Manufacturing Hub

We continue the Manufacturing Intelligence discussion in the eight-episode with a special guest: Jim Gavigan. Jim is the owner of a firm that specializes in data acquisition, processing, and application in manufacturing. We dive into discussions about some of the projects, applications of OSI PI, and Jim's experience in manufacturing. We get an insight into the process he uses to work with clients, analyze their data and propose solutions that drive improvements to the bottom line. - Where to find us: -- Jim --- https://www.industrialinsightinc.com/ --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimgavigan/ -- Vlad --- https://solisplc.com/ --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladromanov/ -- Dave --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/ --- https://www.twitch.tv/davegriffith

In the seventh installment of the Manufacturing Hub, Dave and Vlad tackle a new series: Manufacturing Intelligence. Our goal is to combine similar topics into a series of episodes that involve various discussions and industry experts. In this episode, we discuss the MES and OEE implementations we've been part of, our industry insights when it comes to these topics, as well as challenges related to their deployment. - Where to find us: -- Vlad --- https://solisplc.com/ --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladromanov/ -- Dave --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/ --- https://www.twitch.tv/davegriffith

Join Dave & Vlad as we talk to Preston Hadley. His non-traditional journey into Controls. Starting Envision Automation & Controls. Change a Life Giveaway (and future plans). What he's learned and where he thinks this path will lead him. References from the Episode: - Where to find us: -- Preston --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/preston-hadley/ --- https://www.envisions.io/ -- Vlad --- https://solisplc.com/ --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladromanov/ -- Dave --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/ --- https://www.twitch.tv/davegriffith

TransctiptWelcome, everyone. This is episode number five of the manufacturing hub podcast with Vlad and Dave. So today we wanted to step back from some of the conversations we had with Sean last week and kind of take it back to ourselves and discuss how we landed where we are today. Some of the challenges discuss how we entered. I guess the manufacturing industry which we've covered a little bit in the past episode, but go into a bit more detail as far as our businesses or our ventures are at their core and maybe also get some advice from each other. Understand it a little bit more and kind of see where things are planning out to go in the next couple of years and what plans we both have in that regard. What are your thoughts? Dave? Is that pretty much what we're talking about? No, completely agree.Completely agree. As I told Vlad, when I pitched this idea, one of the things I always appreciate is people talking about their businesses and when they have a podcast being able to go listen to how those changes, what their projections were and what actually happened in relation to the projection for everyone who isn't aware. Both led and I own our own business. And as we go through this, it certainly can feel lonely out there, right? And it feels like in the industrial automation community. There aren't a lot of people talking about it. It seems like there are a lot of fairly decent sized companies. It seems like there are a lot of VC based startup companies and then you've got a bunch of systems integrators that are kind of in the middle of that and what I haven't found throughout any of my journey is people talking about that and documenting it in a way that other people going through this journey find useful.And so my concept is I'd like to crack it Open, talk a little bit more about what we're doing. And you know where we see the future going for us. So you guys can want to ask questions and anyone that is crazy enough to listen to these in a few years with the assumption that Vlad and I are still doing this and talking about what we're doing can hopefully be here as we document this journey. Yeah, and I think it's also an important learning growing process because I think at least I'll speak for myself. But I'm definitely not where I would like to be in the future. So I'm always looking to learn to grow to kind of bounce around some different ideas, see how other people are doing it. And ultimately that's why there's like a chat platform where you can give us some advice or maybe give us some insights on how you would do things.And I think it's important as they've mentioned that there's really nobody talking about this right now. And there's a lot of people asking the same questions. I feel around getting a manufacturing business off the ground, whether it is systems integration, just a lone Wolf Plc programmer, or what have you. So I think it's going to be also good for ourselves to kind of discuss these ideas and learn from each other as well as the community in general. And I'll even admit myself that I've been trying to find myself a mentor that has launched a similar business. And I do have people in different companies in place that have been extremely helpful, but they're not necessarily where I would like to go. So it's been a challenge to kind of figure this out on my own, for sure, obviously, with good advice, but not necessarily fully aligned with what I'm trying to do.But, Dave, you want to. Sorry. Sorry. Go ahead. No, I was actually going to. So one thing that I wanted to I had to bring up during. This is mentorship, right.So I know a lot of people in the community. Vlad. I know you know a lot of people in the community, one of the things that helped me over the last year and a half almost two years now is having a mentor that in some way, shape or form, is within the community, but doesn't necessarily know me personally. And so there is an organization called score. Their website is score org. And I went through the process. I found a mentor through their online process, had a couple of conversations with them, and Steven has been absolutely fantastic.We meet it's all a volunteer network and almost exclusively people who have, like, made it to the point in business in which they would like to give back.And so it's completely free. They give of their time freely. And they go through some training in order to make sure that they can appropriately mentor someone. There are a lot of people on a variety of different verticals. Since the pandemic has hit, the numbers have gone up significantly, I think they are up like, 85%.I would completely suggest going through finding someone in your local area. We do Zoom calls, and for me, it's nice to have someone that doesn't necessarily know me. Listen to me. Talk about what I'm doing and what I want to do. And then they can just tell me if I'm crazy, you can talk to your friends. You can talk to your spouse. You can talk to other people in the industry.B

In the fourth episode of the podcast/stream, we receive a special guest: Sean Terrell. Sean has extensive experience as well as involvement in the manufacturing automation industry. He began his career as a technician on a US Navy submarine. Sean was quick to learn the electrical and communication systems and was offered a job designing guided missiles once he retired from the Navy. His knowledge of control systems brought him to the oil & gas industry where he currently works as a consultant and engineer. References from the Episode: - Where to find us: -- Sean --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-terrell-1837a312/ --- https://www.sahomacontrolware.com/ -- Vlad --- https://solisplc.com/ --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladromanov/ -- Dave --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/ --- https://www.twitch.tv/davegriffith

In the third installment of the Stream / Podcast, we go over the following manufacturing technologies: IoT, Predictive Maintenance, AR/VR and Big Data. References from the Episode: - Where to find us: -- Vlad --- https://solisplc.com/ --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladromanov/ -- Dave --- https://www.linkedin.com/in/davegriffith23/ --- https://www.twitch.tv/davegriffith

In the second episode of the podcast, Dave and Vlad are focused on the career and employment aspect of the manufacturing industry. We discuss what it takes to get into the industry, what certifications, as well as paths, are relevant, how to move up the ladder, and answer some of the viewer questions based on this topic.

In this episode, Dave & Vlad go over their backgrounds, how they got started in manufacturing, and answer various viewer questions.