Mastering the Machine Workshops
The Mastering the Machine Workshops are a series of lectures and hands-on lab exercises with the …
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Mastering the Machine
In 2013, I created a document called Mastering the Machine, a 26 page e-book about planning …
My Little Factory – April 2017
This post is the first in a series I am writing about a project I am …
Tips on Starting an Automation Business
Today’s post is in response to Barry Brock, who asked: “I have been doing machine modifications …
Building The Machine: A Bedtime Story
The following story is from my book Industrial Automation: Hands On (McGraw-Hill, 2013). I wrote it …
The Big Toys
Hello from Atlanta, Georgia where I am about to teach a 4 day class on Siemens’ …
Machine Start-Ups
As I prepare for a trip to Japan and China, I am reminded of the many …
More On Custom Machine Building
Over the past several years I’ve had the privilege of working with quite a few machine …
More Startup and Debug
After spending the last several months working on some of my entrepreneurial ideas and teaching PLC …
ATS Automation
When I was at Wright Industries, one of the companies that we often competed against for …