** Named “Best Podcast” for 3 Consecutive Years! 2022-2024 Apex Awards of Publication Excellence.

In our award-winning “Automation Chat" podcast, “Automation & Manufacturing News, October 2024,” learn about the $2 million IEEE Medal of Honor, and Food Traceability Innovator and World’s Most Ethical Companies award winners; and the ISO and UNDP’s international guidelines for organizations to expedite contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She also dives deep into automotive, industrial PC, industrial wireless device, robotics, and AI trends.

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

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• Register to watch the February 2025 IEEE Medal of Honor Live-Stream Press Conference.
• Download The Journal’s "2024 Trends in OEM & Control Design" eBook.
• To subscribe to our 4 print magazines (Feb., May, July and Oct.), e-mail Anna Hicks at ahicks@endeavorbusinessmedia.com.
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** 3 Consecutive Awards for Best Podcast, 2022 - 2024 APEX Awards of Publication Excellence.

In this episode, The Journal’s Executive Editor Theresa Houck brings the written word to life by reading the article, “HMI Helps With the Heavy Lifting.”

It’s written by Susan Burtch, Lead Commercial Portfolio Manager of, Visualization Software at Rockwell Automation. You’ll learn how modern human-machine interface software removes barriers to accessing a manufacturing operation’s data, and empowers OEMs and end users.

Resources from this episode:

• Read the article online: “HMI Helps With the Heavy Lifting.”
• 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 at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

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** Named “Best Podcast” for 3 Consecutive Years! 2022-2024 Apex Awards of Publication Excellence.

In this episode of “Automation Chat," Executive Editor Theresa Houck reviews news in industrial automation and manufacturing. Learn about market trends in OT cybersecurity and in ultrasonic flowmeters; the role of AC drives for energy savings; and what skilled trades workers think about digital tools and AI. Also learn about achievements by FANUC Robotics, the SME Education Foundation and Endress+Hauser.

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

Resources from this episode:

• ARC Advisory Group market research about low-power AC drives.
• NFPA survey about the skilled trades industry.
• SME Education Foundation scholarship program.
• 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 at http://rok.auto/thejournal-subscribe.

Please leave us a 5-star rating and a review — it helps other industrial automation professionals find us, and we really appreciate it.

“Automation Chat" is brought to you by The Journal From Rockwell Automation and Our PartnerNetwork magazine.