Our Industrial Life
75 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe investigate how data and technology are shaping the present and future of the industrial economy. Join hosts Rebecca Ahrens and Elizabeth Dean as we talk with experts from critical industries—from water and power to manufacturing, pharmaceutical production, and beyond—about the cutting-edge industrial technologies that are changing how engineers keep the everyday parts of life running.
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Green ammonia is decarbonizing food production
April 30, 2024 12:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBHalf the world relies on synthetic ammonia fertilizer to grow its food. But traditional ways of making ammonia produce about 2% of global CO2 emissions. On this episode, we speak to Dr. Zhenyu Zhang about how he’s decarbonizing the processes and making green ammonia.
Bridging the skills gap with connected workers
February 28, 2024 13:00 - 20 minutes - 14 MBA whole generation of industrial workers is about to retire, taking extensive knowledge and skills with them. How can companies attract new high-quality workers and quickly give them the skills previous generations took years to develop? New information technologies, called connected-worker solutions, are helping new workers get up to speed faster than ever before—and making their jobs more safe and attractive as well.
Industrial data will matter more than ever in the wake of COP28
December 30, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBIndustrial companies will need to change how they think about and interact with data if we’re going to meet the ambitious COP28 targets. We discuss cloud, AI, and the importance of data-sharing in facilitating collaboration.
How to turn connected workers into proactive workers
November 30, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBLearn what solutions HENN connector group is using to connect its workers to real-time industrial data, digital systems, and each other, helping them work faster, safer, and more proactively.
The future of the power grid: The challenge of DERs
September 19, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBIn the final episode of our series, “The Future of the Power Grid,” we talk to three industry experts about how grid operators are incorporating distributed energy resources (DERs)—like rooftop solar—in ways that maintain the integrity of the grid and don’t undermine their potential for sustainable power generation.
Building sustainable power grids using data and advanced analytics
July 18, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBWe investigate how industrial software—and the data analysis it makes possible—will help our aging power grid handle both higher loads and the intermittent power sources, like solar and wind, that we’re using to decarbonize.
The future of the power grid: Aging infrastructure
July 18, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBHow do you put more power on an already strained and aging power grid? Our guests today say industrial software—and the data analysis it makes possible—is helping the grid increase capacity and accommodate sustainable power sources as we decarbonize. The second episode of our three-part series, “The Future of the Power Grid.”
Decarbonizing the power grid
February 22, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBThree experts discuss how technologies like smart grids, DERs and advanced industrial software can help us get renewable power where and when it’s most needed. Listen to the first episode in our series, “The Future of the Power Grid.”
The future of the power grid: Re-engineering for renewables
February 22, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBIn this episode, three experts discuss how technologies like smart grids, DERs and advanced industrial software can help us get renewable power where and when it’s most needed. Listen to the first episode in our series, “The Future of the Power Grid.”
Re-engineering for renewables
February 22, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBThree experts discuss how technologies like smart grids, DERs and advanced industrial software can help us get renewable power where and when it’s most needed. Listen to the first episode in our series, “The Future of the Power Grid.”
How digitization is decarbonizing industry
September 08, 2022 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIn this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens talks with Lisa Wee, the Vice President of Sustainability at AVEVA about how AVEVA is helping its customers meet their sustainability goals while reducing its own carbon footprint in the process.
Why should businesses care about COP26?
February 25, 2022 01:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBIn this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens talks with Lisa Wee, the Vice President of Sustainability at AVEVA and Ruchi Shah, a Sustainability Manager at AVEVA, about the significance of COP26, the importance of combining diplomacy with commitments from the business community, and strategies businesses can adopt to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
What can real-time data do in an emergency?
October 01, 2021 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBHow would it feel if you could know exactly what was going on with your water and power in the middle of a storm? What about during a catastrophe? Can real-time industrial data really help make both companies and communities stronger? In this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens speaks with AVEVA Pre-Sales Engineer Dan Lopez about his family’s harrowing experiences during the Polar Vortex that hit Texas in February of 2021. Dan shares how his at-home PI System gave his family insight into the sto...
What can real-time data do in an emergency?
October 01, 2021 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBHow would it feel if you could know exactly what was going on with your water and power in the middle of a storm? What about during a catastrophe? Can real-time industrial data really help make both companies and communities stronger? In this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens speaks with AVEVA Pre-Sales Engineer Dan Lopez about his family’s harrowing experiences during the Polar Vortex that hit Texas in February of 2021. Dan shares how his at-home PI System gave his family insight into the sto...
Smart water for a changing environment
June 26, 2021 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens talks with Gary Wong, the Global Water Industry Lead and Expert for AVEVA , about some of the most pressing challenges facing the water industry. They discuss how data and technology can help utilities survive and thrive in a rapidly changing world.
#1 Smart water for a changing environment
June 26, 2021 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode, host Rebecca Ahrens talks with Gary Wong, the Global Water Industry Lead and Expert for AVEVA , about some of the most pressing challenges facing the water industry. They discuss how data and technology can help utilities survive and thrive in a rapidly changing world.
#20 City of Riverside PUD on quantifying ROI and digital transformation in the water industry
June 22, 2021 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBThe City of Riverside Public Utilities Department has embraced digital transformation by making better use of sensor-based data. Because they work closely with their board of public utilities on expenditures they track the value they are getting from their efforts. In this episode, we talk to the people who have grown the return on investment (ROI) they get from their work on the PI System from $672,000 per year in 2019 to $1,300,000 per year today. We discuss how they track ROI, how they im...
City of Riverside PUD on quantifying ROI and digital transformation in the water industry
June 22, 2021 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBThe City of Riverside Public Utilities Department has embraced digital transformation by making better use of sensor-based data. Because they work closely with their board of public utilities on expenditures they track the value they are getting from their efforts. In this episode, we talk to the people who have grown the return on investment (ROI) they get from their work on the PI System from $672,000 per year in 2019 to $1,300,000 per year today. We discuss how they track ROI, how they im...
Your digital transformation is only as good as your data: tips on avoiding ‘shiny object syndrome.’
June 02, 2021 22:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBGuests: Allen Turner, Advanced Analytics Team Lead, International Paper Co-host: Mariana Sandin, Industry Principal, AVEVA. Industry: Paper and Forest Products Business Impact: Process Productivity In this episode of Radio PI, co-hosts Nick D’Orazio and Mariana Sandin speak with Allen Turner of International Paper (IP) about the unique challenges of digital transformation in a legacy industry like pulp and paper. Mr. Turner, as part of International Paper’s global technology team, is workin...
#19 Your digital transformation is only as good as your data: tips on avoiding ‘shiny object syndrome.’
June 02, 2021 22:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBGuests: Allen Turner, Advanced Analytics Team Lead, International Paper Co-host: Mariana Sandin, Industry Principal, AVEVA. Industry: Paper and Forest Products Business Impact: Process Productivity In this episode of Radio PI, co-hosts Nick D’Orazio and Mariana Sandin speak with Allen Turner of International Paper (IP) about the unique challenges of digital transformation in a legacy industry like pulp and paper. Mr. Turner, as part of International Paper’s global technology team, is workin...
#18 How White House Utility District uses IIoT to improve operations in water and wastewater
May 18, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBGuests: Pat Harrell, District Engineer, Josh Gregory, Water Loss Analyst, and Kim Klotter, Wastewater Coordinator. Co-host: Gary Wong, Industry Principal, AVEVA. Industry: Water Business Impact: Process Productivity The White House Utility District (WHUD) is the largest water utility in Tennessee by geography, serving consumers and businesses just north of Nashville. Since it started making better use of its sensor-based data using state-of-the-art IIoT (industrial internet of things) tec...
How White House Utility District uses IIoT to improve operations in water and wastewater
May 18, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBGuests: Pat Harrell, District Engineer, Josh Gregory, Water Loss Analyst, and Kim Klotter, Wastewater Coordinator. Co-host: Gary Wong, Industry Principal, AVEVA. Industry: Water Business Impact: Process Productivity The White House Utility District (WHUD) is the largest water utility in Tennessee by geography, serving consumers and businesses just north of Nashville. Since it started making better use of its sensor-based data using state-of-the-art IIoT (industrial internet of things) tec...
#18 How White House Utility District uses IIoT to improve operations in water and wastewater
May 18, 2021 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBGuests: Pat Harrell, District Engineer, Josh Gregory, Water Loss Analyst, and Kim Klotter, Wastewater Coordinator. Co-host: Gary Wong, Industry Principal, AVEVA. Industry: Water Business Impact: Process Productivity The White House Utility District (WHUD) is the largest water utility in Tennessee by geography, serving consumers and businesses just north of Nashville. Since it started making better use of its sensor-based data using state-of-the-art IIoT (industrial internet of things) tec...
#17 Innovative use of "golden batch" optimization in discrete manufacturing at Weber Metals
April 29, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBGuests: David Mitchell, Automation Engineer, Weber Metals. Sean Upson, Systems Engineer, AVEVA. Industry: Discrete Manufacturing. Business Impact: Centralized data infrastructure. David Mitchell is an automation engineer at Weber Metals, a major supplier of aluminum and titanium forgings to the aerospace industry. Among the thousands of things Weber manages with sensor-based data is a 60,000 ton forging press that is the world’s largest private investment in aerospace metal forging. Whe...
Innovative use of "golden batch" optimization in discrete manufacturing at Weber Metals
April 29, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBGuests: David Mitchell, Automation Engineer, Weber Metals. Sean Upson, Systems Engineer, AVEVA. Industry: Discrete Manufacturing. Business Impact: Centralized data infrastructure. David Mitchell is an automation engineer at Weber Metals, a major supplier of aluminum and titanium forgings to the aerospace industry. Among the thousands of things Weber manages with sensor-based data is a 60,000 ton forging press that is the world’s largest private investment in aerospace metal forging. Whe...
#16 Kellogg's improves quality with sensor-based data
April 14, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBGuests: Emelio Anglés, Information Technology Engineer, Kellogg Company Ted Combs, Industry Principal for Food, Beverage, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), AVEVA Industry: Food and Beverage Business Impact: Process productivity, IT/OT collaboration Information technology engineer Emelio Anglés of Kellogg Company is part of the Smart Factory project to digitalize all of Kellogg's manufacturing plants. He describes the different stages of this multi-year project to move from siloed PLCs usin...
Kellogg's improves quality with sensor-based data
April 14, 2021 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBGuests: Emelio Anglés, Information Technology Engineer, Kellogg Company Ted Combs, Industry Principal for Food, Beverage, and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), AVEVA Industry: Food and Beverage Business Impact: Process productivity, IT/OT collaboration Information technology engineer Emelio Anglés of Kellogg Company is part of the Smart Factory project to digitalize all of Kellogg's manufacturing plants. He describes the different stages of this multi-year project to move from siloed PLCs usin...
#15 Digitization of sensor-based data to reach Cement 4.0
March 24, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBGuests: Berkan Fidan, Performance and Process Director, Oyak Cement Martin Provencher, Mining Metals and Materials Industry Principal, AVEVA Industry: Mining, Metals, and Materials Business Impact: Safety, environmental quality. Berkan Fidan describes a team approach to improving cement operations with sensor-based data. He started a 2016 digitalization project at Oyak Cement in Turkey, which leads Europe in cement production. As the performance and process director of his nation's largest ...
Digitization of sensor-based data to reach Cement 4.0
March 24, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBGuests: Berkan Fidan, Performance and Process Director, Oyak Cement Martin Provencher, Mining Metals and Materials Industry Principal, AVEVA Industry: Mining, Metals, and Materials Business Impact: Safety, environmental quality. Berkan Fidan describes a team approach to improving cement operations with sensor-based data. He started a 2016 digitalization project at Oyak Cement in Turkey, which leads Europe in cement production. As the performance and process director of his nation's largest ...
A hosted cloud solution for remote monitoring of indoor air quality.
March 10, 2021 01:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBGuests: Michael Orcutt, Vice President of Sales and Engineering, CosaTron Richard Klein, Senior Product Marketing Manager, OSIsoft Daniel Noonen, Partner Solution Architect Industry: Facilities Business Impact: Safety, environmental quality. A manufacturer of advanced air purification systems can now monitor and provide analysis of indoor air quality remotely. In our latest podcast listen to Michael Orcutt of CosaTron describe a project with OSIsoft that uses only OSIsoft Cloud Services (OC...
#14 A hosted cloud solution for remote monitoring of indoor air quality.
March 10, 2021 01:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBGuests: Michael Orcutt, Vice President of Sales and Engineering, CosaTron Richard Klein, Senior Product Marketing Manager, OSIsoft Daniel Noonen, Partner Solution Architect Industry: Facilities Business Impact: Safety, environmental quality. A manufacturer of advanced air purification systems can now monitor and provide analysis of indoor air quality remotely. In our latest podcast listen to Michael Orcutt of CosaTron describe a project with OSIsoft that uses only OSIsoft Cloud Services (OC...
#13 A discussion of energy management in facilities using sensor-based data
February 23, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBGuest: Brian Hobby, Technical Lead (IT and Engineering) Organization: Griffith University Industry: facilities. Business Impact: energy management. "If it's an edge case, and things need to talk to each other, that's where I sit" said Brian Hobby in our latest Radio PI podcast. With OSIsoft's facilities industry principal Scott Smith he talked about their data architecture, using sensor-based data to save energy, approaches to measuring occupancy, network security, and many other topics. ...
A discussion of energy management in facilities using sensor-based data
February 23, 2021 23:00 - 49 minutes - 34.2 MBGuest: Brian Hobby, Technical Lead (IT and Engineering) Organization: Griffith University Industry: facilities. Business Impact: energy management. "If it's an edge case, and things need to talk to each other, that's where I sit" said Brian Hobby in our latest Radio PI podcast. With OSIsoft's facilities industry principal Scott Smith he talked about their data architecture, using sensor-based data to save energy, approaches to measuring occupancy, network security, and many other topics. ...
#12 How sensor data brings about org change in exploration and production
February 12, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBGuest: Glen Milne, Production Systems Manager Organization: Spirit Energy Industry: oil & gas Business Impact: digital transformation Glen Milne, Production Systems Manager at Spirit Energy, talked with us about the value of defining specific goals in your use of sensor-based data. He describes several examples of using an 80/20 approach to deliver minimum viable products to operations and gain buy in. Since the project start in 2017, the changes to how they are using their sensor-based da...
How sensor data brings about org change in exploration and production
February 12, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBGuest: Glen Milne, Production Systems Manager Organization: Spirit Energy Industry: oil & gas Business Impact: digital transformation Glen Milne, Production Systems Manager at Spirit Energy, talked with us about the value of defining specific goals in your use of sensor-based data. He describes several examples of using an 80/20 approach to deliver minimum viable products to operations and gain buy in. Since the project start in 2017, the changes to how they are using their sensor-based da...
#11 Maximizing performance of craft beer production at Deschutes Brewery
January 21, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBGuest: Kyle Kotaich, Senior Data Analyst Organization: Deschutes Brewery Industry: food and beverage Business Impact: machine learning Kyle Kotaich is a senior data analyst at Deschutes Brewery, a family-owned independent craft brewery in Oregon. In this episode he describes how he is using sensor-based data and machine learning to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and improve the fermentation process of craft beers. Visit us at https://www.osisoft.com/resource-library/ to search through...
Maximizing performance of craft beer production at Deschutes Brewery
January 21, 2021 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBGuest: Kyle Kotaich, Senior Data Analyst Organization: Deschutes Brewery Industry: food and beverage Business Impact: machine learning Kyle Kotaich is a senior data analyst at Deschutes Brewery, a family-owned independent craft brewery in Oregon. In this episode he describes how he is using sensor-based data and machine learning to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and improve the fermentation process of craft beers. Visit us at https://www.osisoft.com/resource-library/ to search through...
#10 More lessons from the sensor-based data business--for the next 40 years
January 06, 2021 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIndustry: general. Business Impact: process optimization. Here is a follow-up to our interview with Dr. J. Patrick Kennedy, founder and CEO of OSIsoft, on lessons learned from 40 years in the sensor-based data business. We asked him about the next 40 years and he told us nobody can predict that far out so he'd rather talk about the rules he has learned that will guarantee a good result. Visit us at https://www.osisoft.com/resource-library/ to search through thousands of use cases by custom...
More lessons from the sensor-based data business
January 06, 2021 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBIndustry: general. Business Impact: process optimization. Here is a follow-up to our interview with Dr. J. Patrick Kennedy, founder and CEO of OSIsoft, on lessons learned from 40 years in the sensor-based data business. We asked him about the next 40 years and he told us nobody can predict that far out so he'd rather talk about the rules he has learned that will guarantee a good result. Visit us at https://www.osisoft.com/resource-library/ to search through thousands of use cases by custom...
#9 MES integration with sensor-based data in life sciences--8 years later
December 22, 2020 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIndustry: life sciences. Business impact: process productivity. APC (Advanced Process Control) test lead Barry Higgins at Johnson & Johnson updates us on a presentation he gave in 2012 that has remained one of the most popular of our customer stories. He describes integration of their MES (Manufacturing Execution System) with their sensor-based data in the PI System, the resulting improvement in warehouse to manufacturing visibility, and the mountain of paperwork they eliminated. We are ...
MES integration with sensor-based data in life sciences
December 22, 2020 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIndustry: life sciences. Business impact: process productivity. APC (Advanced Process Control) test lead Barry Higgins at Johnson & Johnson updates us on a presentation he gave in 2012 that has remained one of the most popular of our customer stories. He describes integration of their MES (Manufacturing Execution System) with their sensor-based data in the PI System, the resulting improvement in warehouse to manufacturing visibility, and the mountain of paperwork they eliminated. We are ...
Lessons from 40 years in the sensor-based data business
December 09, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIndustry: general. Business Impact: process optimization. OSIsoft founder Dr. J. Patrick Kennedy describes the sensor-based data toolset every production engineer needs, what he’s done right and wrong in 40 years in the business, and the truth about his high school diploma. Visit us at https://www.osisoft.com/resource-library/ to search through thousands of use cases by customers in the world's largest process and production industries. #sensorbaseddata #realtimedata #processoptimization
#8 Lessons from 40 years in the sensor-based data business
December 09, 2020 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBIndustry: general. Business Impact: process optimization. OSIsoft founder Dr. J. Patrick Kennedy describes the sensor-based data toolset every production engineer needs, what he’s done right and wrong in 40 years in the business, and the truth about his high school diploma. Visit us at https://www.osisoft.com/resource-library/ to search through thousands of use cases by customers in the world's largest process and production industries. #sensorbaseddata #realtimedata #processoptimization
CCómo Trabajar Mejor de Forma Remota (ES)
September 04, 2020 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBHablamos con Adrian Pavesi, Especialista en TI, sobre trabajar de forma remota durante la pandemia en los campos petroleros de Sinopec Argentina. También discutimos el uso de Templates de Analysis Framework (AF) para permitir a los usuarios encontrar y mostrar muy fácilmente los KPI y otros datos en tiempo real de sus pozos geográficamente dispersos en las pantallas de PI Vision. El Senior Customer Success Manager Leonardo Duarte de OSIsoft, que ha trabajado con Sinopec en su infraestructura...
Trabajar con datos en tiempo real en Saavi Energia (ES)
September 04, 2020 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.6 MB¿Cómo está afectando la pandemia de COVID-19 las operaciones de los sitios de generación de energía? Hablamos con Joaquín Zapata, supervisor de proyecto en un sitio de compresión de gas operado por Saavi Energía, sobre cómo el acceso remoto a datos en tiempo real está respaldando sus operaciones con menos personas operando las instalaciones. Watch the video on YouTube with English subtitles at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE54zawhliw. Working with Real-time Data at Saavi Energia (ES, EN...
Trabajar con datos en tiempo real en Saavi Energía (ES)
September 04, 2020 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.6 MB¿Cómo está afectando la pandemia de COVID-19 las operaciones de los sitios de generación de energía? Hablamos con Joaquín Zapata, supervisor de proyecto en un sitio de compresión de gas operado por Saavi Energía, sobre cómo el acceso remoto a datos en tiempo real está respaldando sus operaciones con menos personas operando las instalaciones. Watch the video on YouTube with English subtitles at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE54zawhliw. Working with Real-time Data at Saavi Energia (ES, EN...
Cómo Trabajar Mejor de Forma Remota (ES)
September 04, 2020 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBHablamos con Adrian Pavesi, Especialista en TI, sobre trabajar de forma remota durante la pandemia en los campos petroleros de Sinopec Argentina. También discutimos el uso de Templates de Analysis Framework (AF) para permitir a los usuarios encontrar y mostrar muy fácilmente los KPI y otros datos en tiempo real de sus pozos geográficamente dispersos en las pantallas de PI Vision. El Senior Customer Success Manager Leonardo Duarte de OSIsoft, que ha trabajado con Sinopec en su infraestructura...
What is an Edge to Cloud IIoT Solution for Remote Asset Monitoring using Smart Sensors?
September 04, 2020 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBThe rise of the Industrial IOT means low-cost sensors are in harsh, remote locations collecting data that needs to be used immediately and over time as part of your overall real-time data infrastructure. Running on hardened single board computers like Raspberry PI, Edge Data Store (EDS) from OSIsoft allows operators and applications to collect, store, and access data from assets and sensors in remote environments. Listen to Mikhail Koloskov from IPCOS say why they chose EDS for their edge an...
The Challenge and Value of Using Real-time Data During the Coronavirus Pandemic
September 04, 2020 21:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBThis week's guest is Fernando De Mello of Tereos, the world's second-largest sugar producer. Visit us at https://www.osisoft.com/about-osisoft/presentations/ to search through thousands of use cases by customers in the world's largest process and production industries. #osisoftPISystem #PISystem
The Use of Real-time Data at a Net Zero Facility
September 04, 2020 21:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBDr. Roger Boulton, Professor Emeritus of Enology and of Chemical Engineering at University of California, Davis talks about the use of real-time data in the pursuit of operating a net zero facility. We discuss how better use of real-time data gathered from disconnected systems allow them to better manage energy and water at the Jess S. Jackson Winery on the UC Davis Campus and what lessons engineers in other industries can take from their experience. For a searchable library of thousands of...