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Author: Frank

Electrical Engineer and business owner from the Nashville, Tennessee area. I also play music, Chess and Go.
Guest Posts, PLCs

PLC Security

Frank Jul 16, 2018 Tagged with PLC security, PLCs

This post is another guest post from MRO Electric. I thought it was an interesting topic. …

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Business, Lean Manufacturing

Manufacturing Terms, Buzzwords and Acronyms

Frank May 29, 2018 Tagged with acronyms, Communications, education

As part of a consulting project I am involved in, I have created a list of …

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Guest Posts, HMIs, Software & Programming

MRO – Moving HMI Designs

Frank May 7, 2018 Tagged with design, guest posts, HMI, programming, vendors

Today’s post is a guest post on HMI programming from MRO Electric, an automation product supplier. …

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Applications, Consulting, Controls Design, Machine Design, Techniques, Thoughts

How To Design And Build A Small Controls Project

Frank Apr 16, 2018 Tagged with Building a small controls project, consulting, design, engineering, systems integration

Today’s post is a response to frustration. Some times when dealing with potential customers you waste …

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Material Handling, My Little Factory, Process, Software & Programming, Trainers, vision

Hands On Training Equipment

Frank Apr 8, 2018 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, Fischertechnik, machine vision, My Little Factory, PLC Trainers, Siemens, training

This post is both an update on the status of “My Little Factory” and an article …

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PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 403: Message Scrolling and Multiple Faults

Frank Mar 11, 2018 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, HMI, ladder logic, PLCs, programming, Siemens, training

Today’s post is in answer to a question from Bruno on my last post on Faults …

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HMIs, PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 209: Faults and Messages

Frank Feb 14, 2018 Tagged with fault messages, HMI, ladder logic, message displays, PLCs, programming

This post is another in my series on Ladder Logic. As with the other posts in …

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Applications, Machine Assembly and Fabrication, Photoeyes, Sensing, Sensors

Application: Sensor Choices 103

Frank Jan 28, 2018 Tagged with Automation Direct, Banner, photoeyes, sensors

Today’s post concerns how sensor choices are made in real applications. I have written various posts …

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My Little Factory, Training

Happy New Year! What Can I Teach You?

Frank Jan 21, 2018 Tagged with custom automation training, custom PLC courses, education, My Little Factory, training

Hey, I know the holiday season is gone, but Happy New Year anyway! After all, the …

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Manufacturing, Material Handling, Sales and Marketing

Starbucks Roastery

Frank Dec 24, 2017 Tagged with Boquete Coffee, Coffee, Starbucks, The Roastery

A few weeks ago I made a trip to Seattle to visit my daughter Yuki and her …

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