Calling all future automotive engineers! This episode dives into the world of Baja SAE with Jackson Baker, a sophomore mechanical engineering student at Texas A&M. Jackson recently served as chief engineer for his university's Baja team, leading the design and construction of an off-road vehicle to compete in a grueling endurance race. Tune in to h…

In this episode of the Roboticist Chronicles, your host Dan Allford invites Jean Rabatin, a distinguished industry expert from Yaskawa Motoman, to share her wealth of experience in the realm of robotics and automation. Jean recounts stories from her early days in the field and sheds light on the challenges of integration spanning over two decades. …

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Join us on a thrilling adventure as The Roboticist Chronicles Podcast hits the road! In this special episode, we're on location at the FABTECH Expo in Chicago's McCormick Place, immersing ourselves in the world of welding technology. Johnny Tyler and Dan Allford take you through the expo, reuniting with old acquaintances and forging new connections…

Join us for an extraordinary episode recorded live at Fab Tech 2023 in Chicago! We're honored to host the legendary Sam Kiser, a friend, and mentor in the world of welding. Sam recently clinched the prestigious Laurence Savage Award for his groundbreaking work, and he's here to share his incredible journey. In this episode, Sam unveils the fascinat…

Welcome to The Roboticist Chronicles, where we bring you stories of innovation in robotics and automation. In this episode, we welcome Esteban Vazquez to the podcast. Esteban wears many hats at ARC Specialties being a welder, fitter, and now installation tech. We dive into Estaban's blossoming career and talk about what its like being a "Dreamer" i…

Welcome to The Roboticist Chronicles, where we bring you stories of innovation in robotics and automation. In this episode, we're on location at OTC 2023 in Houston, Texas, one of the largest oil and gas conferences in the world. Joining us today is Bryan O'Neil, the Director of Global Offshore & Power Generation Segments at Lincoln Electric, a com…

From the floor of the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, TX. Dan Allford is joined by Matt Gresens , Sr. District Manager at FANUC America Corporation.By ARC Specialties

We are joined by Ryan T. Zboril, CEO of Pitts & Spitts. Pitts & Spitts is an American fabrication that shop that focuses on smokers and grills. Pitts & Spitts offers a full family of products including traditional offset smokers, wood pellet grills, charcoal grills, travel grills, combination pits, fire pits and much more. To help you achieve BBQ g…

We join Stuart Shepherd at the #HowToRobot booth at Fabtech 2022 in Atlanta, GA. to discuss how #HowToRobot is connecting those in the market for robotic solutions to the large network of robot suppliers who can help get the job done. Check out the video here.By ARC Specialties

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In this episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, Todd Buster, president of Horizon Development & Construction, stops by H.A.T. Studio to discuss commercial building on this installment of Dan's Business Secrets.By ARC Specialties

In this episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, Chris Tomlinson, columnist for the Houston Chronicle, stops by H.A.T. Studio to discuss journalism on this installment of Dan's Business Secrets.By ARC Specialties

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In this episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, Aaron Lloyd, Managing Attorney at Lloyd & Lorkowski, PLLC, stops by H.A.T. Studio to discuss corporate law on this installment of Dan's Business Secrets.By ARC Specialties

In this episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, Dan Allford jumps into The Wayback Machine, joined by an old colleague, Wayne Mausbach P.E.. Follow along as they reminisce on how they met, competing for work in the rock bit industry, past technologies, and other memories.By ARC Specialties

In this episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, Barrett J. Gibson, of Colliers-International, stops by H.A.T. Studio to discuss the purchasing of commercial real estate on this installment of Dan's Business Secrets.By ARC Specialties

In this episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, we take a trip to downtown Houston where we visit John S. Egbert of Egbert, McDaniel & Swartz. John joins Dan for this installment of Dan's Business Secrets to discuss patent law. John and Dan have been in business with each other for well over 25 years cumulating in four patents and two trademarks.…

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The Roboticist Chronicles Podcast: Dan's Business Secrets Episode 00 I have been an entrepreneur since 1983. Historically 90% of start-ups fail. I have yet to bankrupt one (knock on wood). People ask me how I did it. So we are going to do a series on Dan's Business Secrets or Dan's BS for short. Since I learn from others I will have numerous guests…

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Join your favorite roboticist as he sits down with Bruce Arnold, President of Advanced American Technology Inc.. Advanced American Technology does government contracting with the Department of Defense. Bruce Arnold, originally from Orange, Texas, has many years of experience in manufacturing engineering.…

Dan Allford welcomes Trey Parrish of Bird Dog Solutions LLC. to the team in today's episode. Trey Parrish' Owner/President of Bird Dog Industrial Solutions LLC., has been in or around the welding industry for 20+ years and met Dan during a company turn-around on the west coast. This merger will help ARC Specialties introduce more automation into th…

This episode of The Roboticist Chronicles is brought to you from the show floor of FABTECH 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Dan sits down with his fellow exhibitors, BUG-O Systems, ATI, and XIRIS Automation, and discusses the tradeshow's state since the pandemic and what new exciting products and initiatives are on the horizon.…

On this week’s episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, Dan Allford is joined by Matthew Brinkman, President of Welding Consultants LLC..By ARC Specialties

On this week’s episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, Dan Allford is joined by Cameron Serles, President of XIRIS Automation, Inc... As they talk about the history of arc video monitoring, the various technical applications involved, and how XIRIS does it differently, and why it is better.By ARC Specialties

Join Gary Kowalski, Senior District Manager at FANUC AMERICA, and Dan Allford, President of ARC Specialties, as they reminisce on some of their past projects. They will go over some of their failure, successes, and proudest achievements in the robotics industry.By ARC Specialties

What is good fit-up? And why is it crucial to the success of a welding project? Dan Allford, President of ARC Specialties and the host of Roboticist Chronicles, meets with Dave Hebble, ARC Specialties’ Technical Services Manager, to expand on the idea of fit-up and explain it to the rest of the company. The two have worked together since the late 7…

Because they deal primarily with physical products, anyone in manufacturing knows that the industry as a whole has taken a hit from the effects of the pandemic. “But COVID isn’t the only crisis that has occurred in the robotics industry,” revealed Robert Little, Founder, and CEO of ATI. “What people are not familiar with is the decline in automotiv…

Oh boy. Now they’ve really gone and done it. Arc Specialties President Dan Allford always enjoys getting a little spicy on The Roboticist Chronicles, but in this edition it’s a full-on spirited debate with host Tyler Kern. You may have heard back-and-forth about lockdowns, which most nations have implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to stem the…

Johnny Tyler, Marketing and Design Specialist at Arc Specialties, has seen many companies adopt an unambitious marketing strategy – or, worse, not even draw out a strategy at all – rather than invest resources in something that can make even a small company a globally known name in the internet age.By ARC Specialties

Every business approaches how they work in a unique way. Each has a philosophy and culture, and each approach has its merits; some more successful than others. But why? On this episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, we talked business philosophy with Dan Allford, president of ARC Specialties. ARC Specialties has sound technology, but they still need…

From its inception in 1983 to now, ARC Specialties has become a case study in the growth of an American entrepreneurial endeavor. Company President Dan Allford took the business out of a garage and has since turned the automated manufacturing systems provider into an international enterprise. On the first episode of The Roboticist Chronicles, host …

As integrated solutions like automation, robotics, and process development become more and more integrated in the manufacturing industry, we decided to sit down with Dan Allford, President of ARC Specialties, to get some insight on his industry and break down just why “manufacturing became cool again.”…