Control Intelligence
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A Pack Expo exploration with Coesia's Xavier Le Gros and Miguel Tavera
A Pack Expo exploration with Coesia's Xavier Le Gros and Miguel Tavera
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Welcome to Control Intelligence, a ControlDesign.com podcast that goes deep inside the automation and technology that machine builders, system integrators and end users rely on to keep production humming efficiently
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- A Pack Expo exploration with Coesia's Xavier Le Gros and Miguel Tavera · 9 min · Episode 170In this episode of Control Intelligence, editor in chief Mike Bacidore spoke to Miguel Tavera, FlexLink controls engineering lead, and Xavier Le Gros, general manager AMC…
- Robotics platform demonstration at Pack Expo 2026 · 4 min · Episode 169Editor in chief Mike Bacidore is reporting live from Pack Expo 2026 in Chicago, where Universal Robots regional sales manager Silas Neale showed him a demonstration of Universal…
- How to overcome control panel constraints · 5 min · Episode 168Panel wiring has always been a source of cost and overruns. It’s important to understand the devices that happen to be in the panel. We have all seen pictures of bad panel…
- The best ways to troubleshoot 4-20 mA circuits · 7 min · Episode 167Control systems may have many types of circuits. The two primary circuits used in process are discrete and analog circuits. Discrete circuits are normally on or off and have a…
- Functional safety: What it is and what needs to be considered · 32 min · Episode 166In this episode of Control Intelligence, editor in chief Mike Bacidore is joined by Sneha Mahajan, senior application engineer for control products at Nord Drivesystems, where…
- IMTS 2026: MiSUMi's Dave Evans talks supply chain management and automation distribution · 12 min · Episode 165In this episode of Control Intelligence, Dave Evans, president of MiSUMi Americas, joined Mike Bacidore at IMTS 2026 in Chicago to have a candid conversation from the show floor…
- Converging mechanical and electrical CAD software · 7 min · Episode 164In the past, the relationship between electrical drawings and physical machines was largely left to the ability to visualize both. A motor might exist as a symbol on my…
- A technical Q&A with industry expert Brian Romano · 55 min · Episode 163In this episode of Control Intelligence, Mike Bacidore is joined by Brian Romano, director of technology development at Arthur G. Russell Co., executive board member of ISA and…
- A3's Jeff Burnstein talks physical AI, humanoid robots and more · 28 min · Episode 162In this episode of Control Intelligence, Mike Bacidore is joined by Jeff Burnstein, President of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the North American trade group…
- AMT’s Doug Woods: What’s in store at IMTS · 50 min · Episode 161In this episode of Control Intelligence, editor in chief Mike Bacidore spoke with Doug Woods, president of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, which hosts the…
- The future of system integration: CSIA CEO Adrienne Meyer shares a vision based on learning · 1 h 0 min · Episode 160In this episode of Control Intelligence, editor in chief Mike Bacidore spoke to Adrienne Meyer, CEO of the Control System Integrators Association, about the experience she brings…
- Top 20 practices for securing PLCs from cyberthreats · 21 min · Episode 159In this episode of Control Intelligence, editor in chief Mike Bacidore spoke to Jagannathan Raghunathan, director of cyberphysical security services at Bureau Veritas, about the…
- What happened with the CISA wastewater cybersecurity alert? · 21 min · Episode 158The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an alert on July 30 regarding a significant increase in cyber threat actors targeting programmable logic…
- What can terminal blocks do for you? · 6 min · Episode 157A terminal block is a place to connect a wire to another wire and create a junction point. Picture a terminal block as an intersection on a two-way or four-way highway. In this…
- Uses for industrial PCs vs. PLCs · 7 min · Episode 156Hardware independence is what PC-based control promised back in the 1990s. You can run any software on any hardware you choose. In this episode of Control Intelligence, written…
- The role of transducers in wireless networks · 6 min · Episode 155Factory OT uses wireless networks regularly to interface the physical world and the digital world. Transducers make this connection possible. A transducer is a component that…
- How to use variable frequency drives as predictive maintenance tools · 7 min · Episode 154Using vibrational analysis tools that can sense wear, imbalance, noise or harmonics can help identify machinery issues prior to failure. This allows for correcting those issues…
- Running a motor at 175% load: should you do it? · 7 min · Episode 153Sometimes motors can run at 175% of their rated load continuously, but the conditions should be specified within boundaries of the system. When we talk about running a motor at…
- Beckhoff USA’s Jeff Johnson explains how mechatronic forces make waves · 31 min · Episode 152Beckhoff’s XTS linear transport system, No Cable Technology and EcoLine motor modules are part of the Beckhoff mechatronics portfolio, which is under the supervision of Jeff…
- Brian Romano discusses PLC coding, IT/OT convergence and more · 45 min · Episode 151In this episode of Control Intelligence, Mike Bacidore is rejoined by Dr. Brian Romano, director of technology development at Arthur G. Russell Company. With more than four…
