The Basics: Analog and Digital
Now that I have an end in sight in regards to having my book published, I have been going back over various parts of the manuscript and doing some editing. I have already done this a few times to the …
Author: Frank
Electrical Engineer and business owner from the Nashville, Tennessee area. I also play music, Chess and Go.
The Book will be published!
I received some exciting news Friday… my book proposal was accepted! Here is the e-mail I received: “Good news. I just wanted to let you now that your proposal was approved with flying colors! Congratulations! I’m in the process of …
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
As part of my job I have often been tasked with gathering information pertaining to machine or production line performance, production data or implementation of SCADA systems. Most of the time my job ends at the plant floor and others …
Time Management
As I wind down on my current project and start working on my next I am feeling the stress of having too many things to do and not enough time to do them in. My next job involves system integration …
Gage R & R
This past week I spent most of my time putting finishing touches on the program for the system I am working on. The three machines in the system are running fairly well though as they are put through their paces …
Leak and Flow Testing
Over my 17 years or so of building automated machinery I have worked with a lot of leak, pressure and flow testing equipment. Some applications were quite simple and didn’t require purchasing a packaged system such as the Cosmo leak …
Standardization
In several of my previous posts I have touched on this subject indirectly. As I finish up on my current project I am reminded of how every system has its own challenges and seems different from every other machine or …
Update On The Primer
For those who have been following my blog for a while you are aware of the evolution of my book The Automation Primer and some of the things I have been doing on the path to getting it published. Late …
Calibration
As I work on my current automotive-related project I have reached the point where the system is operating in Auto Mode and testing a throttle body. There are various tests performed on this system including leak and flow tests, physical …
Engineering
I started my technical career in the US Air Force. I joined when I was 21 years old after holding a series of minimum wage jobs after failing to graduate high school and getting my GED in 1978. The military …