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Tag: engineering

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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Applications, Applications, Machine Builders and Integrators, Vendors and Manufacturers

Finding Project Resources

Frank Mar 15, 2015 Tagged with Automate 2015, consulting, design, engineering, project management, research, resources

When mapping out a new machinery or system project it is critical that the correct decisions …

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Consulting, Website

Automation Consulting

Frank Sep 3, 2013 Tagged with business, education, engineering, Industrial Automation Hands On, software, website

In several previous posts I have mentioned that my company is undergoing a radical shift in …

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Applications, Engineering

Munitions Disassembly Application

Frank Aug 27, 2013 Tagged with engineering, machine building, mortar disassembly, p&id, PCAPP

Munitions Disassembly As I mentioned a few weeks ago, sometimes I get to work on stuff …

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Automation Concepts, Controls Design, Engineering, Productivity, Software & Programming

Excel – Automate your Automation

Frank Aug 11, 2013 Tagged with ActiveX, Allen-Bradley, design, engineering, Excel, HMI, ladder logic, OLE, OPC, quoting and bidding, software, tools

Probably the most useful tool I have in my arsenal when doing preliminary design is Microsoft …

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CAD, Controls Design, Panelbuilding

CAD and Wire Numbers

Frank Aug 4, 2013 Tagged with CAD, design, engineering, panelbuilding, wiring

Today’s topic concerns an area that affects engineers, technicians and sometimes even office personnel and yes, …

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Trades

Your Career…

Frank Jun 24, 2013 Tagged with careers, education, engineering

So… what do you do? Whenever I travel and meet new people this is a question …

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Engineering, Machine Builders and Integrators, troubleshooting

Details

Frank Mar 17, 2013 Tagged with aluminum extrusion, Debug, details, engineering

Not long after starting the original Automation Consulting in 1996 I met a machine builder in …

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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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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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