Application: Sensor Choices 103
Today’s post concerns how sensor choices are made in real applications. I have written various posts …
Machine Assembly and Fabrication
Machine assembly and fabrication
My Little Factory – Fabricate
A couple of weeks ago I started a series called “My Little Factory”, describing a system …
Building The Machine: A Bedtime Story
The following story is from my book Industrial Automation: Hands On (McGraw-Hill, 2013). I wrote it …
The Big Toys
Hello from Atlanta, Georgia where I am about to teach a 4 day class on Siemens’ …
Machine Start-Ups
As I prepare for a trip to Japan and China, I am reminded of the many …
Raytheon Missile Material Handling Application
In my previous life as a project engineer at Wright Industries (a Doerfer company), I worked …
Product Development
Last week I had the privilege of sitting in a doctor’s exam room for about 45 …
Mechanics of Vibratory Equipment
The system I am currently working on is a machine that packages small plastic components. It …
Troubleshooting and Debug
The first thing a lot of engineers and technicians do when trying to isolate a problem …
Packaging & Nalle Automation
This week I made my first sales trip for my new consulting company. I returned to …