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Device Numbering Methods: A Poll

Frank Jun 1, 2014 Tagged with design, device numbering, labeling, p&id, polls, process

Recently I was involved in a discussion on the best method of numbering and labeling devices …

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Load Cells, Material Handling, Process

Web and Converting Terms

Frank Dec 29, 2013 Tagged with splicers, Telsonic, ultrasonic welding, unwinders, web guides, Web Handling, winders

The picture above is from a project I worked on back in 2007. I haven’t worked …

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Applications, Automation Concepts, Contracting, Machine Builders and Integrators, Software & Programming, troubleshooting

More Startup and Debug

Frank Dec 22, 2013 Tagged with contracting, Debug, Evana, HMI, machine building, PLCs, standardization, startup, templates

After spending the last several months working on some of my entrepreneurial ideas and teaching PLC …

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Automation Concepts, Process

PID Control

Frank Nov 17, 2013 Tagged with p&id, PID Control, process

Well, I’m back from another automation training adventure, this time just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. …

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Consulting, Process, Software & Programming, Travel

Denver and the World of Water Treatment

Frank Nov 3, 2013 Tagged with Denver, p&id, process, training, Water Treatment

Last week I mentioned that I would be traveling to Denver to do some work in …

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Process

Things vs. Stuff: The World of Process Control

Frank Oct 20, 2013 Tagged with instrumentation, ISA, process, process control, stuff, things, trade shows

Next weekend I am flying out to Denver for another adventure in the automation world. This …

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Applications, Engineering

Munitions Disassembly Application

Frank Aug 27, 2013 Tagged with engineering, machine building, mortar disassembly, p&id, PCAPP

Munitions Disassembly As I mentioned a few weeks ago, sometimes I get to work on stuff …

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Applications, Engineering, Machine Assembly and Fabrication, Material Handling

Raytheon Missile Material Handling Application

Frank Aug 15, 2013 Tagged with Bradley Manning, confidentiality, design, Edward Snowden, ethics, Julian Assange, machine building, material handling, Raytheon, systems integration, WikiLeaks, Wright Industries

In my previous life as a project engineer at Wright Industries (a Doerfer company), I worked …

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Applications, Controllers, Controls Design, Safety, Vendors and Manufacturers

Safety PLCs

Frank Jun 2, 2013 Tagged with PLCs, safety, safety PLC, systems integration

As safety systems become more and more complex (primarily because of the influence of European safety …

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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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