Automation 2026
The US’ largest trade show was held June 22-25 at the McCormick center in Chicago. I didn’t attend last year’s in Detroit, but since I was working in Rockford the previous week, I decided to attend. The show is huge! …
Tag: trade shows
Trade Shows and Networking
This week, I had the pleasure of attending the MAX industrial automation tradeshow here in Nashville. It was fantastic to reconnect with familiar faces and make some new acquaintances. It was great to see some familiar faces from the industry, …
Machine Vision and The Vision Show
On October 12 this year at the end of a trip to the Northeast I had the pleasure of attending The Vision Show, a trade show that occurs annually in Boston, MA. You can check out my recap of the …
All About Automation – Essen, 2019
Last week I attended a trade show in Essen, Germany. It was a fairly small one as trade shows go, but the company Fischertechnik, whose models I use for my training simulators, was there and I needed to discuss some …
Automate/Promat 2017
Earlier this week I had the privilege of attending my second Automate and Promat show in Chicago. I wrote an earlier post on the Automate 2015 show, but when I went back and re-read it I realized that I actually …
Automate 2015
Back before I got into the integration and machine building business, I worked for a couple of different controls distributors/manufacturer’s representatives. Prior to the invention of the internet by Al Gore, industrial trade shows were the best way for vendors …
Hey India!
Yesterday I received an invitation to attend the International Automation Exhibition 2014 to be held in Mumbai, India next October. Now as many who have read this blog know, I love to travel, especially to other countries. This May I …
Things vs. Stuff: The World of Process Control
Next weekend I am flying out to Denver for another adventure in the automation world. This time I will be a little out of my element as I will be at a water plant, which brings up the topic of …