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Tag: Industrial Automation Hands On

The Book

I Can’t Read These…

Frank Sep 6, 2024 Tagged with Advanced PLC Programming, Automacao Industrial Na Pratica, Books, Industrial Automation Hands On

…but I wrote them. The one on the left was published by McGraw-Hill in 2015, I …

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Controls Design, Industrial Education, Machine Design, My Little Factory, Product Development, The Book, The Course, Training, troubleshooting

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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The Book

Automacao Industrial Na Pratica

Frank Oct 11, 2015 Tagged with Automacao Industrial Na Pratica, Industrial Automation Hands On, McGraw-Hill, Portuguese

I have been out of the country for a couple of weeks, so I apologize for …

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Machine Assembly and Fabrication, Machine Design, The Book

Building The Machine: A Bedtime Story

Frank Sep 7, 2015 Tagged with custom machines, Industrial Automation Hands On, machine building

The following story is from my book Industrial Automation: Hands On (McGraw-Hill, 2013). I wrote it …

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Software & Programming, The Book, The Course, Training, Vendors and Manufacturers

PLC Infographic / Udemy

Frank Jun 27, 2015 Tagged with HMI, India, Industrial Automation Hands On, Malaysia, PLCs, training

Last week I received an e-mail from a guy at a company called Udemy. He had …

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Business, Consulting

Consulting

Frank Jul 6, 2014 Tagged with Automation Consulting, consulting, Industrial Automation Hands On

Back in 1996 when I first went into business for myself, I named my company “Automation …

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Consulting, Philosophies

The Philosophy of Communication

Frank Apr 6, 2014 Tagged with Communications, e-mail, Industrial Automation Hands On, Philosophy, phone

Last week I had a bit of fun telling you about my travels to New England. …

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Automation Concepts, Ethics, The Book

Advantages and Disadvantages of Automation

Frank Feb 16, 2014 Tagged with Advantages of Automation, Automation, Disadvantages of Automation, Industrial Automation Hands On

Is automation “good” or “bad”? There are arguments on both sides of this issue. On one …

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Consulting, Travel, Website

Hey India!

Frank Jan 12, 2014 Tagged with Automation, Canada, China, India, Industrial Automation Hands On, Japan, Malaysia, trade shows, travel

Yesterday I received an invitation to attend the International Automation Exhibition 2014 to be held in …

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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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