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Author: Frank

Electrical Engineer and business owner from the Nashville, Tennessee area. I also play music, Chess and Go.
Clockwork

Like Clockwork?

Frank Feb 23, 2025 Tagged with Clockwork, DeviousNet, EtherialNet

Chapter One: The Clockwork Conundrum In the heart of a bustling metropolis, where steam-powered contraptions whirred …

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Applications, Guest Posts, Metalforming

How Laser Cutting is Transforming Modern Industrial Automation

Frank Jan 31, 2025 Tagged with Laser Cutting

Laser cutting has become a cornerstone of modern manufacturing, redefining how industries approach precision, efficiency, and …

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Thoughts

Happy New Year!

Frank Jan 2, 2025 Tagged with AI, New Year planning, new years

A Fresh Start: Choosing the Right New Year’s Resolutions The New Year is a time of …

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Thoughts

“Collaboration”

Frank Dec 24, 2024 Tagged with business, collaboration

I get a lot of emails and other messages offering to “Collaborate”. Invariably the sender means …

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The Automation Academy, Training

The Art of Learning

Frank Dec 22, 2024 Tagged with learning, training

My last webinar for the Automation Academy covered a lot of what I want to talk …

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Life

Entrepreneurship and The Art of Pivoting

Frank Nov 24, 2024 Tagged with business, entrepreneur, systems integration

 I am an entrepreneur.  I have worked for myself for 22 of the last 28 years, …

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The Book

I Can’t Read These…

Frank Sep 6, 2024 Tagged with Advanced PLC Programming, Automacao Industrial Na Pratica, Books, Industrial Automation Hands On

…but I wrote them. The one on the left was published by McGraw-Hill in 2015, I …

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PLC and SCADA

Frank Aug 11, 2024 Tagged with OTSCADACON, PLCs, SCADA

This post is from Alicia Gilpin (Ali G), a friend and the originator of OT SCADA …

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OT SCADA CON

Frank Jul 30, 2024 Tagged with networking, OTSCADACON

Last week I had the honor of being the first speaker at the very first OT …

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Me

Phranc Lamm

Frank Jul 21, 2024 Tagged with phranc lamm

Who is this guy? Some information about how the Automation Primer got started in 2010, where …

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