Chris McNamara
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 10
- Latest publication
- Oct 1, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Automation World
- Top 5M sites
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Sharp Stuff! How Automation Is Changing Metal Fabrication & Construction (opens the original)
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During this Automation World podcast, we’re talking about something different… not automation in the traditional industrial spaces (process or discrete manufacturing which we often focus on), but rather we’re looking at automation in the metal fabrication and construction spaces, which are changing drastically as smart new tools and techniques empower teams in new ways. We’re joined by Zach Boyd, CTO at Hirebotics, to explore the evolution of fabrication, construction, welding and even painting,
Retrofit vs. Replace For Your Next Automation Initiative (opens the original)
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In this Automation World podcast, recorded at the IMTS show in Chicago in late summer 2026, we connect with Sergei Altynbaev, founder and CEO of Aiolys, to explore the retrofit vs. replace debate when it comes to automation initiatives. We discuss how this decision is changing as automation matures and mainstreams, and if there are differences between European and American mindsets when it comes to updating or entirely swapping out assets and technologies.
Podcast: The Path To "Everyday Automation"—Connect, Visualize, Secure And Scale (opens the original)
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In this episode of Automation World’s “Get Your Questions Answered” podcast we connect with Raj Rajendra, a Siemens portfolio sales specialist for automation products, who explains that “everyday automation” targets smaller applications—such as pumping stations, HVAC, water and wastewater systems, irrigation, building automation, energy monitoring, and OEM equipment—where users need capability without the expense or complexity of a full PLC system. The discussion centers on Siemens’ LOGO! 9 logi
A View Aloft: Notes From The IMTS Show (opens the original)
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The show wrapped, we packed up our equipment, and I put on gym shoes to soothe my aching feet after multiple days of walking miles through McCormick Place at the behemoth show that was IMTS in Chicago this month. The International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) labels itself “the largest manufacturing technology trade show in the Western Hemisphere." They ain't kidding. This is a global event, organized by the Association for Manufacturing Technology, that welcomes innovators, suppliers, a
Leaping Over The Supply Chain Resilience Gap (opens the original)
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If you’ve read a newspaper over the past year—or purchased gasoline—you’re aware that our global supply chain is turbulent. And while we can’t control weather or war, manufacturers do have tools at our disposal to operate more efficiently within unsteady supply chains. In this Automation World podcast we connect with Vincent Vasilevski of Supply Technologies, a leading global supply chain management company for assembly components and fasteners, to discuss how supply chain disruption can be miti
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