Life On The Road… How much do I REALLY like travel?
The open road, the hum of the engine, the ever-changing scenery – the allure of travel …
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Tag: systems integration
Back to Basics 5: Industrial Training
In 2013, not long after leaving Wright Industries and going back out on my own, I …
Back to Basics 3: Design
Everything that is accomplished in industrial automation requires design. It may be written on a napkin, …
Back to Basics 1: Modification
When I started my first company in 1996, I would take just about any job that …
Entrepreneurship and The Art of Pivoting
I am an entrepreneur. I have worked for myself for 22 of the last 28 years, …
Building Blocks of Industrial Automation
As with any field of study, industrial automation and system integration requires specific skills that need…
Is OEE Enough?
OEE, or Overall Equipment Effectiveness, is the percentage of manufacturing time that is productive. It is …
Random Thoughts Video
I recorded this video while driving from my home in Lebanon, Tennessee to visit a customer …
A Tale of Three Students
As I approach the one year anniversary of the tornado and the onset of Covid-19, I …
Mastering the Machine
In 2013, I created a document called Mastering the Machine, a 26 page e-book about planning …