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My Little Factory

Industrial Education, My Little Factory

My New Training Center

Frank Jun 7, 2020 Tagged with Fischertechnik, industrial Education, My Little Factory, Training Facility

Well, after having my office destroyed by a tornado on March 3, I am on the …

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Industrial Education, My Little Factory

PLC Simulation Video

Frank Apr 21, 2020 Tagged with Fischertechnik, My Little Factory, PLC simulators, simulation

I created this video for practice as much as anything. It discusses some of the ways …

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Life, Me, My Little Factory, Trainers

Working from Home

Frank Apr 12, 2020 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, COVID19, Fischertechnik, Micrologix, PLC Videos, RSLogix, SLC500, tornado

A friend of mine, Shawn Tierney from The Automation Blog challenged us on Linked In to …

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Devastation…

Frank Mar 12, 2020 Tagged with Automation Consulting, tornado

As some of you may be aware, several tornadoes ripped through Middle Tennessee last week. Unfortunately, …

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Controls Design, Industrial Education, Machine Design, My Little Factory, Product Development, The Book, The Course, Training, troubleshooting

The Automation Academy

Frank Jan 26, 2020 Tagged with HMI, Industrial Automation, Industrial Automation Hands On, industrial Education, machine vision, PLC Hardware and Programming, PLC simulators

As part of an effort to bring more students to my training facility in Lebanon, Tennessee …

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Material Handling, My Little Factory, Process, Software & Programming, Trainers, vision

Hands On Training Equipment

Frank Apr 8, 2018 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, Fischertechnik, machine vision, My Little Factory, PLC Trainers, Siemens, training

This post is both an update on the status of “My Little Factory” and an article …

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My Little Factory, Training

Happy New Year! What Can I Teach You?

Frank Jan 21, 2018 Tagged with custom automation training, custom PLC courses, education, My Little Factory, training

Hey, I know the holiday season is gone, but Happy New Year anyway! After all, the …

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Me, My Little Factory, Training

Automation Update December 2017

Frank Dec 17, 2017 Tagged with Automation NTH, Automation Training, My Little Factory, training

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. While things are going pretty well for me right …

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My Little Factory, PLCs, Trainers, Training

My New Trainers!

Frank Sep 17, 2017 Tagged with Automation NTH, education, My Little Factory, PLC Trainers, training

Well, its official. I have my first actual PLC trainers, in addition to the ones on …

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Are Things too Complicated?

Frank Jul 9, 2017 Tagged with Banner, complicated, Keyence, My Little Factory, photoeyes

Today’s post is inspired by an ongoing adventure I have been having in the design and …

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