The Industrial Talk Podcast Network

Industrial Talk is onsite at MD&M West and talking to Jan Bendier, Business Development Manager at Harro Hoefliger about "From lab to production" . Overview The conversation features Scott MacKenzie from the Industrial Talk podcast, discussing the MD&M West event in Anaheim, California, with Jan from Harro. Jan, originally from Germany, has been with Harro for 10 years and is currently bas...

Industrial Talk is talking to Gary Specter, CEO at Limble about "Optimize preventive maintenance for peak production and ROI" . Overview Scott Mackenzie hosts an industrial podcast featuring Gary Specter, CEO of Limble, a company specializing in asset management and CMMS. Gary discusses the importance of transitioning from reactive to prescriptive maintenance to enhance efficiency and profitabilit...

Industrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2026 and talking to Jake Rearden and Nolan Boswell with Green River Distilling Company about "Operational maintenance" . Overview Jake and Nolan from Green River Distilleries discussed their implementation of Fluke's Xcelerate system. Green River, the 10th oldest distillery in Kentucky, employs around 50 people across 28 acres plus two warehousing sites. They...

Industrial Talk is onsite at PowerGen and talking to Ben Pulley, Market Development Consultant with Caterpillar, Inc. about "Solving customer's generation challenges". Overview The conversation features Scott Mackenzie from the Industrial Talk podcast discussing the importance of power generation and the role of Caterpillar in solving customer challenges. Caterpillar's new CEO emphasizes the compa...

Industrial Talk is talking to Massimiliano "Max" Moruzzi, CEO at Xaba, Inc. about "xCognition - Brining brains to your bots" . Overview Massimiliano "Max" Moruzzi, founder of Xaba, discussed his company's innovative approach to industrial automation through physics AI. Xaba's technology, xCognition, emulates a human brain's perception, deep side, and core layers to create a synthetic brain for mac...

Industrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2026 and talking to Lee Morgan, Sr. Manager, Global Product Marketing at Fluke about "Customer's are vital to innovative success" . Overview The Industrial Talk podcast, hosted by Scott Mackenzie, features Lee Morgan from Fluke discussing the company's new products and strategies at the Xcelerate event. Morgan highlights the interactive breakout sessions and...

Industrial Talk is onsite at MD&M West and talking to Alex Mecl, Co-Founder Real Hand, Inc. about "Next level automation with hand dexterity" . The conversation features Scott MacKenzie from the Industrial Talk podcast discussing the MDNM West event with Alex Mecl, CMO and co-founder of Real Hand. Real Hand offers robotic hands with human-like dexterity to solve the final 10% of automation tas...

Industrial Talk is onsite at SMRP 2025 and talking to Dr. Karl Hoffower, Executive Director at Failure Prevention Associates about "Industrial Skills Gaps" . Scott Mackenzie and Dr. Karl Hoffower discuss the importance of asset management and reliability in industrial settings. Dr. Hoffower, former Chief of Physical Medicine and Rehab, now leads Failure Prevention Associates, which provides diagno...

Industrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2026 and talking to Will Ocean, Managing Director with Maintain Reliability about "Operational success starts with reliability" . The conversation revolves around the Fluke Xcelerate 2026 event, which focused on reliability, predictive maintenance, and AI diagnostics. Scott MacKenzie, the host of the Industrial Talk Podcast, interviews Will Ocean, a Managing...

Industrial Talk is onsite at PowerGen and talking to Tyson Robinett and Alex Hawes with Central Power Systems and Services about "A hungry energy market". The conversation features Scott Mackenzie hosting the Industrial Talk podcast at Power Gen in San Antonio, featuring guests Tyson Robinett and Alex Hawes from Central Power Systems and Services. Tyson has been with the company for 27 years, prim...

Industrial Talk is talking to Tony Paine, Co-Founder/CEO at HighByte about "Data insights solutions for your operational technology stack" . Scott Mackenzie hosts the Industrial Talk Podcast, celebrating industry professionals and discussing innovations. In this episode, he interviews Tony Paine, co-founder and CEO of HighByte, a company that specializes in data management and intelligence. Tony s...

Industrial Talk is onsite at MD&M West and talking to Matthew Garcia, Regional Sales Manager with Kawasaki Robotics about "AI and Vision guided robots" . Matthew Garcia, Regional Sales Manager at Kawasaki Robotics, discussed the company's history and innovations at MD&M West. Kawasaki, a $15 billion company with roots in shipbuilding, introduced the first hydraulic robot in the late 60s. T...

Industrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2026 and talking to Julian Knabe, Senior Director with Fluke  about "Leverage AI and Technology to adapt and evolve to market demands" . The conversation features Scott Mackenzie from the Industrial Talk podcast discussing the Fluke Xcelerate event in Austin, Texas, with Julian Knabe, a finance professional at Fluke. Julian shares his experience transitioning...

Industrial Talk is onsite at PowerGen and talking to David Dickert and Frank Moyer with ANA, Inc. about "Traditional generation with battery technology". David Dickert and Frank Moyer discussed their roles and innovations at ANA, a company specializing in power solutions. David, with 38 years in the industry, leads sales, while Frank is the sector leader for North America data centers. They highli...

Industrial Talk is talking to Tom Fletcher, Sr. Project Manager at Projective Engineering about "Utility management and optimization" . Scott Mackenzie introduces Elevotec's ERP, EAM, and business intelligence solutions, emphasizing their ROI and expertise. He then welcomes Tom Fletcher from Projective Engineering, discussing asset management and utilities. Tom shares his background in utilities a...

Industrial Talk is onsite at SMRP 2025 and talking to Chris Napier, Reliability Success Manager at Augury about "Predictive maintenance with AI" . Chris Napier, a predictive maintenance technician with Augury, discussed the evolution of maintenance and reliability practices over 25 years. Augury's predictive maintenance platform uses advanced sensors and AI algorithms to monitor machine health, in...

Industrial Talk is onsite at MD&M West and talking to Alfonso Aramburo, Master of Ops about "Strategies for manufacturing optimization" . The conversation revolves around the Industrial Talk podcast, sponsored by MD&M West and News and Brews, highlighting innovations in the manufacturing industry. Scott Mackenzie interviews Alfonso Aramburo, a manufacturing expert with 17 years of experien...

Industrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2026 and talking to Mark Pattison, NFL 2 Seven Summits  about "Finding your summit" . Mark Pattison, a former NFL player and keynote speaker at Fluke's Xcelerate event, shared his journey of climbing Mount Everest and the Seven Summits. He discussed overcoming public speaking fears, dealing with snow blindness at 26,500 feet, and the challenges of high-altitu...

Industrial Talk is onsite at PowerGen and talking to Bridget Youngs, Founder at Terminus Industrials about "Disrupting the transformer manufacturing market". Bridget Youngs, founder of Terminus, discussed her company's innovative approach to transformer manufacturing. Terminus aims to reduce production time from months to under two weeks by automating processes and using AI and robotics. They focu...

Industrial Talk is onsite at MD&M West and talking to John Derzy and Michael Lipcsik with Hirata Corporation about "Manufacturing efficiency solutions" . The conversation features Scott Mackenzie from the Industrial Talk podcast, discussing the MD&M West event with John Derzy and Michael Lipcsik from Hirata. John celebrates his 50th year in the industry and highlights Hirata's 50-year hist...

Industrial Talk is onsite at SMRP 2025 and talking to Lisa Brownlee, Founder at Leader's Imago about "Real-world leadership simulation" . Scott Mackenzie promotes Elevotec's ERP, EAM, and business intelligence solutions on his industrial podcast. At the SMRP conference, he interviews Lisa Brownlee of Leader's Imago, who discusses her company's leadership development program for manufacturing super...

Industrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2026 and talking to Vineet Thuvara, Chief Product Officer with Fluke about "Busting the AI myths with reliability" . Vineet Thuvara, Chief Product Officer at Fluke, discussed his journey from mechanical engineering to leading product development at Microsoft and Amazon, and his current role at Fluke. He emphasized the importance of breaking myths about AI, pa...

Industrial Talk is onsite at SMRP 2025 and talking to Bryan Christiansen, Founder and CEO at Limble about "Human centric CMMS platform" . Scott Mackenzie from Industrial Talk Podcast interviews Bryan Christiansen, CEO of Limble, a maintenance management solution. Limble empowers maintenance professionals by making CMMS systems user-friendly and efficient. Christiansen highlights the company's 10-y...

Industrial Talk is onsite at PowerGen and talking to Robert "Bob" McGinty, Director, Marketing and Sales at Braden about "Advanced SCR Solutions". Bob McGinty, a veteran in the power industry, discussed the evolution and growth of the power generation sector, particularly driven by data centers and AI. He highlighted Braden's role in emission control and gas turbine technology, emphasizing their a...

Industrial Talk is onsite at MD&M West and talking to Marian Schneider, Applications Engineer at Planar Motor about "Innovative, Smart conveying systems" . Marian Schneider, a mechanical engineer from Germany now living in Vancouver, discussed the innovative technology of Planar Motors at the MD&M West conference. Planar Motors uses magnetic levitation for motion, offering six degrees of f...