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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, Engineering, Productivity, Software & Programming

Excel – Automate your Automation

Frank Aug 11, 2013 Tagged with ActiveX, Allen-Bradley, design, engineering, Excel, HMI, ladder logic, OLE, OPC, quoting and bidding, software, tools

Probably the most useful tool I have in my arsenal when doing preliminary design is Microsoft …

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CAD, Controls Design, Panelbuilding

CAD and Wire Numbers

Frank Aug 4, 2013 Tagged with CAD, design, engineering, panelbuilding, wiring

Today’s topic concerns an area that affects engineers, technicians and sometimes even office personnel and yes, …

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Consulting, Lean Manufacturing, Travel

Genba

Frank Jul 28, 2013 Tagged with Gemba, Genba, Japan, Lean

Have you ever been to Genba? Let me take you to a mystical, wonderful land that …

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Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 302: Data Tracking and Structure Data Type

Frank Jul 21, 2013 Tagged with data collection, ladder logic, programming, software, struct, structure, UDDT, UDT

Today’s post is the second “advanced” topic I have covered on PLC ladder logic, The first …

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Consulting, Contracting, Life, Me, Panelbuilding, The Book, Website

A Change of Direction

Frank Jul 14, 2013 Tagged with blogging, contracting, education, Industrial Automation Hands On, teaching, travel

For the past 20 years I have been involved in the automation and machine-building industry in …

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Productivity

Efficiency and Multitasking

Frank Jul 7, 2013 Tagged with efficiency, multitasking, productivity

There is a great emphasis in today’s workplace on getting more done in less time. In …

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Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 301: Toggle

Frank Jun 30, 2013 Tagged with ladder logic, one shot instruction, PLCs, programming, toggle pushbutton

Today’s post is the first “advanced” topic I have covered in this blog. By advanced, I …

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Trades

Your Career…

Frank Jun 24, 2013 Tagged with careers, education, engineering

So… what do you do? Whenever I travel and meet new people this is a question …

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The Book

Industrial Automation: Hands On

Frank Jun 13, 2013 Tagged with Industrial Automation Hands On, publishing, writing

Well, its official: after something like three years from initially concepting the book I finally have …

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Product Development

Frank Jun 9, 2013 Tagged with design, OEM, product development

Last week I had the privilege of sitting in a doctor’s exam room for about 45 …

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