Mike Wilson - Implementing manufacturing & technology

Nasim Gauhar - the importance of infrared cameras

Today we welcome Nasim Gauhar applications support engineer at Teledyne Confidential. Nasim explains the importance of infrared cameras to the industrial automation industry and we get a behind-the-scenes look into the growth of this market. The Automation Daily offers the ultimate resource for manufacturing and production professionals, combining traditional news journalism, in a contemporary format. Written and edited for those in the manufacturing sector by those that have worked in the automation industry, our team has experience of and understands the automation industry. Our team will ensure the automation industry can access all the latest industry news in an easily consumable format, via an easy-to-use website which is mobile and tablet friendly, a weekly newsletter, daily news service, podcast and online Suppliers Directory.

Mark Gray - The future of robots

In today's episode, we were joined by Mark Gray, UK manager of Universal Roberts. Gray started his career as an electrical engineer and moved into automation working for a manufacturer of packaging and bottling machines for Coca-Cola. After a move into sales Gray ran a distributor for Cognex vision systems for 14 years. Finally joining Universal Robots as UK manager 7 years ago to take responsibility for day-to-day business. Now onto today's show...

Mike Wilson - Implementing manufacturing & technology

In today's episode, we are joined by Mike Wilson, chief automation officer at the Manufacturing Technology Centre. Wilson has over 40 years of experience in the application of automation to manufacturing across a broad range of industry sectors and is widely recognised as one of the leading authorities on the application of industrial robot systems in the UK. Wilson is leading the drive to increase the adoption of robotics and automation in the UK. He was awarded ‘The Manufacturer Top 100’ status as one of the top 100 people in UK manufacturing in 2018. He is also a Director of the Manufacturing Technologies Association, a Council member and past Chairman of the British Automation and Robot Association and has previously been Chairman of the International Federation of Robotics. His book “Implementation of Robot Systems” was published in 2014.

A manifesto for automation: Peter Williamson

We welcome Peter Williamson. Elected to the Board of Directors in 2017, Peter is the Managing Director at RARUK Automation, and the current CEO of PPMA Group of Associations. Appointed CEO in March 2023 Peter brings direction and strategy to PPMA being the conduit between the PPMA team and the Board of Directors; helping to serve its members in the best possible way. During this episode, we discuss PPMA’s manifesto for growing the Automation market, the current state of play within the industry, and the challenges and opportunities in the sector. We hope you enjoy the episode…