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Tag: PLCs

Training

Siemens Training and New Book

Frank Jul 5, 2026 Tagged with Books, PLCs, programming, Siemens

Back in February 2026 I taught a class in Illinois at a large plant. The company …

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Controls Design, Training

Back to Basics 5: Industrial Training

Frank May 20, 2025 Tagged with PLC Hardware and Programming, PLC programming, PLCs, systems integration, training

In 2013, not long after leaving Wright Industries and going back out on my own, I …

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Applications, Me

Back to Basics 1: Modification

Frank Apr 29, 2025 Tagged with Modifications, PLCs, systems integration, training

When I started my first company in 1996, I would take just about any job that …

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Guest Posts

PLC and SCADA

Frank Aug 11, 2024 Tagged with OTSCADACON, PLCs, SCADA

This post is from Alicia Gilpin (Ali G), a friend and the originator of OT SCADA …

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PLCs, Software & Programming

Simple Ladder Pulse

Frank Mar 17, 2024 Tagged with Allen-Bradley, CodeSys, ladder logic, PLCs, programming, Siemens

This morning I had someone send a ladder diagram on a dry-erase board with an attempt …

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Applications, Automation Concepts, Techniques, The Automation Academy, Training

Mastering the Machine Workshops

Frank Nov 17, 2023 Tagged with HMI, industrial Education, machine building, Machine Vision, PLCs

The Mastering the Machine Workshops are a series of lectures and hands-on lab exercises with the …

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The Automation Academy

PLC Philosophy

Frank Sep 15, 2023 Tagged with PLCs, programming

Wednesday afternoon I did a webinar for Control Engineering magazine. Usually they have two or three …

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PLCs

Beckhoff Video

Frank Jul 3, 2022 Tagged with Beckhoff, PLCs, TwinCAT

This was last week’s Mastering the Machine video on the Beckhoff PLC platform and TwinCAT. I …

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PLCs, The Automation Academy

PLCnext Webinar

Frank Nov 21, 2021 Tagged with Phoenix Contact, PLCnext, PLCs

Friday, November 19, 2021 was the one year anniversary of the Automation Academy, my system integration …

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The Book, Trainers

Advanced PLC Hardware and Programming

Frank Apr 13, 2019 Tagged with Advanced PLC Programming, Allen-Bradley, PLC Hardware and Programming, PLC Trainers, PLCs, Siemens

Hello all, I know its been a long time since I last posted, a lot going …

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