Two Guys and a PLC

Two Guys and Dan Mastropietro

Two Guys and a PLC

Show Notes

Two Guys sit down with Dan Mastropietro, Technical Fellow at The Walt Disney Company. John and Dave chat with Dan about networking in entertainment industry attractions, real-time communications, how manufacturing tolerances and requirements look similar, and Dan's band! They also chat about how AI is helping him and his team get to root-cause faster, especially when dealing with complex entertainment attractions which mirror complex industrial control networks. Listen to hear his advice on what he sees on the technology horizon for manufacturing, given how in front of trends he is. Download the episode, give it a listen, and if you like what you hear, follow us on Linked In! If you have any suggestions for future guests, please shoot us a note!

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