This post is another in my series on Ladder Logic. As with the other posts in this series, I am using generic logic and addressing so that it can apply to various PLCs. In previous posts in this series I…
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Ladder Logic 209: Faults and Messages
Posted in HMIs, PLCs, Software & Programming Tagged with: fault messages, HMI, ladder logic, message displays, PLCs, programming
Application: Sensor Choices 103
Today’s post concerns how sensor choices are made in real applications. I have written various posts on sensors in the past, and even participated in a Control Engineering webcast and forum last year on the topic. While I have covered…
Posted in Applications, Machine Assembly and Fabrication, Photoeyes, Sensing, Sensors Tagged with: Automation Direct, Banner, photoeyes, sensors
Happy New Year! What Can I Teach You?
Hey, I know the holiday season is gone, but Happy New Year anyway! After all, the year is still pretty new and I’m sure everybody is excited and optimistic. Usually around this time of year I post my plans and…
Posted in My Little Factory, Training Tagged with: custom automation training, custom PLC courses, education, My Little Factory, training
Starbucks Roastery
A few weeks ago I made a trip to Seattle to visit my daughter Yuki and her family. She used to work at Starbucks’ corporate headquarters, and among other projects was involved in the design and startup of the Roastery, an…
Posted in Manufacturing, Material Handling, Sales and Marketing Tagged with: Boquete Coffee, Coffee, Starbucks, The Roastery
Automation Update December 2017
It’s been a while since I’ve posted. While things are going pretty well for me right now, I’ve had a really rough past few months. I think the longest I’ve gone before without posting was a couple of weeks maybe,…
Posted in Me, My Little Factory, Training Tagged with: Automation NTH, Automation Training, My Little Factory, training
Loving Your Automation
This week’s post is not really on automation, or anything technical. A couple of days ago I visited a local plant at the invitation of a consultant who is working with their management team to improve their processes. While this…
Posted in Business, Philosophies, Thoughts Tagged with: Loving Your Automation, pride in work, wiring
My New Trainers!
Well, its official. I have my first actual PLC trainers, in addition to the ones on the wall in My Little Factory. I think they’re awesome! They did take 8 weeks to build, but as more are made I think…
Posted in My Little Factory, PLCs, Trainers, Training Tagged with: Automation NTH, education, My Little Factory, PLC Trainers, training
Advanced PLC Training using Industrial Equipment
I just got back from teaching a class in California using the conveyor and training demo mentioned in my previous post on Automation NTH. I have discussed training quite a bit on this blog before, but I feel like this…
Live Sensors Webcast for Control Engineering
Hey, this Frank Lamb from Automation Primer. I will be doing a webcast for Control Engineering magazine on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 2 p.m. EST (1 p.m. CST, 11 a.m. PST, I can’t tell you MST because it’s a…
Posted in Me, Sensing, Vendors and Manufacturers Tagged with: Balluff, Carlo Gavazzi, Control Engineering, Frank Lamb, Sensor Webcast, sensors
Ladder Logic 208: System Routine 2
Today’s post is a continuation of the series on PLC Ladder Logic I started several years ago; for more of these post click on the PLC tab at the top of the site. In particular this continues my discussion of…
Posted in PLCs, Software & Programming Tagged with: Auto Cycle, ladder logic, PLC Pulse Train, PLCs, programming
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