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Author: Frank

Electrical Engineer and business owner from the Nashville, Tennessee area. I also play music, Chess and Go.
Consulting, Contracting, Machine Builders and Integrators

Contracting

Frank Apr 1, 2012 Tagged with contracting

I’ve been back working for myself again now for about 2 months since returning from my …

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Controls Design, Machine Design, Software & Programming

Design Tools

Frank Mar 25, 2012 Tagged with design, programming, timing diagram

As I re-acclimate myself to the machine building world after my vacation and re-starting my company …

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Life, Me, Thoughts

Life…

Frank Mar 18, 2012 Tagged with contracting, life

I has now been about 14 months since I started this blog and I’ve covered a …

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Extrusion, Machine Assembly and Fabrication, Machine Builders and Integrators, Packaging, Vendors and Manufacturers

Packaging & Nalle Automation

Frank Mar 11, 2012 Tagged with networking, packaging, vendors

This week I made my first sales trip for my new consulting company. I returned to …

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Process, Touchscreens

Batching

Frank Mar 4, 2012 Tagged with batching, load cell, Maple Systems, process

Batching refers to a number of different techniques related to the automation world including the creation …

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Proximity Switches, Sensing, Sensors, Website

Hall Effect Sensors vs. Proxes

Frank Feb 26, 2012 Tagged with hall effect, proxes, search engine optimization, sensors

While doing some of the minor website maintenance tasks that you sometimes have to do when …

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Applications, Guest Posts, Vendors and Manufacturers

Rubber Tracks vs. Steel Tracks

Frank Feb 23, 2012 Tagged with HXRT, rubber track

On the introductory page of this blog I invite companies or individuals to submit articles that …

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Robots

Robot Programming

Frank Feb 19, 2012 Tagged with Robot

From the Primer: The setup or programming of motions and sequences for an industrial robot is …

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Business, Consulting, Vendors and Manufacturers

The Automation Community

Frank Feb 12, 2012 Tagged with Linked In, networking, sales, Social Networks

As I begin establishing my new automation business I have been using the old tried and …

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Hardware, Safety, Sensors

Intrinsic Safety

Frank Feb 5, 2012 Tagged with barriers, intrinsically safe, safety

When using control devices in hazardous areas such as explosive or flammable atmospheres special care must …

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