# Innovating Sustainable, Reliable, and Productive Technologies with David Vasko

- Show: [Over the Air](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air)
- Published: 2023-04-27
- Length: 29m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-04-27-innovating-sustainable-reliable-and-productive-technologies-with-david-vasko
- Listen: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/over-the-air/episodes/Innovating-Sustainable--Reliable--and-Productive-Technologies-with-David-Vasko-e2l43sg

## Summary

David Vasko, Senior Director of Advanced Technology at Rockwell Automation, discusses how the 120-year-old industrial automation giant de-risks new technologies for enterprise customers who demand 20-year product lifecycles. He details the use of digital twins and AI to optimize manufacturing, citing a specific case where a digital twin-based control system eliminated steel waste in an Australian rolling mill by overcoming operator skepticism. Vasko also explains Rockwell's application of machine learning for predictive maintenance in coffee drying facilities and the strategic importance of sustainability and supply chain resilience.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-04-27-innovating-sustainable-reliable-and-productive-technologies-with-david-vasko#t=0) Introduction and Rockwell's History
- [4:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-04-27-innovating-sustainable-reliable-and-productive-technologies-with-david-vasko#t=268) De-risking Technology for Enterprise Reliability
- [6:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-04-27-innovating-sustainable-reliable-and-productive-technologies-with-david-vasko#t=386) Digital Twins in Factory Automation
- [7:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-04-27-innovating-sustainable-reliable-and-productive-technologies-with-david-vasko#t=469) Case Study: AI in an Australian Rolling Mill
- [12:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-04-27-innovating-sustainable-reliable-and-productive-technologies-with-david-vasko#t=755) AI Philosophy and Chess Analogy
- [17:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-04-27-innovating-sustainable-reliable-and-productive-technologies-with-david-vasko#t=1069) Predictive Maintenance for Coffee Dryers
- [20:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-04-27-innovating-sustainable-reliable-and-productive-technologies-with-david-vasko#t=1249) The Critical Role of Predictive Maintenance
- [23:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-04-27-innovating-sustainable-reliable-and-productive-technologies-with-david-vasko#t=1426) Future Tech: VR, AR, and Sustainability

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Rockwell Automation (company)
- Alan Bradley (company)
- Rockwell International (company)
- Boeing (company)
- Very (company)

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