Bill Green with Fluke Reliability

Scott MacKenzie interviews Bill Green from Fluke Reliability about their upcoming event, Xcelerate 2025, in Austin, Texas. Xcelerate is a premier reliability, asset management, and maintenance event, focusing on collaboration, education, and innovation. Bill highlights the event’s history, starting with user conferences in 2007-2008, and its evolution into a significant networking and learning platform. He discusses the integration of Fluke and Azima technologies, emphasizing the importance of meaningful data and AI in enhancing user experience. The event aims to provide comprehensive solutions and insights for reliability professionals at all levels.

Doug Morter with Northern Water

Industrial Talk is onsite at Accruent Insights and talking to Doug Morter, Asset Manager at Northern Water about “Innovation that improves water quality and safety”.

Doug Morter from Northern Water discussed the importance of water, which constitutes 80% of the human body, and the role of Northern Water in supplying water to 1.3 million end users in Colorado. He highlighted the use of Maintenance Connection software for asset management, which has been crucial since 2013 floods. Northern Water is building the largest dam in the U.S. in 30 years, using an asphalt core for environmental impact. Doug emphasized the need for AI and machine learning to optimize preventive maintenance schedules and the potential future migration to cloud solutions for better user experiences and security.

Robin and Paige Roberts with Central Power Systems and Services

Industrial Talk is onsite at PowerGen and talking to Paige and Robin Roberts with Central Power Systems and Services about “Backup power solutions for a hungry market”.

Robin and Paige Roberts from Central Power Systems and Services discussed their company’s growth and innovations at Power Gen Dallas. Central Power, which Robin acquired 10 years ago, has grown from a $100 million to a projected $1 billion company by 2025. They specialize in mid-sized natural gas generators for oil fields, producing hundreds annually. The company is vertically integrated, handling manufacturing and services, a rarity in the industry. Paige highlighted their recent hiring of 100 new employees, emphasizing the importance of company culture. They also discussed the booming data center market and the challenges of distributed energy.

Ariadna Broquetas and Toni Serrano with Seven Sector Technologies

Industrial Talk is onsite at IoT Solutions World Congress and talking to Ariadna Broquetas and Toni Serrano with Seven Sector Technologies about “Making cybersecurity work for you”.

Scott MacKenzie hosts the Industrial Talk podcast, featuring Toni and Addie from Seven Sector Technologies at the IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona. Toni, a cybersecurity expert, and Addie, a marketing professional, discuss their product, XDR net, which provides active defense against cyberattacks. XDR net is a hardware device that monitors and blocks potential threats on local networks. It can handle up to 500 devices per unit and is easy to set up. They also mention the implementation of digital twins to enhance security. Toni and Addie emphasize the importance of cybersecurity in today’s digital landscape and invite listeners to connect with them on LinkedIn for more information.

Tania Schulze with Gradyent

Scott MacKenzie hosts a podcast celebrating industry professionals and their innovations. In this episode, he discusses the application of digital twins to steam networks with Tania Schulze from Gradyent.ai. Tania explains that digital twins are digital representations of physical assets, enabling real-time monitoring, optimization, and predictive maintenance. She highlights the benefits of using physics-based models combined with machine learning to create accurate digital twins for steam networks. Tania emphasizes the importance of data quality and the challenges of implementing digital twins in existing plants. She also discusses the potential for significant energy savings and improved safety through digital twin technology.