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Author: Frank

Electrical Engineer and business owner from the Nashville, Tennessee area. I also play music, Chess and Go.
Automation Concepts, Controls Design, Machine Design, Process, Techniques

Device Labeling Poll Results

Frank Jun 16, 2014 Tagged with design, device numbering, labeling, p&id, polls, process

A couple of weeks ago I started a poll on device numbering methods, here are the …

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Guest Posts, PLCs, Software & Programming, Vendors and Manufacturers

Idec PLCs

Frank Jun 8, 2014 Tagged with Idec, Indirect Addressing, MicroSmart, Modbus, PLCs, programming

Today’s post continues the series on PLC platforms started last year. This is another guest post …

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Automation Concepts, Controls Design, Machine Design, Process, Techniques

Device Numbering Methods: A Poll

Frank Jun 1, 2014 Tagged with design, device numbering, labeling, p&id, polls, process

Recently I was involved in a discussion on the best method of numbering and labeling devices …

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Vendors and Manufacturers

Automation Direct Field Trip!

Frank May 26, 2014 Tagged with Automation Direct, Do-More, Host Engineering, Koyo, platforms

Last week I had the privilege of visiting Automation Direct near Atlanta. I was hosted by …

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Automation Concepts, Guest Posts, PLCs, Software & Programming

Dynamic (Indirect) Addressing

Frank May 20, 2014 Tagged with Automation Direct, Do-More, Dynamic Addressing, Host Engineering, Idec, Indexed Addressing, Indirect Addressing, Koyo, PLCs, pointer, programming

Today’s post is another guest article, this one written by Steve Myres. Steve owns Automation Solutions, …

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Controllers, Guest Posts, PLCs, Software & Programming, Vendors and Manufacturers

Panasonic PLCs

Frank May 14, 2014 Tagged with Panasonic, platforms, PLCs

Today’s post is a guest post from my friend Tony, whose Factory Software Blog is an …

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Integration, Machine Assembly and Fabrication, troubleshooting

Machine Start-Ups

Frank Apr 27, 2014 Tagged with custom machines, Debug, machine building, startup

As I prepare for a trip to Japan and China, I am reminded of the many …

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Business, Consulting, Lean Manufacturing, Philosophies

The Philosophy of Buy-In

Frank Apr 20, 2014 Tagged with Buy-In, consulting, Lean, politics, Six Sigma, standardization, standards, templates

Whew, finally back from a grueling two-week trip to New Hampshire. In addition to the politics …

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Consulting, Philosophies

The Philosophy of Communication

Frank Apr 6, 2014 Tagged with Communications, e-mail, Industrial Automation Hands On, Philosophy, phone

Last week I had a bit of fun telling you about my travels to New England. …

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Life, Me, Travel

New England Adventures

Frank Mar 30, 2014 Tagged with Boston, Maine, New England, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, travel

I think I mentioned in a previous post that I’ve been traveling a lot lately. By …

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