PSA Biztech
PSA is a privately owned national engineering and custom manufacturing firm founded in 1985, with two locations in Pennsylvania. We are experienced engineering system integrators, providing services for turn-key capital projects, controls, PLC’s, HMI’s, drives, servo systems, safety systems, OSHA compliance safety solutions, custom machinery and robotic work cells including pick and place, palletizing, machine tending and end of arm tooling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episodes
Friday Apr 17, 2020
Friday Apr 17, 2020
In episode 13 PSA’s 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. Waste Robotics provides sorting as a service and can solve recycling plant challenges including human error, reliability and utilizing robotics instead of people in an often undesirable environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
In 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
In Episode 10, Marty Wolff and PSA’s Michael McHale venture outside of the industrial realm to cover technology related to advancements and trends in eSports. Anthony Gaud, CEO of Gaud-Hammer Gaming Group (G3) joins to discuss the ever expanding technology of electronic sports competitions. Anthony brings extensive technical and company development skills to foster partnerships and sponsorships relating to eSports. As the technology of gaming advances and the community of competitors grows, G3 helps to expand the reach of competitive gaming as well as maintain a safe and supportive community for all who enjoy eSports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
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. Both Jason and PSA’s Mike McHale agree that companies need to look to automation to fill the gap left by the skilled labor shortage and also help keep labor costs down while remaining competitive and flexible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
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. All automation suppliers complete a skills survey and have professional liability insurance and offer flexible workforce options to companies in a diverse variety of industries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
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. UR Robots relies on partners such as PSA to identify applications that require an intrinsically safe collaborative solution with quick delivery, approachable technology and simplified installation and service. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
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. SciSwift artificial intelligence solutions can be used in conjunction with industrial robotics to transform a company by increasing efficiency using smart automation. Both PSA and SciSwift reveal that talent and resources are sourced locally and very often using partner companies, both businesses rely on sourcing employees from local colleges and tech programs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Marty Wolff and PSA’s Mike McHale discuss solving challenging and unique material handling applications with CEO Carl Vause of Soft Robotics (www.softroboticsinc.com). Soft Robotics offers robotic gripping systems made of highly compliant material that can safely and effectively grasp items of varying size, shape and weight with the same tool. Soft Robotics specializes in handling material that previously could only be picked up with the human hand and is not suitable for traditional foam compression or vacuum suction cup end effector solutions. Carl and Mike also discuss staffing small businesses with a variety of talent and partnering with a network of resources within the automation and manufacturing industries to help adapt to ever changing customer needs and grow the business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
Tuesday Jan 14, 2020
In this fourth episode PSA’s Michael McHale introduces entrepreneur guest Joseph Callahan CEO of The Ciright Companies. Joe is a Drexel graduate with a background in HVAC equipment distribution and created the Ciright companies after realizing the essential need for companies to be able to share and utilize real time data for various aspects of business. Ciright’s goal is to empower others to make money by sharing technology. Joe has grown Ciright into a multi -million IT company, one of Ciright’s core products are tablets that deposit real time information into databases directly integrated into the general ledger and accessible by field technicians, engineers, decision makers and company personnel. During the podcast, both PSA’s Mike McHale and Joe discuss utilizing the company’s employee assets and talents to grow the company and being able to shift company employee assets and utilize technology to allow for maximum company efficiency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.