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Danny Petrecca with Locusview

Industrial Talk is onsite at DistribuTech and talking to Danny Petrecca, Vice President of Business Development with Locusview about “Digital Construction Management – digitally streamlining utility’s construction”.

Utilities face budget cuts, regulatory hurdles, and interest rate fluctuations, while digitization can alleviate these pressures and improve operational efficiency. Innovation and problem-solving are key to addressing challenges, with a scarcity of contractors and resources in the digitization journey. Traditional paper-based construction management is inefficient, and implementing mobile technology can simplify workflows and make them more efficient. New technologies such as GNSS receivers and mobile devices have the potential to revolutionize the industry.

Darin Briskman and Josh Bartliff with Imply

Industrial Talk is onsite at DistribuTECH and talking to Darin Briskman, Director of Technology and Josh Bartliff, Strategic Account Executive with Imply about “Highspeed, real time, data analytics supporting the demands of the utility market”. Here are some of the key takeaways from our conversation:

The speakers discussed the significance of real-time data analytics in the utility industry, emphasizing its role in making timely decisions, avoiding cascading failures, and optimizing operations. They highlighted the need for utilities to modernize their systems to accommodate real-time decision-making, leveraging technologies such as AI and ML to analyze vast amounts of data from sensors and make decisions in sub-second intervals. The speakers also discussed the challenges of managing and analyzing large volumes of data in real-time, including the need for a database that can handle both streaming data from latest devices and traditional data from mainframes, and mentioned Apache druid as a potential solution.

Dominic Kohler with Siemens

Industrial Talk is onsite at DistribuTECH and talking to Dr. Dominic Kohler, Head of Product Management for Power System Simulation at Siemens about “Modeling and simulating renewables energy integration into grid systems”. Here are some of the key takeaways from our conversation:

Dominic Koehler (Siemens product manager) discussed the company’s new solution, Network Model Manager, which simplifies power grid modeling and simulation. Scott MacKenzie and Dominic emphasized the importance of leveraging data-driven insights to optimize power grid management, highlighting the need for modeling and simulations to optimize the interaction between renewables and the existing grid, validate data for accurate simulations, and integrate AI and modular software to revolutionize the industry. Dominic joined the conversation, emphasizing the importance of innovation and collaboration in the utility industry.

Kellie De Pooter with G&W Electric Company

On this week’s Industrial Talk we’re onsite at Distributech 22 and talking to Kellie De Pooter, Director, Global Marketing Communications with G&W Electric Company about “Delivering innovative power systems in an ever changing utility landscape”. Get the answers to your “Power Systems” questions along with Kellie’s unique insight on the “How” on this Industrial Talk interview!

Przemek Tomczak with KX

On this week’s Industrial Talk we’re talking to Przemek Tomczak, Senior Vice President at KX about “Utility IoT, Smart Grid, Edge Intelligence and Advanced Data Analytics”. Get the answers to your “Utility 2.0” questions along with Przemek’s unique insight on the “How” on this Industrial Talk interview!

The world is changing fast! Industrial businesses are juggling every facet of business maintenance and growth, ranging from technological/digital media adaptations to cash flow management and operational efficiency challenges. How do industrial business leaders stay current while managing growth and casting vision for the future? The answers could be found in a learning environment, but never before has there been a place for continuing education in the industrial business arena. UNTIL NOW…

The INDUSTRIAL ACADEMY IS HERE. Finally there is a clearinghouse for all things industrial to assist the business leader. Course offerings provide up-to-date applicable information in business development, technology, finance, operations and leadership presented in an engaging, movement-oriented manner by those in the know. These professionals don’t just talk the talk. They walk the walk with purpose and passion for building not just the industrial business but also the people who make things happen.

The Industrial Talk Podcast family looks forward to learning and growing with you!

When I was in elementary school, our teacher would show us films of industrial professionals making our lives better. For me, these films instilled the passion for industry.

Today, industry has come along way from when I was a boy. It is innovative and focused on solving problems. In short, it’s really cool and exciting.

We need to teach children, around the world, and bring back the “Cool” and “Exciting” and why industry is a wonderful profession. That means we need industrial professionals to re-instill this industrial passion.

This is the Purpose of Industrial Pop. It is an online learning management platform (LMP) dedicated to educating our youth in the ever expanding and innovative world of industry. We also provide this LMP for our teachers to share with their class.

These are very exciting times for industry and we must begin educating our future and it starts with you. If you are interested, please contact me at: https://industrialtalk.com/contact/ and just let me know that you are interested in positively impacting our future industry leaders.