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Author: Frank

Electrical Engineer and business owner from the Nashville, Tennessee area. I also play music, Chess and Go.
Consulting, Conveyors, Engineering, Machine Design, Vendors and Manufacturers

Make vs. Buy: An Infographic from Dorner Conveyors

Frank Oct 9, 2016 Tagged with Automation Consulting, consulting, conveyors, design, Dorner, Nalle Automation

This is a pretty cool article and Infographic from Dorner. I used to use them a …

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Guest Posts, Software & Programming

PLCopen

Frank Oct 2, 2016 Tagged with CodeSys, IEC 61131-3, Itris Automation, PLC Standards, PLCopen, PLCs

Industrial automation has changed drastically over the past century. From the Charlie Chaplin style factories, where …

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The Course, Training

Help Me Name My New Course!

Frank Sep 25, 2016 Tagged with education, Thinkific, training

More than a year ago I first mentioned that I was considering creating an online course …

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Guest Posts, Safety, Training

The Importance of Health and Safety Checks in Manufacturing and Engineering

Frank Sep 22, 2016 Tagged with maintenance, PUWER, safety, training

In any workplace, health and safety should always be the top priority. Regardless of whether your …

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Controls Design, Documentation, Software & Programming

Tag Structures and Dotfields

Frank Sep 11, 2016 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, AOI, dotfields, programming, Symbols, tag structure, Tags, UDT

Today’s post is in response to an e-mail I received asking for my thoughts on Tag …

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PLCs, Software & Programming, The Course

PLC Memory

Frank Aug 28, 2016 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, Automation Training, Omron, PLC Memory, PLCs, Siemens, training

As I have mentioned previously, I have been working on a generic PLC course that I …

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CAD, Controls Design, Machine Builders and Integrators, Packaging, Panelbuilding, Product Development, Vendors and Manufacturers

The IEM Dilemma

Frank Aug 14, 2016 Tagged with CAD, design, IEM, Industrial Equipment Manufacturers, OEM, panelbuilding

First I’d like to apologize for a term I’ve mis-used in the past, that of the …

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Contribute, Me, PLCs, The Book, The Course, Training, Travel

Update on Projects – “Why haven’t you written more posts?”

Frank Jul 31, 2016 Tagged with Automation Training, C#, education, educational software, One legged men, PLCs, travel

I have been asked by a lot of readers, friends and associates lately about where I’m …

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PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 106: One Shots

Frank Jul 9, 2016 Tagged with ladder logic, PLCs, programming

A one shot, or “differential”, is used to develop a signal that is exactly one scan …

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PLCs, Software & Programming

PLC Platform Sample Request – CLGX Example

Frank Jun 18, 2016 Tagged with exa, ladder logic, PLCs, software, vendors

In a post back in March, “Request for PLC Information and Samples“, I received quite a …

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