The Industrial Software Podcast

How can marketing agencies and clients like job shops align incentives to bring out the best in each other? How can the company brand compete in a world where personalities and influencers command an increasing share of attention? Is the era of Wordpress dominance slipping away, and what is to be gained and lost from transitioning to other platforms? How can macro economic trends present both challenges and opportunities for agencies and job shops?  Marketing Metal is a digital creative agency taking a fresh approach to job shop marketing - Founder and CEO Emily Wilkins joins us to break down how her "anti-agency" is crafting a radical agency-client dynamic focused on empowering job shops.   https://marketingmetal.com/  https://www.manufacturesoft.com/

How are large real world systems integration projects managed? How do multiple parties respond to changes in real time at critical junctures during large projects? Frank Lamb has been there, done that, and written the book on it all. He shares real world stories of large integration projects and introduces us to his Automation Academy and community for systems integrators of all kinds. Join the Automation Academy https://automationllc.com/  https://manufacturesoft.com for links to socials, a newsletter, and the audio version of the podcast.

Robotics and automation can have high barriers to entry due to cost and the complications brought by dealing with cumbersome hardware. 3D simulation software sidesteps these physical constraints, allowing for rapid learning, planning, and context sharing in an accessible environment. Today's guest Jérémy Brouillard, Product Manager at RoboDK, breaks down the big picture of the advancements enabled by accessible 3D simulation software. Multiplayer web development blog posts I mentioned: https://josephg.com/blog/crdts-are-the-future/ and https://www.figma.com/blog/how-figmas-multiplayer-technology-works/ https://www.manufacturesoft.com/ https://robodk.com/

Could more industrial networking be done wirelessly today? Are Wi-Fi and LTE competing or complementary technologies? How is LTE privately deployed and what new use cases is 5g unlocking? Sam Clements, expert in all things wireless, answers these questions and more on episode 4 of The Industrial Software Podcast.   https://twitter.com/samuel_clements  https://manufacturesoft.com

Things in Procuretech are changing fast, with established suite players and best-of-breed SaaS startups alike breaking through into the mid-market and duking it out to establish platform footholds. Today's guest James Meads from ProcurementSoftware.site breaks it all down to give us the lay of the land in the vibrant world of Procuretech.  https://procurementsoftware.site/ https://manufacturesoft.com

Flexxbotics is a fast-growing industrial automation startup doing big things with a growing team. They offer a suite of automation solutions that enable rapid cobot redeployment, integration with CNC machining, and visibility into the big picture of a manufacturer's digital transformation. CEO Tyler Bouchard helps us understand how manufacturers respond to a SaaS software model, how his company leverages partnerships to grow and develop product, and how the suite of solutions from Flexxbotics are helping manufacturers to automate. https://flexxbotics.com https://manufacturesoft.com