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In this episode, Executive Editor Theresa Houck chats with Anthony Murphy, Vice President of Product Management at Plex, by Rockwell Automation, about:

• How manufacturing is evolving.
• Plex Connected Worker solutions with step-by-step guidance while automating low-value tasks.
• How workers use it.
• How it helps with the skilled worker shortage.

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Resources from this episode:

• Watch their discussion on YouTube at https://youtu.be/8Pm670QAO9E.
• Plex Connected Worker solutions.
• Learn about Plex, by Rockwell Automation.
• Free eBook, “Quality Management for Dummies,” by Anthony Murphy, VP of Product Management and Brian Martensen, Product Manager, Plex, by Rockwell Automation
• Subscribe to our 4 digital magazines at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

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In this February 2025 news alert, The Journal’s Executive Editor Theresa Houck reports on issues affecting manufacturers and producers every day, including:

• Looming 25% tariffs on semiconductors, automotive and pharmaceuticals.
• Food manufacturing industry trends.
• The most in-demand manufacturing jobs of 2025.
• Projected market growth for PLCs and servo motors & drives.
• Scholarships for students going into manufacturing.
• And more.

And as always, get your family-friendly, silly Joke of the Day.

Resources from this episode:

• Apply for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association manufacturing students SparkForce summer/fall 2025 scholarships.
• Learn about the Pepperl+Fuchs and Rockwell Automation ThinManager partnership.
• Download the 2024 Rockwell Automation Sustainability Report.
• Subscribe to The Journal’s 4 digital magazines at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

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Digitization is accelerating at an unprecedented pace, and advanced technologies are helping manufacturers create a connected environment to increase efficiency and mitigate the skilled worker shortage. In this insightful episode, The Journal’s Executive Editor Theresa Houck discusses 8 important industrial automation trends helping companies develop smart industrial plants.

You’ll learn about smart technologies such as artificial intelligence, edge & cloud computing, digital twins, robots & cobots, connected worker technology, wireless private 5G connectivity and more.

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• Read Theresa’s full, comprehensive article from the February 2025 issue of The Journal.
• Subscribe to The Journal’s 4 digital magazines at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

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In this episode, Executive Editor Theresa Houck chats with Griffin Hodnett, Product Manager of Automation at Mettler-Toledo, about the company’s IND360 MultiACM weight indicators for automated tank/vessel weighing.

You’ll learn how these weight indicators are designed for easy integration into automation systems to minimize complexity for OEMs, system integrators and end-users, and help customers set up tank systems quickly and get additional data from tank weighing scales. Individual weight values are available for up to 4 strain gauge load cells for better condition monitoring. The LoadAdvisor feature provides live guidance for commissioning tank systems, cutting costs, eliminating errors and improving measurement accuracy.

And as always, get your family-friendly, silly Joke of the Day.

Resources from this episode:

• Watch Theresa & Griffin's discussion on YouTube at https://youtu.be/60G1AGb-6aw.
• Details about the IND360 MultiACM.
• Video of IND360 MultiACM — Enhanced Data Insights for Analog Load Cells.
• Video of IND360 MultiACM Configuration Using LoadAdvisor.
• Subscribe to our 4 digital magazines at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

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In this exclusive episode of our “Automation Chat” podcast from the Automation Fair 2024 show floor, The Journal’s Managing Editor Amanda Joshi talks with Mike Wurster, Director of Strategic Alliances and Dave Ulmer, Channel Support Engineer at Stratus Technologies. Learn about the company’s ztC Edge, a secure, zero-touch, DIN-rail mountable edge-computing platform with built-in virtualization and fault-tolerant workload protection. With industrial interoperability and OT manageability, it enables quick, easy delivery of both highly available and fault-tolerant virtualized edge applications.

Also learn how the company collaborates with Claroty, Fortinet and Rockwell Automation to include pre-validated cybersecurity protection.

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• Watch their discussion on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rAW7qSGVu_I.
• Learn more about Stratus Technologies.
• Subscribe to The Journal’s 4 digital magazines at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

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In this episode, Executive Editor Theresa Houck tells you what topics we’re covering in the next edition of The Journal From Rockwell Automation and Our PartnerNetwork magazine — our February 2024 issue. Our print magazine mails February 25, and our digital issue launches February 27. Learn about upcoming stories on:

• Data-ready machines that help users increase efficiency & business value.
• How a chocolate maker improved packaging-line throughput.
• Risks of unpatched software in consumer packaged goods operations.
• Highlights from the 2024 Automation Fair event.
• Top industrial automation trends of 2025.

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• To subscribe to our 4 print magazines (Feb., May July and Oct.), e-mail Anna Hicks at ahicks@endeavorbusinessmedia.com.
• Subscribe to our 4 digital magazines by visiting http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

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In this special episode of our “Automation Chat” podcast from the Automation Fair 2024 expo floor, The Journal’s Managing Editor Amanda Joshi talks with Garrett Edwards, Director of Product Management and Marketing at Spectrum Controls. Learn about the company’s Universal Industrial Gateway with 12 protocols, a single-box solution for multidevice/multiprotocol systems that’s now ODVA compliant, meaning it's EtherNet/IP™ capable.

Also learn about developments on its 5069-OV16F-SC output module and 5069-IV16F-SC input modules for Allen-Bradley® Compact 5000™ I/O systems from Rockwell Automation, and Spectrum’s 1769 OV and IQ I/O modules.

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• Watch their discussion on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rEGyT9IfkxU.
• Learn more about Spectrum Controls.
• Subscribe to The Journal’s 4 digital magazines at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

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In our January 2025 news report, The Journal’s Executive Editor Theresa Houck’s updates include Rockwell Automation’s smart water technology award, a major U.S. Dept. of Energy grants for small- and medium-sized manufacturers, and some new product announcements. Other topics include:

• ODVA-Certified Passive Harmonic Filter Technology.
• FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI quality inspection platform.
• Illinois Smart Manufacturing Lighthouse Program federal grant.
• ODVA process device profiles for RTD and thermocouple temperature sensors.
• New distribution fuses.
• New industrial cameras with embedded AI core.
• And more.

And as always, get your family-friendly, silly Joke of the Day.

Resources from this episode:

• Trans-Coil International (TCI) PQconnect passive harmonic filter technology.
• Learn about the FactoryTalk Analytics VisionAI quality inspection platform.
• Learn about Kezzler’s Connected Products Platform.
• Learn about the IMPERX Panther Series of Deep Learning industrial vision cameras.
• Learn about Mersen’s MDC15D Series Distribution Fuses.
• Subscribe to The Journal’s 4 digital magazines at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

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