Automation Academy Grand Opening
After months of work I am happy to announce the formal opening of the Automation Academy on November 19, 2020. I have explained in previous posts why I created this site, in this post I mostly want to just show …
Author: Frank
Electrical Engineer and business owner from the Nashville, Tennessee area. I also play music, Chess and Go.
Application 001: Man Crossing
As many of you know, I have been pretty focused on my Automation Academy project. Because of this and some guidance I received this Summer to “repurpose everything”, I have decided to start an applications series here on the Primer. …
The Value of Free Stuff
I have had an eye opening experience now that I have opened the Automation Academy to a few people. I started with a list of 34 people who showed interest in my new membership site. I sent e-mails and several …
Five Keys to Effective Technical Communications
Today’s post is in response to a request for help on a social media technical forum. Here is a picture of the Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) the person needed help with: and here is what they wrote: “How can i …
The Art of Web Design
Last month I mentioned the new Automation Academy site I am working on. I mentioned that my daughter owns a branding company that does website work, her company set up my original automationllc.com website. While I had logged into the …
A Different Kind of Training
After months of being out of the training environment due to the pandemic, September took me back on the road. In addition to standard training classes for Automation Training (Siemens and Omron), I was approached by a customer to do …
7 Ways Sales Automation Will Help Your Business Thrive
This is a guest post from Qeedle, a small business blog that posts lots of helpful information. ******************************************************** Automation can be essential for establishing and maintaining a smooth sales process and keeping your business healthy. Sales automation saves time and …
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Your Goal – Your Path
In my last post I discussed my plans for the Automation Academy, a membership site related to improving skills and employment opportunities in Industrial Automation. An important part of this site is to identify skills and certifications required to obtain …
The Automation Academy 2.0
All the way back in January 2020 (seems like a long time ago and a different world), I wrote a post about my plans for the Automation Academy. I was in my old facility and had planned to have multi-disciplined …
More Fun with Enclosures
Two days before the tornado in March, I wrote a post about the enclosures I planned to market as part of my PLC training kit. With all of the turmoil and working out of my house for a few months, …