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Author: Frank

Electrical Engineer and business owner from the Nashville, Tennessee area. I also play music, Chess and Go.
The Automation Academy, The Book

Happy New Year!

Frank Jan 9, 2022 Tagged with Automation Academy, Automation NTH, Mastering the Machine

I know it’s a week late, but I hope everyone is getting off to a good …

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PLCs, The Automation Academy

PLCnext Webinar

Frank Nov 21, 2021 Tagged with Phoenix Contact, PLCnext, PLCs

Friday, November 19, 2021 was the one year anniversary of the Automation Academy, my system integration …

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Guest Posts, Sensors

The Future Of Smart Sensors In Manufacturing

Frank Nov 7, 2021 Tagged with Keyence, sensors, smartsensor

This is a guest post from Keyence, a manufacturer of sensors, gauges and control devices. ********************************************************************************************** …

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Microcontrollers

Webinars and YouTube

Frank Oct 24, 2021 Tagged with microcontrollers, Node-RED, Raspberry Pi, YouTube

This is the latest Mastering the Machine video on YouTube, I have been doing these every …

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Applications, Techniques

The Art of Prototyping

Frank Jul 11, 2021 Tagged with prototyping

It has been a couple of months since I posted here, some may have wondered if …

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Industrial Education, The Automation Academy, Training, Writing

Content Creation

Frank May 9, 2021 Tagged with content creation, Technical Writing, video

Wow, it’s been a while since I posted… That’s because I’ve been creating lots of content …

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Automation Concepts, Machine Builders and Integrators, Me, The Automation Academy

Is OEE Enough?

Frank Mar 9, 2021 Tagged with MES, OEE, systems integration

OEE, or Overall Equipment Effectiveness, is the percentage of manufacturing time that is productive. It is …

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Life, Me, System Integration

Random Thoughts Video

Frank Mar 4, 2021 Tagged with Automation Academy, systems integration

I recorded this video while driving from my home in Lebanon, Tennessee to visit a customer …

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Training

A Tale of Three Students

Frank Feb 24, 2021 Tagged with Automation Academy, systems integration, training

As I approach the one year anniversary of the tornado and the onset of Covid-19, I …

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Applications, quoting, The Automation Academy

Proposals and Quoting

Frank Feb 21, 2021 Tagged with applications, Automation Academy, Mastering the Machine, proposals, quoting and bidding

Our guest at Friday’s Mastering the Machine event at the Automation Academy was Doug Alward, Senior …

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