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MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
PODCAST

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,
DIGITAL-TWINS PODCAST

DEVELOPING SKILLED
WORKERS PODCAST

In a new podcast, Schneider Electric's Kim
Custeau discusses mobile technology trends, the
role mobile systems are playing in companies
of all sizes, hurdles that might be slowing future
growth, and data security issues.

GE Digital vice president of Intelligent Systems
explores, with editorial director Gary L. Parr,
the roles artificial intelligence and digital-twins
technology are playing in developing and improving efficiency and asset reliability.

Gary L. Parr interviews Uponor North America
president Bill Gray to learn about the company's
efforts to develop skilled workers, increase female manufacturing employment, and educate
students in local schools.

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efficientplantmag.com/1801uponor

BANNISTER ON LUBRICATION
PODCAST

WEBINAR: COST OF
UNRELIABILITY

WEBINAR: ASSET
MANAGEMENT AND IIoT

In this month's podcast with lubrication expert
Ken Bannister, he discusses often overlooked
breathers, the role they play in lubrication systems, and the various factors involved in
selecting and maintaining the devices.

In this webinar, industry consultant and author
Al Poling explains what unreliability costs plant
operations and how building and sustaining
a reliability-focused culture can have a direct
impact on the bottom line.

Connecting your smart devices, through an
asset-management program, to the Industrial
Internet of Things is a good way to begin realizing the benefits of IIoT technology, including
mobile monitoring.

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