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CAD, Controls Design, Panelbuilding

Panel Layout and Electrical Design

Frank Nov 18, 2012 Tagged with CAD, design, engineering, panelbuilding, wiring

I had planned on writing a bit about my meeting with the publisher last week, but …

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Controls Design, Software & Programming

Ladder Logic 102: Organization

Frank Oct 14, 2012 Tagged with design, ladder logic, PLCs, programming

*Note: This post was written in October of 2012. Since that time I have written a …

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Controls Design, Machine Design, Safety

CE Marking and the Machinery Directive

Frank Sep 23, 2012 Tagged with CE, safety

Last week I covered some of the US safety standards that apply to to machine building. …

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Automation Concepts, Controls Design, Machine Design, Software & Programming

What’s in a name?

Frank Aug 5, 2012 Tagged with design, naming, programming, templates

The project I am currently working on is the first one where I have had to …

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Automation Concepts, Engineering, Me, Techniques, The Book

Engineering Philosophy

Frank Jul 22, 2012 Tagged with engineering

Yesterday I had some time to kill while my car was in the shop so I …

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Integration, MES, Software & Programming, Techniques

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Frank Jun 24, 2012 Tagged with data collection, ERP, Manufacturing Execution Systems, MES, MOMS, software, systems integration

As part of my job I have often been tasked with gathering information pertaining to machine …

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Standardization

Frank May 20, 2012 Tagged with standardization, templates

In several of my previous posts I have touched on this subject indirectly. As I finish …

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Engineering

Frank Apr 29, 2012 Tagged with design, education, engineering

I started my technical career in the US Air Force. I joined when I was 21 …

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Tennessee Association of Independent Integrators

Frank Apr 8, 2012 Tagged with TAII

As I mentioned in my previous post, I have been contracting with a machine builder about …

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Contracting

Frank Apr 1, 2012 Tagged with contracting

I’ve been back working for myself again now for about 2 months since returning from my …

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