Gary On Manufacturing - Gary Mintchell

Wrap up of the ABB User conference with analysis of ABB and Baldor, report on Packaging Automation Forum thoughts on machine safety and programming standards, and report on the MARTS conference and a dinner to benefit autism awareness.

Gary discusses Invensys and his interview with Operations Management CEO Sudipta Bhattacharya, vision and robotics at Automate 2011, Wes Iversen's retirement and the upcoming Packaging Automation Forum and Maintenance and Reliability Forum.

In this video essay, Gary discusses the disaster in Japan and the resulting hype about nuclear power safety. He salutes the process engineers and operators who are working in a terrible situation to get the plant back on track.

Gary discusses database technology, data connectivity, what today's engineers need to know, OPC UA's future and more software topics with engineers at Inductive Automation.

Gary reports on his trip to the ODVA (www.odva.org) annual meeting including technical updates, security and energy white papers, introduction of Bosch Rexroth as the latest principal member, implementer application and technical visionary information.

Leadership in automation. How the leaders who developed ISA88, ISA95, MIMOSA have left a legacy that is readily apparent in products and applications. Now the ISA100 committee leadership needs to take the steps necessary to bring reconciliation and convergence and finish the standard.

Gary discusses Inder Sidhu's book "Doing Both". He's a Cisco Sr. VP and shows examples of how to do two seemingly contradictory strategies. Also Jon DiPietro's blog Domesticating IT about business strategy death spirals.

Gary discusses leadership speaking styles. How should a leader show emotion?

Gary interviews Eddie Lee of Moxa in his Ideas and Innovations series for the January issue of Automation World.

Gary reports on his trip to Germany and the SPS/Drives trade fair. Key trends and new products from Siemens and Beckhoff are highlighted.

In this videocast/podcast, Gary discusses things he's learned about teamwork and leadership during a series of interviews over the past seven weeks. He also discusses the book by Richard L. Daft, "The Executive and The Elephant"--your inner rational CEO and your inner drives and emotions that prevent you from doing what you want. He ends with a request for information and speakers on sustainable packaging lines for the upcoming Packaging Automation Forum (http://www.packworld.com/paf)

Gary analyzes the changes at Rockwell Automation and reflects on the PSUG and Automation Fair week in Orlando. He includes pieces of interviews with CEO Keith Nosbusch and CTO Sujeet Chand. "It's an exciting time to be in manufacturing."

Are software as a service, open source software, subscription pricing disruptive to the market for manufacturing software? Just interviewed FuseSource, an open source messaging application. Recently an MIT/Sloan Management Review article cited research that top performing companies are 3x more likely to have a data analytics culture. On a podcast on IT Conversation, Simon Wardley argues that the Cloud is a source of innovation, http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail4628.html

Gary discusses automation conference season, with a brief recap of Emerson Exchange, reports from ISA's Automation Week (which was dubbed "weak" by some and so-so by others), a look ahead at Invensys Operation Management's OpsManage'10 conference coming up next week and then glimpse of the upcoming Rockwell Process Systems Users Group and Automation Fair. Recorded at Tawawa Park in Sidney, Ohio.

I give final wrap up thoughts about Emerson Global Users Exchange 2010.

AM099 Gary interviews Rune Reppenhagen, Emerson Process Management DeltaV Brand Manager about DeltaV announcements and presentations at Emerson Exchange 2010 in San Antonio.

AM098 Gary interviews Emerson Process Management DeltaV SIS brand manager Mike Boudreaux about what's happening at Emerson Exchange 2010 in San Antonio

Gary interviews Julie Fraser, of Manufacturing Enterprise Solutions Association Metrics working group about a unique makeover contest the association is running that will award two companies free consulting for a metrics makeover.

Four ways to avoid manufacturing decline. From my research for an article in the September 2010 Automation World, I discuss what several people have discovered about making manufacturing a strategic part of an enterprise. And, no, I'm not a Juventus fan. Just liked the shirt when shopping on my last trip to Italy. Hoping for one from Stuttgart while I'm there next month.

Essay on leadership--including R&D leadership change at National Instruments and the HP fiasco--plus a quick review of Daniel Pink's "Drive."