Happy New Year!
A Fresh Start: Choosing the Right New Year’s Resolutions The New Year is a time of renewal and reflection—an opportunity to set goals, embrace change, and chart a course for personal growth. But how many of us start January with …
Author: Frank
Electrical Engineer and business owner from the Nashville, Tennessee area. I also play music, Chess and Go.
“Collaboration”
I get a lot of emails and other messages offering to “Collaborate”. Invariably the sender means “please pay me for my service”. In many cases, what they really want is to have me offer their product or service to my …
The Art of Learning
My last webinar for the Automation Academy covered a lot of what I want to talk about today, you can check it out here. I spent a lot of the last couple of months studying Ignition, a SCADA programming software …
Entrepreneurship and The Art of Pivoting
I am an entrepreneur. I have worked for myself for 22 of the last 28 years, and have had to dodge and pivot often along the way. Sometimes I try new ideas (like starting the Automation Academy site 4 years …
I Can’t Read These…
…but I wrote them. The one on the left was published by McGraw-Hill in 2015, I didn’t have any say in that. It is a translation of Industrial Automation Hands-On, and used in schools in Brazil. I actually like the …
PLC and SCADA
This post is from Alicia Gilpin (Ali G), a friend and the originator of OT SCADA CON, Kids PLC Kits and a member of Automation Ladies. She is also CEO of Process & Controls Engineering, LLC in Seattle, Washington. She …
OT SCADA CON
Last week I had the honor of being the first speaker at the very first OT SCADA CON in Houston, Texas. What is OT SCADA CON? It was a two day training and networking event surrounding SCADA and Operational Technology. …
Advanced HMI and Training
Several years ago I posted on Advanced HMI and described what it is, how you can get it and where I was at the time on developing a training HMI. The picture above shows where I am now. I finally …
Industry 4.0: The Future of Manufacturing and the Role of Automation Technologies
The “Fourth Industrial Revolution” commonly referred to as Industry 4.0, is closely connected to smart manufacturing. Known for using more automation, more smart machines, and smart factories, it delivers real-time decision-making, increased productivity, and flexibility. This new mix of traditional …
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