Author: Frank
Electrical Engineer and business owner from the Nashville, Tennessee area. I also play music, Chess and Go.
Advanced HMI and Training
Several years ago I posted on Advanced HMI and described what it is, how you can get it and where I was at the time on developing a training HMI. The picture above shows where I am now. I finally …
Industry 4.0: The Future of Manufacturing and the Role of Automation Technologies
The “Fourth Industrial Revolution” commonly referred to as Industry 4.0, is closely connected to smart manufacturing. Known for using more automation, more smart machines, and smart factories, it delivers real-time decision-making, increased productivity, and flexibility. This new mix of traditional …
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Automate 2024
Last week I attended Automate 2024 in Chicago with my wife. I met lots of people and had an amazing time, but it reinforced my memories of how hard it used to be to work these shows. The floors are …
The Automation Academy – Tour
This week I did a webinar on the Automation Academy, showing what a member sees when they log in as well as a behind the scenes look at the technology stack; plugins and WordPress features such as the LMS and …
Simple Ladder Pulse
This morning I had someone send a ladder diagram on a dry-erase board with an attempt at creating a 10 second pulse to dispense something. It was much more complex than it needed to be and I tried to explain …
Happy New Year 2024!
Another year has passed and it’s time to look at what happened in 2023 and plan for 2024. I have mentioned in previous New Year’s posts that one of my inspirations for this end of the year ritual is Chris …
Mastering the Machine Workshops
The Mastering the Machine Workshops are a series of lectures and hands-on lab exercises with the goal of training students on system integration, design, and programming in industrial automation. In last week’s post, the process of learning industrial automation skills …
Building Blocks of Industrial Automation
As with any field of study, industrial automation and system integration requires specific skills that need to be mastered to progress to the next stage of learning.
PLC Philosophy
Wednesday afternoon I did a webinar for Control Engineering magazine. Usually they have two or three people talk on a topic, but for some reason I was the only person available, so I had to do the whole thing. I …