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Gears, Guest Posts, Machine Design, Vendors and Manufacturers

When Should You Use Gears Instead of Belts or Chains in an Automation System?

Frank Aug 30, 2026 Tagged with gears

Choosing between gears, belts, and chains can look simple on a machine layout. In practice, the …

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Automation 2026

Frank Jul 9, 2026 Tagged with Automate 2026, trade shows

The US’ largest trade show was held June 22-25 at the McCormick center in Chicago. I …

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What Is Industrial Automation?

Frank Mar 20, 2022 Tagged with Industrial Automation

This is a guest post from PWR, a company located in Scotland and The Netherlands. Industrial …

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Guest Posts, Vendors and Manufacturers

Automation Increases Productivity and Safety

Frank Jul 16, 2020 Tagged with Advantages of Automation, Automation, Numina, WCS

Today’s post is a guest post from The Numina Group, a Warehouse Automation and Software Solutions …

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HMIs, Industrial Education, Vendors and Manufacturers

Advanced HMI

Frank Jun 28, 2020 Tagged with Advanced HMI, HMI, Microsoft Visual Studio

Typically I don’t do unsolicited free advertisements for companies or websites, but I really need to …

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Panelbuilding, Vendors and Manufacturers

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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Travel, Vendors and Manufacturers

All About Automation – Essen, 2019

Frank Jun 9, 2019 Tagged with Essen, Fischertechnik, trade shows

Last week I attended a trade show in Essen, Germany. It was a fairly small one …

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gauging, Material Handling, PLCs, The Course, Trainers, Vendors and Manufacturers

Fischertechnik and PLC Trainers

Frank Jan 15, 2019 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, Fischertechnik, PLC Trainers, training

Just an update on my PLC Trainer project. These are two of the Allen-Bradley Micrologix 1400 …

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Me, Sensing, Vendors and Manufacturers

Live Sensors Webcast for Control Engineering

Frank Aug 17, 2017 Tagged with Balluff, Carlo Gavazzi, Control Engineering, Frank Lamb, Sensor Webcast, sensors

Hey, this Frank Lamb from Automation Primer. I will be doing a webcast for Control Engineering …

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Super Vision!

Frank Jun 27, 2017 Tagged with machine vision, Mapvision

As some of you may know, especially those of you who have known me since the …

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