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Tag: Mastering the Machine

The Podcast

Mastering the Machine Podcast Released

Frank Aug 12, 2025 Tagged with Mastering the Machine, podcasting, podcasts

Well. after a couple of months of preparation, my new podcast is finally released. It is on the typical feeds; Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and on my YouTube channel. While a have done a lot of webinars on YouTube, podcasts are …

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Sales and Marketing

Why Start a Podcast? The Benefits (and Pitfalls) of Social Media

Frank May 29, 2025 Tagged with marketing, Mastering the Machine, podcasting, social media, Social Networks

Well, as if I don’t have anything else to do, I am starting a podcast. What makes people need to express themselves on social media, even if no one is listening? I can’t speak for others, but here is where …

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Life

Happy New Year 2024!

Frank Jan 1, 2024 Tagged with education, Mastering the Machine, new years

Another year has passed and it’s time to look at what happened in 2023 and plan for 2024. I have mentioned in previous New Year’s posts that one of my inspirations for this end of the year ritual is Chris …

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The Automation Academy, The Book

Happy New Year!

Frank Jan 9, 2022 Tagged with Automation Academy, Automation NTH, Mastering the Machine

I know it’s a week late, but I hope everyone is getting off to a good start this year. I had a couple of people join me the morning of New Years Eve for my Mastering the Machine webinar, you …

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Applications, quoting, The Automation Academy

Proposals and Quoting

Frank Feb 21, 2021 Tagged with applications, Automation Academy, Mastering the Machine, proposals, quoting and bidding

Our guest at Friday’s Mastering the Machine event at the Automation Academy was Doug Alward, Senior Applications Engineer (retired) at Wright Industries. Doug has a wealth of experience in the applications field and shared all kinds of insights on what …

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Integration, The Automation Academy

Mastering the Machine

Frank Jan 17, 2021 Tagged with Automation Academy, machine building, Mastering the Machine, systems integration

In 2013, I created a document called Mastering the Machine, a 26 page e-book about planning and building a machine or production line with an emphasis on documentation. I had just started my business again after spending 6 years working …

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