Today’s article is a guest post by National Metal Fabricators. ******************************************** Robotic Automation for Welding It’s difficult to inspect a welded joint. Two metal pieces may appear fused together, but without destructive testing, it’s hard to be sure. That’s why …
I have been out of the country for a couple of weeks, so I apologize for the lapse in posting. I had intended to post a guest article on robotic welding this week, but I will be posting it next …
Today’s post is in response to Barry Brock, who asked: “I have been doing machine modifications and automating/upgrading machines for many years . I really am at a point of starting my own business and would appreciate any advice getting …
The following story is from my book Industrial Automation: Hands On (McGraw-Hill, 2013). I wrote it to illustrate how a machine or production line is concepted, purchased, designed, built and delivered. This is a pretty typical description of the procedures …
Automation Direct has written a new post on the history of the PLC that you might find interesting. It can be found HERE and covers the early years of PLC development. It mostly discusses Dick Morley and the founding of …
Back when I started doing software work directly for customers I must admit that I didn’t pay for the programming software that I used. This was in the days of DOS based programming software, and I had a laptop with …
After three straight weeks at home (very unusual for me) I’m headed back on the road, this time for quite a while. My first stop will be in Punta Gorda, Florida, doing some work for Poseidon Industries. Poseidon builds equipment …
AutoCAD is kind of like “Kleenex” or “Coke”. Even if you use some other software for drafting or design, AutoCAD is in such widespread use that its name has become synonymous with CAD in general. That’s why when I received …
Today’s post is in response to Dave Tompkins, who posted a request for help last week for an application. Since he posted it on one of my series posts on ladder logic (204: Auto Sequences) I decided to frame it …
Last week I received an e-mail from a guy at a company called Udemy. He had stumbled across a post about Automation Direct from about a year ago and thought I might be interested in the infographic above. Sometimes when …
