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On September 18, 2025, our Danville, IL location hosted a well-attended counter day that brought together customers, vendors and our dedicated team for a day of networking, appreciation and discovery. During the counter day, attendees had the opportu...

By: Jake Gray, KRPM Plant ManagerKirby Risk Precision Machining (KRPM) is making significant strides to stay ahead of the competition and operate as lean as possible by embracing Industry 4.0 technologies and smart manufacturing solutions. Our recent...

From Volume 3 Issue 3 of ConnectedIn this issue of Connected, we interviewed Travis Stafford, Field Service Technician at our Mechanical Solutions and Service Division.Can you tell me a bit about your role? Assume I know nothing about it, what does a...

From Volume 3 Issue 3 of Connected.In this edition of Connected, we introduce one of the newest members of Kirby Risk: Dave Fox, General Manager of Robotics at CIM SYSTEMS ROBOTICS.TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ROLE.We have a great team that I work with to mana...

From Volume 3 Issue 3 of Connected.Labor shortages continue to grow across all industries, creating significant challenges for customers. Kirby Risk has taken a significant step to address these challenges by acquiring CIM SYSTEMS ROBOTICS. This stra...

From Volume 3 Issue 2 of Connected.In this edition of Connected, we interviewed Aaron Read, General Manager of the Intelligent Industry Solutions team.COULD YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR ROLE?My title at Kirby Risk is General Manager of Intelligent Industry...

From Volume 3 Issue 2 of Connected.In the Eighth Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report from Rockwell Automation, there were many opportunities and challenges highlighted that were likely not shocking to those in the manufacturing industry. Notab...

The Kirby Risk Distribution Trainee program is a 12-to 18-month development program that includes a combination of coaching, exposure to key operations, sales support roles and location/customer visits. Once trainees have completed the program, they ...

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY TODAY?Keeping track of government regulations and mandates is a big challenge for the renewable energy industry, as they are constantly changing. This can make it difficult ...

YOUR ROLE AS AN AUTOMATION CONSULTANT IS UNIQUE FROM OTHERS IN THIS ROLE BECAUSE OF YOUR FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY. CAN YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT?The focus, for me, is helping our customers understand sustainability, add objectives to achieve their g...