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Category: Machine Builders and Integrators

Machine builders (custom and OEM), system integrators and other non-vendor automation companies.

Lessons of Automation Part I

By Frank Posted on January 1, 2012 Posted in Guest Posts, Machine Builders and Integrators, Travel Tagged with history, travel

Since I am out of the country for a few weeks I am featuring some writing from Doug Alward, Applications Engineer from Wright Industries. I have prepared these excerpts from the introduction to Doug’s book ahead of time; as you …

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Wright Industries and Doerfer

By Frank Posted on December 18, 2011 Posted in Consulting, Machine Builders and Integrators, Website Tagged with Automation Consulting, custom machines, vendors, Wright Industries

Since this week was my last week at my former employer, Wright Industries I thought I’d talk a bit about the company and what they do. Wright is located in Nashville, Tennessee and is part of the Doerfer companies group. …

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Automation Consulting

By Frank Posted on December 4, 2011 Posted in Consulting, Machine Builders and Integrators, Website Tagged with Automation, consulting, education

Only two weeks left at my current employer. I have learned a lot there, and if I had to work for someone else there is nowhere better in my opinion. At the same time I have really missed having full …

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Packaging Machinery

By Frank Posted on November 6, 2011 Posted in Machine Builders and Integrators, Packaging, Vendors and Manufacturers Tagged with packaging

The first machines I programmed when I started my old company ACS were primarily packaging machines. As I have mentioned previously I teamed up with NAS early on, becoming their de-facto controls department. In the beginning we built a lot …

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Vibratory Bowls

By Frank Posted on June 12, 2011 Posted in Assembly, Machine Builders and Integrators Tagged with material handling, vibratory bowls

Vibratory bowls and feeders use a variable amplitude control box to control a drive unit with thrusters oriented in the direction of part movement. A bowl with special tooling and tracks sized to the component is mounted to the drive …

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Upgrading Old Equipment

By Frank Posted on April 3, 2011 Posted in Machine Builders and Integrators, Poka-Yoke, quoting Tagged with poka-yoke, quoting and bidding

When I was on my own I often got requests quote the rebuild of old and obsolete equipment. There were various factors at work to make companies want to do this: inability to obtain spare parts due to discontinued components, …

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