Don't Automate Chaos: Running Lights Out with Sarah Wierman of Fastems, Ep #45

Podcast: Lights Out: Technology and Automation Podcast by MakingChips · Nick Goellner

Opublikowano: 2026-07-17

Most shops picture automation the same way. A robot arm bolted to a machine, a green button, and a quiet promise that you can finally walk out the door at night. This episode takes that picture apart, and what replaces it is a lot more useful. The trio is back together, and to kick off a new run of episodes we brought in Sarah Wierman of Fastems, someone Nick worked alongside for five years in workholding before both of them drifted into automation. Her big reframe is the one worth sitting with. Fastems isn't really a pallet...