Dec 15, 2023

Finding a role that allowed her to advance her technical skills while also progessing her career was exactly what Karen Griffin was looking for when she landed at Hargrove Controls and Automations. 

She went on to serve in various automation roles over the next 10 years such as engineering leader, main automation...

Nov 15, 2023

With more than 18 years of experience in industrial automation with a focus on Open Control, IIoT Industry 4.0, Networking and Cybersecurity, Ira Sharp, director of product marketing automation at Phoenix Contact USA, has seen a few things. 

Based on this experience -- and his  active digital presence as a LinkedIn...

Oct 13, 2023

Joining the company just one year after inception, Ben Durbin has climbed through the Cybertrol Engineering ranks to the top spot: CEO. Along the way he's gained on-the-job experience in every corner of the business -- from programming to sales.

Hear about his career journey -- and his advice for newer folks -- in this...

Sep 15, 2023

After decades of living in the same ecosystem, WIN-911 and SyTech merged to form SmartSights, blending the best of both and triggering a fresh look, brand and approach. Hear all about it in this episode of Talking Industrial Automation from SmartSights CEO Greg Jackson.

Greg also reveals what he has learned from his...

Aug 15, 2023

Frustrated with the lack of tools to reliably communicate among different process areas, Andrew Thomas decided to do something about it. So in 1995, he and a partner developed real-time communication software that resulted in a program called Cogent Real Time Systems.

Over the following two-plus decades, he continued to...