"Entrepreneurship, Education, and Drones"
PSA Biztech
Chris Speicher, Director of Entrepreneurship, Marywood University and Co-Founder of DartDrones Flight School - , joins Host Michael McHale, CEO of PSA Systems on this edition of the PSA Podcast. As Mike points out at the beginning of the interview, Chris and Mike will cover entrepreneurship, university learning, and drones. Listen for: Remote learning Remote work Companies are still recruiting Do students still want to be on campus? And all things drones - how did DartDrones launch the business and what is happening (or going to happen) in this exciting new space. Was...
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"Mitigating Credit Risk"
PSA Biztech
The conversation that Michael McHale of PSA Systems and I (Marty Wolff) had with Kirk J. Elken of Securitas Global, is one of the most important topics I have ever covered in my 10 years as a business journalist! Kirk's company, helps executives sleep better at night. How and when you extend credit to your customers has never been more important. Covid-19 has put many businesses, potentially even some of your "best" customers in danger of not being able to pay for the products or services you have supplied. The "normal" credit standards you applied in the past may not be...
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PSA Podcast | Episode 13
PSA Biztech
Mike McHale joins host Marty Wolff to discuss robotic sorting solutions with Eric Camirand, COO of Waste Robotics. Founded in 2016, Waste Robotics utilizes AI and vision technology to create robotic solutions for the recycling and waste industry. Waste Robotics’ systems perform precision sorting of waste products and are able to process items not only by size and shape but also by evaluating and sorting based off of the chemistry of the product.
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PSA Podcast | Episode 12
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PSA's Michael McHale announces the launch of a medical soft products sanitizing machine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. PSA is joined by host Marty Wolff and discusses modifying an existing bed bug oven design to create a medical PPE sanitation unit which effectively kills the COVID-19 virus. PSA was able to add a moist heat oven solution which adds humidity and sufficient heat required in a cycle time of about 30 minutes for sanitation of medical PPE and soft goods which meets current CDC guidelines.
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PSA Podcast | Episode 11
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Penn State’s Dr. Tim Simpson, Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, provides insight on Additive Manufacturing and Design and how his graduate program provides research on alternative parts manufacturing.
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PSA Podcast | Episode 10
PSA Biztech
Marty Wolff and PSA’s Mike McHale discuss technology in eSports with Anthony Gaud, CEO of Gaud-Hammer Gaming Group (G3). As video game technology advances, G3 is looking to expand the reach of gaming as well as create a safe and supportive community for eSport enthusiasts.
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PSA Podcast | Episode 9
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Host Marty Wolff and PSA’s Mike McHale discuss the future of automation with the head of Robotics at Phillips Haas Jason McCurdy. Phillips Haas has strategically partnered with Universal Robots and PSA to offer a collaborative machine tending solution to transform factory productivity and profitability. Jason’s chief responsibility is to implement automation solutions which can allow Phillips Haas to stay competitive in the future both domestically and internationally.
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PSA Podcast | Episode 8
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Entrepreneur Tony Wallace from Automate America and PSA’s Michael McHale explore utilizing online solutions to access contract on-demand skilled labor to complete outsourced project work. Automate America is an online marketplace that pairs suppliers and contractors with customers who are actively searching for contract engineers and automation professionals.
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PSA Podcast | Episode 7
PSA Biztech
Universal Robots head of Marketing for Americas Joseph Campbell discusses the collaborative robot automation solution in today’s industrial world with host Marty Wolff and PSA CEO Michael McHale. UR Robots continues to experience tremendous growth utilizing collaborative solutions for light duty payloads and simple applications where they can offer a Return on Investment to provide a robotic solution that can work side by side with human operators.
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PSA Podcast | Episode 6
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PSA CEO Mike McHale and host Marty Wolff welcome Chief Technology Officer of SciSwift LLC Ted Brunelle. Ted is an entrepreneur working with the department of defense to put Artificial Intelligence in place to interpret and utilize data to optimize defense initiatives. Ted discusses the future of A.I. and its purpose both in the military, for businesses and in a manufacturing environment.
info_outlineIn episode 11, Marty Wolff and PSA’s Michael McHale speak with Dr. Tim Simpson, Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Penn State University. Dr. Simpson oversees the first graduate program in Additive Manufacturing and Design, and has published several articles in Modern Machine Shop magazine. He explains that additive manufacturing is the process of building up a part layer by layer; for example, 3D printing of dental aligners, hearing aids, and even hip implants. This conversation covers Penn State’s graduate degree program, it’s relevance to manufacturing industries, as well as the history and future of this technology.