Reading IO Config in today’s episode of #AutomationTechTalk Lunchtime Edition livestream:
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Studio 5000 Logix Designer v30 vs v31: Automation Tech Talk for 09/02/25
Shawn details how Studio 5000 Logix Designer’s look and feel changed from version 30 to version 31 in today’s episode of #AutomationTechTalk Lunchtime Edition livestream:
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Talking with Brandon Cooper on Automation Tech Talk for August 28, 2025
Today Shawn has Brandon Cooper on the #AutomationTechTalk livestream to talk about what he’s learning in his travels.
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Distributed I/O: Automation Tech Talk for August 27, 2025
Shawn discusses generations of Rockwell IP20 distributed / remote I/O in today’s Automation Tech Talk, Lunchtime Edition:
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CompactLogix Gen 5: Automation Tech Talk for August 26, 2025
Shawn discusses the Fifth (and current) Generation of Compactlogix Controllers in today’s Automation Tech Talk, Lunchtime Edition:
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– Article: https://theautomationblog.com/compactlogix-gen-2/
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CompactLogix Gen 4: Automation Tech Talk for August 25, 2025
Shawn discusses the Fourth Generation of Compactlogix Controllers in today’s Automation Tech Talk, Lunchtime Edition:
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– Article: https://theautomationblog.com/compactlogix-gen-4/
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CompactLogix Gen 3: Automation Tech Talk for August 21, 2025
Shawn discusses the Third Generation of Compactlogix Controllers in today’s Automation Tech Talk, Lunchtime Edition:
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CompactLogix Generation 2: Automation Tech Talk for August 20, 2025
Shawn discusses the Second Generation of Compactlogix Controllers in today’s Automation Tech Talk, Lunchtime Edition:
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CompactLogix Gen 1: Automation Tech Talk for August 19, 2025
Shawn discusses the First Generation of Compactlogix Controllers in today's Automation Tech Talk, Lunchtime Edition: Watch Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Listen to Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Automation Tech Talk Show Notes: Thanks for listening! If you'd like to join the show sometime, don't hesitate to use the contact us link. Links mentioned in video: - Article: https://theautomationblog.com/compactlogix-gen-1/ - Course: https://theautomationschool.com/courses/015-cpx-l12/ Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated) Shawn Tierney (Host): Hey everybody. Hope you can hear me. I'm trying something a little bit different here...
Automation Museum Update for August 18, 2025: Square D SyMax
Shawn Tierney shares an update on the Automation Museum fundraiser, as well as a look at one of the items the community has donated, a Square D SyMax PLC. For information about donating to the Automation Museum, please click here. Listen to Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated) Shawn Tierney (Host): Hey, everybody. Thank you for tuning back in. Shawn Tierney here from Insights, and I wanted to give you an update on the automation museum. So let me go over to the computer screen here, and you can see...
Building Systems with CompactLogix vs Micro800
Shawn meet's up with Giovanni Mendoza of GMÂ Automation and Controls in today's episode of Automation Tech Talk, Lunchtime Edition: Watch Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Listen to Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Automation Tech Talk Show Notes: Thanks for listening! If you'd like to join the show sometime, don't hesitate to use the contact us link. You'll also find Giovanni's website here. Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated) Shawn Tierney (Host): Giovanni, thank you for coming on the show. I really appreciate you coming on. I know we've talked a lot about C...
1756 Chassis Series B vs C
Let's talk about how the Series C 1756 Chassis differs from the Series B in today's Automation Tech Talk, Lunchtime Edition: Watch Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Listen to Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Automation Tech Talk Show Notes: Thanks for listening! If you'd like to join the show sometime, don't hesitate to use the contact us link. Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated) Shawn Tierney (Host): Hey, everybody. Happy lunchtime. It is Shawn Tierney here from Insights and Automation. I'm actually back in the training room working on a bunch of different stuff...
Ethernet/IP vs PROFINET: Automation Tech Talk
Let's talk about Ethernet/IP versus PROFINET in today's Automation Tech Talk, Lunchtime Edition: Watch Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Listen to Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Automation Tech Talk Show Notes: Thanks for listening! If you'd like to join the show sometime, don't hesitate to use the contact us link. Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated) Shawn Tierney (Host): Hey, everybody. Happy lunchtime. It is Shawn from Insights and Automation. I wanna welcome everybody who's tuning in. Thank you for joining me. Really wanna make these lunchtime sessions of the automation tech...
PROFINET and System Redundancy
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.
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Sub-$400 Ethernet PLCs (and more)
Let's talk about sub-$400 Ethernet PLCs (and more) in today's Automation Tech Talk, Lunchtime Edition: Watch Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog:  Listen to Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Automation Tech Talk Show Notes: Below you'll find the links from this week's show: Automation Game LinkedIn Post The Automation School Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated) Shawn Tierney (Host):Hey, everybody. Welcome to Automation Tech Talk. Shawn Tierney here. You know, it's been a long time since I've used StreamYard, and they've actually added some really cool things. I can actually see if my mic...
Automation Museum Update for July 11, 2025: Programmable Matrix Controller
Shawn Tierney shares an update on the Automation Museum fundraiser, as well as some information about the A-B 1750-PMC Programmable Matrix Controller. For information about donating to the Automation Museum, please click here. Listen to Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated) Shawn Tierney (Host): So for an automation museum update, we're about a and I don't talk about this a lot. I should talk about this more, but we're at about 7% of our goal, which is great because we started at zero as you might have met remember. And so...
The Automation Museum Update for June 06, 2025: A-B PLC-5
Shawn Tierney shares information about the new Automation Museum fundraiser, as well as his thoughts on A-B PLC-5s, and why they would make a good exhibit. For information about donating to the Automation Museum, please click here. Listen to Automation Tech Talk on The Automation Blog: Read the transcript on The Automation Blog: (automatically generated) Shawn Tierney (Host): Hey, everybody. Shawn Tierney here, and I'm announcing a fundraiser for something I've been wanting to do for a long time, the automation museum. And I thought this would be a great place where we could feature the history of industrial...
Question of the Week for December 6, 2024
Industrial Automation Questions and Answers with Shawn Tierney in this episode of the Question of the Week from #TheAutomationBlog. Note: In place of the Members only Q & A, this week members get access to a new episode of The Automation Show airing in the same time slot. #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" Question of the Week (today's episode: QW025) To unlock access to the member's only shows, become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Question of t...
What's New in Automation for Monday December 2, 2024
Happy Monday! We start the week off with a look at our top Automation Content from last week, and then take a look at what we have planned for the coming weeks in today's episode of the #WhatsNewInAutomation: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Watch the Show on release at ~2:15pm ET, or the replay anytime: Listen to What's New: Links: - coming soon... This week's content schedule (videos typically available by 1pm ET): Monday: - What's New (this show) livestream, 12:00pm ET Wednesday: - The Automation Show* and Minute episodes (2~4 per mo.) and / or - The Automation Podcast^ (pre-recorded,) 3:30pm ET plus ...
Automation Q & A for November 22, 2024
Industrial Automation Questions and Answers with Shawn Tierney in this episode of the Question of the Week from #TheAutomationBlog. Note: In place of the Members only Q & A, this week members get access to the TAP Aftershow airing in the same time slot. #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" Question of the Week (today's episode: QW024) To unlock access to the member's only shows, become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Question of the Week Show: Notes: T...
Automation Q & A for November 15, 2024
Industrial Automation Questions and Answers with Shawn Tierney in this episode of Q&A and the Question of the Week from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" Question of the Week, followed by our "member's only" Q & A show (today's episodes: QW023 & QA023) To unlock access to the full Q & A show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Question of the Week Show: Notes: This week's links are found below the Q&A E...
Question of the Week for November 8, 2024
Industrial Automation Questions and Answers with Shawn Tierney in this episode of Q&A and the Question of the Week from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Scheduling Note for 11/08/24: As we enter the 2024 Holiday Season the pace of our live-streaming shows may be reduced to allow the completion of projects which must be done before January 1st, 2025. Note: Below you will find the "public" Question of the Week, followed by our "member's only" Q & A show (today's episodes: QW022 & QA022) To unlock access to the full Q & A show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a m...
Automation News Headlines for November 5, 2024
Get the latest Industrial Automation #News from the all of the major vendors in this morning's Automation News Shows from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Scheduling Note for 11/05/24: As we enter the 2024 Holiday Season the pace of our live-streaming shows are bing reduced to allow the completion of projects which must be done before January 1st, 2025. Note: Below you will find the "public" headlines show, followed by our "member's only" news show (today's episodes: R75 & N255) To unlock access to the full show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting o...
What's New in Automation for Monday November 4, 2024
Happy Monday! We start the week off with a look at the top Automation News from last week, and then take a look at what we have planned for this week in this morning's episode of the #WhatsNewInAutomation: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Scheduling Note for 11/04/24: As we enter the 2024 Holiday Season the pace of our live-streaming shows may be reduced to allow the completion of projects which must be done before January 1st, 2025. Watch the Show Live at ~12:00pm ET, or the replay afterwards: Listen to What's New: Links to all the top stories: - https://www.advantech.com/en/resources/ne...
Automation Question of the Week for November 1, 2024
Industrial Automation Questions and Answers with Shawn Tierney in this episode of Q&A and the Question of the Week from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" Question of the Week, followed by our "member's only" Q & A show (today's episodes: QW021 & QA021) To unlock access to the full Q & A show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Question of the Week Show: Notes: This week's links are found below the Q&A E...
Automation News Headlines for October 31, 2024
Get the latest Industrial Automation #News from the all of the major vendors in this morning's Automation News Shows from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" headlines show, followed by our "member's only" news show (today's episodes: R74 & N254) To unlock access to the full show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Headlines News Show: Listen to the Headlines News Show: – Coming soon after show Watch the Full News Show: Note: The below Aut...
Automation News Headlines for October 29, 2024
Get the latest Industrial Automation #News from the all of the major vendors in this morning's Automation News Shows from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" headlines show, followed by our "member's only" news show (today's episodes: R73 & N253) To unlock access to the full show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Headlines News Show: Listen to the Headlines News Show: Watch the Full News Show: Note: The below Automation News Show is a...
What's New in Automation for Monday October 28, 2024
Happy Monday! We start the week off with a look at the top Automation News from last week, and then take a look at what we have planned for this week in this morning's episode of the #WhatsNewInAutomation: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Watch the Show Live at ~12:00pm ET, or the replay afterwards: Listen to What's New: Links to all the top stories: - https://www.pilz.com/en-US/company/press/messages/articles/241318" - https://www.pepperl-fuchs.com/usa/en/53122.htm" - https://us.mitsubishielectric.com/fa/en/news-and-events/2024/october/melfa-rv12crl/" - https://www.aveva.com/en/perspectives/blog/unlock-the-power-of-the-most-advanced-hmi-with-aveva-intouch-hmi/" ...
Automation Question of the Week for October 25, 2024
Industrial Automation Questions and Answers with Shawn Tierney in this episode of Q&A and the Question of the Week from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" Question of the Week, followed by our "member's only" Q & A show (today's episodes: QW020 & QA020) To unlock access to the full Q & A show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Question of the Week Show: Notes: This week's links are found below the Q&A E...
Automation News Headlines for October 24, 2024
Get the latest Industrial Automation #News from the all of the major vendors in this morning's Automation News Shows from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" headlines show, followed by our "member's only" news show (today's episodes: R72 & N252) To unlock access to the full show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Headlines News Show: Listen to the Headlines News Show: Watch the Full News Show: Note: The below Automation News Show is a...
Automation News Headlines for October 22, 2024
Get the latest Industrial Automation #News from the all of the major vendors in this morning's Automation News Shows from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" headlines show, followed by our "member's only" news show (today's episodes: R71 & N251) To unlock access to the full show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Headlines News Show: Listen to the Headlines News Show: Coming soon... Watch the Full News Show: Note: The below Automation News S...
What's New in Automation for Monday October 21, 2024
Happy Monday! We start the week off with a look at the top Automation News from last week, and then take a look at what we have planned for this week in this morning's episode of the #WhatsNewInAutomation: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Watch the Show Live at ~12:05pm ET, or the replay afterwards: Listen to What's New: Links to last week's top stories: - https://www.hms-networks.com/news/news-details/15-10-2024-2962893-HMS-Networks-changes-organization-to-strengthen-customer-focus-and-cross-selling - https://www.balluff.com/en-us/news/rapid-inductive-position-measuring-system - https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/company/news/press-releases/factorytalk-optix-2024.html - https://www.onlogic.com/about/news/industrial-ai-partners/ ...
Automation Question of the Week for October 18, 2024
Industrial Automation Questions and Answers with Shawn Tierney in this episode of Q&A and the Question of the Week from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" Question of the Week, followed by our "member's only" Q & A show (today's episodes: QW019 & QA019) To unlock access to the full Q & A show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Question of the Week Show: Notes: This week's links are found below the Q&A E...
Automation News Headlines for October 17, 2024
Get the latest Industrial Automation #News from the all of the major vendors in this morning's Automation News Shows from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" headlines show, followed by our "member's only" news show (today's episodes: R70 & N250) To unlock access to the full show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Headlines News Show: Listen to the Headlines News Show: Watch the Full News Show: Links to today's headlines : - https://theautomationblog.c...
Automation News Headlines for October 15, 2024
Get the latest Industrial Automation #News from the all of the major vendors in this morning's Automation News Shows from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" headlines show, followed by our "member's only" news show (today's episodes: R69 & N249) To unlock access to the full show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Headlines News Show: Listen to the Headlines News Show: Coming soon... Watch the Full News Show: Note: The below Automation News S...
What's New in Automation for Monday October 14, 2024
Happy Monday! We start the week off with a look at the top Automation News from last week, and then take a look at what we have planned for this week in this morning's episode of the #WhatsNewInAutomation: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Watch the Show Live at ~8:30am ET, or the replay afterwards: Listen to What's New: Links to last week's top stories: - https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/company/news/press-releases/stratix-4300-wireless.html - https://industrial.softing.com/us/news/press-releases/news-details/softing-industrial-presents-ethernet-apl-field-switch-at-the-sps-2024-in-nuremberg.html - https://www.phoenixcontact.com/explore/page/gvy1zj6?_realm=us&_locale=en-US - ht...
Question of the week for Friday, October 11, 2024
Industrial Automation Questions and Answers with Shawn Tierney in this episode of Q&A and the Question of the Week from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" Question of the Week, followed by our "member's only" Q & A show (today's episodes: QW018 & QA018) To unlock access to the full Q & A show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Question of the Week Show: Notes: This week's links are found below the Q&A E...
Automation News Headlines for October 10, 2024
Get the latest Industrial Automation #News from the all of the major vendors in this morning's Automation News Shows from #TheAutomationBlog: #Automation #IndustrialAutomation #InsightsInAutomation Note: Below you will find the "public" headlines show, followed by our "member's only" news show (today's episodes: R68 & N248) To unlock access to the full show, you can become a member / subscriber of our content for just $10 a month. To learn more about supporting our work through our membership program, click here. Watch the Headlines News Show: Listen to the Headlines News Show: Watch the Full News Show: Note: The below Automation News Show is a...