Today we're joined by Kenji Furukawa, the Senior Technology Specialist for Safety Design at Bridgestone Americas. Kenji and Rolf discussed how the B11 Standards apply in the real world, especially in the tire industry. We hope you learn more ab

S2 E9: What are the B11 Standards? Featuring Dave Felinski.

Sep 23rd, 2021 49m 17s

Today Rolf is joined by Dave Felinski. Dave is the President at B11 Standards, accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop American National Voluntary Consensus Standards. The two discussed the updated B11.19 stand

S2 E8: Common misunderstandings about cobot safety. Featuring Paul Santi from FANUC America.

Sep 9th, 2021 45m 33s

On today's episode, our guest is Paul Santi, General Manager of the Automation Systems Group at FANUC America. We discussed fenceless applications and robotic safety. Rolf and Paul also touched on some common misunderstandings about collaborati

S2 E7: How can safety and smart manufacturing work together? Featuring Ted Rozier

Aug 26th, 2021 31m 12s

Today Rolf is joined by Ted Rozier. Ted is the Director of Automation at Festo Didactic North America. He is an Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing champion. We discussed how safety can actually help advance smart manufacturing and industry 4.

S2 E6: Industrial robots and safety standards. Featuring Roberta Nelson Shea

Aug 12th, 2021 35m 24s

Our guest today is Roberta Nelson Shea. Roberta is the Global Technical Compliance Officer at Universal Robots and also the Director of Robot and Automation Safety Group. She is a world-renowned robotic safety expert who has been involved in th

S2 E5: What's the impact of industrial robots and RIA in industry? Featuring Safety Experts from FedEx and Procter & Gamble

Jul 29th, 2021 40m 21s

In this episode, Rolf is joined by two safety experts in industry for a panel discussion about the RIA standards. Our first panelist is Aaron Prather, Senior Technical Advisor in research and development at FedEx. Our second panelist is Mark Le

S2 E4: Making industrial mobile robots safe around people. Featuring Melonee Wise from Fetch Robotics.

Jul 15th, 2021 28m 28s

Take a listen to our host Rolf and Melonee Wise, CEO at Fetch Robotics, discuss AMR safety! Melonee’s company is the first AMR company to commit to adhering to the new R15.08 standard. The two talked about its impact on various industries and h

S2 E3: What is the industrial robot safety standard? With Carole Franklin

Jul 1st, 2021 41m 25s

Rolf had a great discussion with Carole Franklin, Director of Standards Development for RIA at the Association for Advanced Automation, about the ANSI/RIA R15.06 standard and its impact on various industries using fixed industrial robots. Also,

S2 E2: Trends in Safety and Safety Standards. Part 2 with Chris Soranno

Jun 17th, 2021 37m 22s

Here's part 2 of our conversation with Chris Soranno! Chris is a world-renowned functional safety expert in machinery safety and is currently the Safety Standards and Competence Manager at SICK. He is also an active member of numerous standards

S2 E1: How has safety evolved over time? Part 1 with Chris Soranno

Jun 3rd, 2021 37m 22s

Welcome to season 2 of On Air with SICK USA! In this season, we're discussing the importance of safety standards in industrial automation. Throughout this season, we’ll be interviewing safety experts in various industries to discuss current saf

S1 E8: How can we encourage more women to work in robotics? Featuring organizers of Women in Robotics Boston

Dec 3rd, 2020 30m 42s

In this episode. Rolf is joined by two organizers of the Women in Robotics Boston group. Dharini Dutia, Robotics Software Engineer at Vecna Robotics and Sanjuksha Nirgude, Advanced Controls Engineer at Symbotic, LLC, are organizers of the Women

S1 E7: How are AMRs impacting academic research? Featuring Dr. Alexander Wyglinski

Nov 12th, 2020 24m 56s

In today's episode, Rolf Agner is joined by Dr. Alexander Wyglinski, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts. Dr. Wyglinski is an internationally recognized expert in wireless communicat

S1 E6: How Can AMRs Help Fight COVID? Featuring John Black from Brain Corp.

Oct 29th, 2020 23m 21s

In today's episode, Rolf speaks with John Black, Senior Vice President of New Product Development at Brain Corp. They discussed how to make existing equipment autonomous and what Brain is doing to help during the global pandemic. As always, if

S1 E5: What are some AMR trends in the retail market? Part 2 with John Hayes from Vecna Robotics

Oct 15th, 2020 20m 20s

Here's part 2 of our interview with John Hayes from Vecna Robotics! Our host Rolf Agner has a co-host today - Bryan Duncan the National Sales Manager for Retail Distribution at SICK, Inc. He interviews John Hayes, Vice President of Sales at Vec

S1 E4: How do AMRs work in a retail and distribution setting? Part 1 with John Hayes from Vecna Robotics

Oct 1st, 2020 24m 35s

Rolf Agner has a co-host today with Bryan Duncan, National Sales Manager for Retail Distribution at SICK, Inc. Bryan has an interesting conversation with John Hayes, Vice President of Sales at Vecna Robotics. They discuss the flexibility of AMR

S1 E3: Does AMR safety hinder productivity? Part 2 with Stefan Nusser from Fetch Robotics

Sep 17th, 2020 20m 32s

In the second part to our interview with Stefan Nusser, Chief Product Officer at Fetch Robotics, we discuss how to keep people safe around AMRs. Stefan and Rolf discuss how it is possible to maintain a safe work environment and have a high leve

S1 E2: What is an AMR? Part 1 with Stefan Nusser from Fetch Robotics

Sep 3rd, 2020 16m 8s

Rolf Agner is joined by Stefan Nusser, Chief Product Officer at Fetch Robotics. He oversees product strategy for all Fetch robots and solutions. Stefan will discuss the differences between an AMR, AGV, and AGC. He also discusses how Fetch is he

S1 E1: Why is SICK excited about robotics? Featuring Experts from SICK AG

Aug 20th, 2020 23m 36s

Two SICK experts provide insights on mobile robots and industrial vehicles in the market and SICK's role in the world of mobile robots. Our two guests are from SICK's corporate headquarters in Germany - Michael Repplinger, Head of Product Manag

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Intro to On Air With SICK

Jul 20th, 2020 1m 22s

We're happy to introduce On Air With SICK! Our podcast is intended to provide information to the manufacturing and material handling industry on industry trends, product innovations, and how you can use sensor technology to improve your operati

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