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Frank Dec 28, 2014 Tagged with Automate 2015, trade shows

Back before I got into the integration and machine building business, I worked for a couple …

Frank Nov 9, 2014 Tagged with cross reference, design, specifications

A couple of months ago I wrote a post on cross referencing; that is, finding a …

Frank Aug 31, 2014 Tagged with cross reference, sensors, specifications, vendors

There are many reasons you may want to replace a component in your automated system with …

Frank Jul 18, 2014 Tagged with conveyors, material handling, vendors

Today’s post is a guest article from Fastrax Conveyor Rollers, a manufacturer from the UK. I …

Frank Jun 8, 2014 Tagged with Idec, Indirect Addressing, MicroSmart, Modbus, PLCs, programming

Today’s post continues the series on PLC platforms started last year. This is another guest post …

Frank May 26, 2014 Tagged with Automation Direct, Do-More, Host Engineering, Koyo, platforms

Last week I had the privilege of visiting Automation Direct near Atlanta. I was hosted by …

Frank May 14, 2014 Tagged with Panasonic, platforms, PLCs

Today’s post is a guest post from my friend Tony, whose Factory Software Blog is an …

Frank Mar 23, 2014 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, Automation Direct, Koyo, PLCs, programming, RLL, Siemens, Stage programming, vendors

This post is a continuation of a series I started a couple of weeks ago on …

Frank Mar 16, 2014 Tagged with FB, FBD, Function Block, history, ladder logic, OB, PLCs, Profibus, programming, SFC, Siemens, Simatic, software, Step7, STL

Continuing the series I began last week with the Allen-Bradley PLC platform, this week I am …

Most readers of this blog know that I go out of my way to be non-brand-specific …