McMc Connect’s host Emily Ward is joined this week by Trevor Lang, a Field Application Engineer from

There are many variables when troubleshooting network connections on the plant floor. With these variations brings different skills sets, many of which traditionally lie with IT personnel. In this episode Auston and new co-host Emily Ward discu...

Diagnosing problems always starts with gathering information and proper identification is paramount. In this episode Auston talks with Dustin Stumpf of Brady Corporation to learn how they are...

As we move into fall and the sun starts to set sooner, outdoor lighting becomes more important. In this episode Auston is joined by Michele Ryan of Cooper Lighting Solutions to discuss the shortcomings of traditional HID lighting options and na...

Trending - Most manufacturing facilities are now requiring vendor managed inventory (VMI) as a service. In this episode Auston talks with Sean Leahy, president of Storeroom Logix, and Mark Graham, r...

With the Channel Asset Management Program (CHAMP), McNaughton-McKay partners with you to repair and remanufacture broken-down equipment, closely following the repair process until the part is back on your plant floor. Not only is repairing more...

Batteries and electric vehicles may not be new, but large-scale production and increasing improvements to technology are. Stephanie Van Kirk of Rockwell Automation talks to Auston about how to address the infrastructure and personnel challenges...

How often should you be doing arc flash studies? What about personnel training? Is your maintenance staff confident about the PPE they should be wearing for each piece of equipment they work on to avoid injury and power interruption? Jason Dahl...

No two HMI deployments are the same. Luckily the new FactoryTalk® Optix™ visualization platform is product agnostic and capable of custom programming, allowing almost endless scalability to fit any application.  Auston talks to Rockwell Au...

Alarms are an integral part of understanding the status of your machine and process. But too many of them and you are left deciding what is important and what is basically noise. In this episode Auston is joined by Jeremy Meegan of

Mechatronics. What is it? Systems Engineer Randy Mueller breaks down the terminology and explains why it's important to prioritize both mechanical and electrical considerations early in any project. He also provides some real life examples of h...

I/O Link is an industrial protocol that allows you to access the health and status actuators and sensing devices on the plant floor. But what if you took it a step further and had the capability to get all of this information wirelessly? In thi...

Have you ever tried to open a twist off cap only to realize you are going to need a bottle opener? In this episode Auston talks with Max Davitt of LinMot to discuss issues surrounding capping applications and w...

In this episode Auston is joined by Geno Porter of Fluke  to discuss ways that individuals can make a difference in their plant by assessing the energy usage and power quality of their machine circuits....

In this episode Auston is follows up with Chris Brogli of Ross Controls  to continue their discussion on safe fluid power. They discuss how to properly assess and mitigate the risks of energy rel...

Machine safety standards dictate that all hazardous energy must be properly controlled during service or maintenance of the machine. Did you know this includes not only electrical energy, but also things like compressed air and pressurized liqu...

In this week's episode Auston is joined again by Steven Hazelton of RoviSys for the 2nd half of their two part series on batch processing. In this episode they discuss the various types of complexities wit...

In this week's episode Auston is joined by Steven Hazelton of RoviSys for the first of a two part series on batch processing. In this series they clear up the confusion around what batch processing is and ...

It is often hard to determine where power quality gremlins reside and how to flush them out.  Fortunate for us, Denison Technologies has a team of expert exterminators. Take a listen as Auston...

Maintenance often doesn't have the tools at-hand to do their jobs as effectively as possible. They're either still using paper records or spreadsheets, or stuck using a cumbersome tool like SAP that has a maintenance management system (CMMS) bu...

We tend to give lots of attention to the 'logical' design of our Ethernet/IP network, but we should give just as much attention to the physical design. How  to lay out the cabling and switches so that we build a resilient and expandable ne...

Industrial hydraulics consume upwards of 3% of all the energy in the United States at an efficiency rate of around 22%. This makes them a prime target when discussing sustainable manufacturing and cost savings. Join Auston as he discusses the e...

Wiring machine safety circuits can be tough due to the nature of redundancy and diagnostics that are typically required. But what if there was a way to simplify these circuits and reduce the work required to deploy them? Join Auston and Amanda ...

It's no secret that the supply chain is stressed. Delays on shipments have made life tough for businesses and individuals through most of 2021. To discuss this further and explain what McNaughton-McKay is doing to help, Auston is joined by an e...

Typical manufacturing facilities have hundreds if not thousands of PID controllers. They are  an essential part of maintaining safe, effective and efficient control. However, tuning these loops is difficult to dial in and many times we rel...