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Gears, Guest Posts, Machine Design, Vendors and Manufacturers

When Should You Use Gears Instead of Belts or Chains in an Automation System?

Frank Aug 30, 2026 Tagged with gears

Choosing between gears, belts, and chains can look simple on a machine layout. In practice, the …

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My Office, PLCs, Sales and Marketing, Training

What’s Up: Office-House Modifications and Used Equipment

Frank Jun 8, 2025 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, equipment sales, used industrial equipment

A couple of weeks ago I put a video out on YouTube discussing what to do …

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HMIs, Training

Advanced HMI and Training

Frank Jul 7, 2024 Tagged with Advanced HMI, education, HMI, programming, software

Several years ago I posted on Advanced HMI and described what it is, how you can …

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PLCs, Software & Programming

Simple Ladder Pulse

Frank Mar 17, 2024 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, CodeSys, ladder logic, PLCs, programming, Siemens

This morning I had someone send a ladder diagram on a dry-erase board with an attempt …

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vision

Machine Vision and The Vision Show

Frank Oct 23, 2022 Tagged with Machine Vision, trade shows

On October 12 this year at the end of a trip to the Northeast I had …

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PLCs

Beckhoff Video

Frank Jul 3, 2022 Tagged with Beckhoff, PLCs, TwinCAT

This was last week’s Mastering the Machine video on the Beckhoff PLC platform and TwinCAT. I …

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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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PLCs, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 309: Allen-Bradley DDE/OPC Link to Excel

Frank Feb 7, 2021 Tagged with DDE/OPC, ladder logic, PLC programming, RSLinx, RSLogix

It’s been a while since I’ve added to the Ladder Logic series, so this post serves …

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