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Tag: systems integration

Integration, Leak Testers, Software & Programming

Serial Device Communications

Frank Jan 19, 2014 Tagged with ASCII, Communications, concatenation, parsing, PLCs, programming, RS232, RTA, serial, systems integration

Today’s post is in response to Amit’s question on a previous topic about leak testers. He …

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Machine Builders and Integrators

ATS Automation

Frank Sep 8, 2013 Tagged with ATS, ATS Automation, custom machines, machine building, systems integration, templates

When I was at Wright Industries, one of the companies that we often competed against for …

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Applications, Engineering, Machine Assembly and Fabrication, Material Handling

Raytheon Missile Material Handling Application

Frank Aug 15, 2013 Tagged with Bradley Manning, confidentiality, design, Edward Snowden, ethics, Julian Assange, machine building, material handling, Raytheon, systems integration, WikiLeaks, Wright Industries

In my previous life as a project engineer at Wright Industries (a Doerfer company), I worked …

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Applications, Controllers, Controls Design, Safety, Vendors and Manufacturers

Safety PLCs

Frank Jun 2, 2013 Tagged with PLCs, safety, safety PLC, systems integration

As safety systems become more and more complex (primarily because of the influence of European safety …

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Machine Builders and Integrators

Machine Builders and Integrators

Frank Feb 24, 2013 Tagged with custom machines, machine building, systems integration

This morning I decided to update the list of machine builders and integrators under the resources …

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Automation Concepts, Integration, troubleshooting

Debug and Startup

Frank Feb 19, 2013 Tagged with Debug, startup, systems integration

After spending the last four or five months finishing the book and working on my new …

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Integration, MES, Software & Programming, Techniques

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Frank Jun 24, 2012 Tagged with data collection, ERP, Manufacturing Execution Systems, MES, MOMS, software, systems integration

As part of my job I have often been tasked with gathering information pertaining to machine …

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Life, Techniques

Time Management

Frank Jun 17, 2012 Tagged with systems integration, time management

As I wind down on my current project and start working on my next I am …

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Consulting, Integration, Trades

What do Systems Engineers do?

Frank Jul 29, 2011 Tagged with systems integration

So I’m still out in Tucson writing specifications for a pretty big integration job that’s coming …

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Applications, gauging, Integration, Packaging, Test Equipment, vision

Filter Tester

Frank May 29, 2011 Tagged with Machine Vision, systems integration, vibratory bowls

In another post I described an air filter tester built with NAS in the late 1990s. …

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