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Industry Optimized

by ABB
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About the show

What will the world’s most essential industries look like tomorrow? From energy and water to materials and transportation, how can technology help industries outrun – leaner and cleaner?   Join scientist and host Fran Scott as she speaks with leading industry experts to uncover how automation, electrification and digitalization enable some of the largest and most complex industrial operations on the planet – and asks what will  future of industry really look like?  Listen or watch Industry Optimized; a podcast from ABB’s Automation business area. You can also watch Industry Optimized on YouTube here.

Latest episodes

  • Automation Extended: enabling industrial innovation with continuity

    September 23, 2026 · 40 min

    Automation keeps the world’s most essential industries running safely and reliably. But how can industries modernize without disrupting operations?  In this episode of Industry Optimized, host Fran Scott speaks with Per Erik Holsten…

  • Engineered for depth: How deep underground mining changes the rules

    August 19, 2026 · 28 min

    As mining moves deeper underground to access new deposits, operations are becoming more complex. Underground depths introduce greater challenges around energy efficiency, thermal management, safety, and system reliability. Yet this…

  • Upskilling the industrial workforce for the age of AI

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    Digital innovations and AI are transforming industrial workplaces, paving the way towards autonomous operations. But how do we balance the expectations of the next generation with the needs of existing employees – and give industrial…

  • Small reactors, big opportunites: scaling nuclear power

    May 20, 2026 · 25 min

    With global electricity demand on the rise, the need for reliable power is becoming increasingly critical. Nuclear power is fast emerging as a critical part of this future infrastructure, with small modular reactors, or SMRs, gaining…

  • How digital tools support human talent in shipping

    April 20, 2026 · 22 min

    Digitalization is transforming the shipping industry - but its true power lies in supporting human expertise. Technology helps crews when navigating routes - it enables them to make smarter, safer, and more effective decisions. But how…

  • Towards Autonomous Industrial Operations

    March 18, 2026 · 44 min

    Autonomous industrial operations might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie: a factory running in the dark, machines quietly humming and everything ticking along without a single person on the floor.   But in reality, autonomy isn’t…

  • Welcome to Industry Optimized

    March 11, 2026 · 1 min

    What will the world’s most essential industries look like tomorrow? From energy and water to materials and transportation, how can technology help industries outrun – leaner and cleaner?   Join scientist and host Fran Scott as she speaks…

  • From Big Questions To Innovation - A Look Back At This Season's Conversations

    December 10, 2025 · 10 min

    Throughout this season of The Process Automation Podcast, we’ve uncovered how experts around the world are rethinking the future of production in heavy industry. In the final bonus episode for this season, host Fran Scott steps back to…