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Your Goal – Your Path

Frank Sep 22, 2020 Tagged with Automation Academy, goals, industrial Education, path

In my last post I discussed my plans for the Automation Academy, a membership site related …

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What You Need to Know…

Frank Aug 16, 2020 Tagged with Employment, skills

What do you need to know to make a career in industrial automation? Do you need …

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CIP Tetra Integration

Frank May 17, 2020 Tagged with ABD, Allen-Bradley, CIP, systems integration, Weinview

Most of the people who follow this blog know me as an instructor or trainer, and …

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The Complexities of Systems Integration

Frank Feb 23, 2020 Tagged with ABD, systems integration

Have you ever wondered why some seemingly simple systems integration jobs take so much time and …

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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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Build Your Own PLC Trainer

Frank Nov 10, 2019 Tagged with panelbuilding, PLC Trainers

Along with the Simulation Trainers I described in previous posts I have been working on a …

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Advice on a Panel Fabrication Manual

Frank Jun 14, 2019 Tagged with Books, panelbuilding, product development, publishing

As some of you may or may not know, I have been creating a suite of …

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Applications, Consulting, Controls Design, Machine Design, Techniques, Thoughts

How To Design And Build A Small Controls Project

Frank Apr 16, 2018 Tagged with Building a small controls project, consulting, design, engineering, systems integration

Today’s post is a response to frustration. Some times when dealing with potential customers you waste …

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Application: Sensor Choices 103

Frank Jan 28, 2018 Tagged with Automation Direct, Banner, photoeyes, sensors

Today’s post concerns how sensor choices are made in real applications. I have written various posts …

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Automation NTH

Frank Jul 23, 2017 Tagged with Automation NTH, conveyors, MTSU, PLC Trainers, training

Over the past six years I’ve written posts about a lot of different companies; machine builders …

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