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Author: Frank

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

Motivation

Frank Mar 24, 2013 Tagged with motivation

Last week I discussed a little bit about a project I was working on. It involved …

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Engineering, Machine Builders and Integrators, troubleshooting

Details

Frank Mar 17, 2013 Tagged with aluminum extrusion, Debug, details, engineering

Not long after starting the original Automation Consulting in 1996 I met a machine builder in …

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gauging, Load Cells, Scales, Weighing Systems

Scales and Load Cells

Frank Mar 10, 2013 Tagged with load cell, Mettler-Toledo, ProSoft, scales, weighing

Last week I described some of the vibratory equipment used in the system I was working …

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Automation Concepts, Conveyors, Machine Assembly and Fabrication, Material Handling, Packaging, Vendors and Manufacturers

Mechanics of Vibratory Equipment

Frank Mar 3, 2013 Tagged with conveyors, Debug, feeders, machine building, vibratory bowls

The system I am currently working on is a machine that packages small plastic components. It …

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Me, Website

Video

Frank Mar 2, 2013 Tagged with graphics, marketing, video

A friend of mine made this video for me for this site. Allie Small and I …

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The Book

Free Book!

Frank Feb 27, 2013 Tagged with Industrial Automation, Industrial Automation Hands On

I have been asked by McGraw-Hill to find people willing to review my book on Amazon’s …

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Machine Builders and Integrators

Machine Builders and Integrators

Frank Feb 24, 2013 Tagged with custom machines, machine building, systems integration

This morning I decided to update the list of machine builders and integrators under the resources …

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Automation Concepts, Integration, troubleshooting

Debug and Startup

Frank Feb 19, 2013 Tagged with Debug, startup, systems integration

After spending the last four or five months finishing the book and working on my new …

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Assembly, Automation Concepts, Machine Design, Poka-Yoke, Safety

Operator Assisted Automation

Frank Feb 6, 2013 Tagged with machine building, material handling, operators, poka-yoke, process, torque driver, vibratory bowls, workcell

Automated production lines and cells often have stations that require operator interfacing with the equipment. Typically …

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Applications, Automation Concepts, Website

What do you Want?

Frank Feb 3, 2013 Tagged with PLCs, programming, what do you want?

Well, I can’t help you with that, but… Believe it or not, until a few days …

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