This is the first chapter in our eBook, Your Guide to Implementing UHF RFID and it was written by Ian Mogab, Controls Engineer. What is UHF RFID? Many manufacturers are […]
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Blog Post by Ryan Goad, Controls Engineer If you’re working on a system that accesses data on multiple servers, did you know that you can have one access point that […]
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by Ryan Goad, Controls Engineer and Nick Sadro, Electrical Engineer When manufacturing facilities execute a controls system project, they often debate whether to do the project internally or to hire […]
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by Sam Hoff, CEO Maybe you are considering a career in engineering but you really like people, or you like to read and write, or you like to do only […]
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by Joe Palace, Senior Electrical Engineer When a robot performs an application, a process, or a validation check on a part, it relies on that part being the same size […]
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by Dan Bock, Controls Engineer Vision systems are tricky; they need to be reliable and accurate in any possible scenario. Even in a favorable environment for a vision system, without […]
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On Wednesday, December 7, Patti Engineering will attend Marian High School’s 2nd annual STEM Career Night, entitled “Women Changing the World with STEM.” Controls engineers Connie LeMarbe and Nick Sadro […]
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Blog Post by Terrance Brinkley, Director of Michigan Operations The Mitsubishi Electric GOT 1000 HMI offers the ability to create complex recipe data right within the HMI. It’s a great […]
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This article originally appeared in our October 2016 newsletter. Recently, we noticed that we’ve had an influx of customers asking about adding robots to their production line. Maybe it was […]
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What is worth my time? When programming onsite, what is worth doing: continuing to troubleshoot hardware or writing a new function? Anyone who has worked with technology knows that it […]
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Blog post by Ian Mogab, Controls Engineer Often times you may hear of manufacturers opting to replace their human workforce with robots in order to increase productivity. However, there are […]
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This article originally appeared in our August 2016 Newsletter. This month, we continue our celebration of 25 years in business by recognizing the partnerships that have allowed us to be […]
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Blog post by Ryan Hibbert, Controls Engineer If you’re wondering what IO-Link is, check out our first IO-Link post, here. IO-Link is making waves in industrial automation because it makes […]
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Earlier this week, Jim Hopkins and Steve Newcomer from Phoenix Contact stopped in the office. They surprised us by celebrating our 25th anniversary! We really appreciated such a nice gesture. […]
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Blog post by Ryan Hibbert, Controls Engineer You may have heard about IO-Link and have wondered what it is. We have recently been working with a new line of IO-Link […]
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As we head into our 25-year milestone, we are highlighting our history with some of the partners to whom we owe much success. Siemens is one of those partners. Eleven […]
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Blog Post by Ian Mogab, Controls Engineer What are UR robots? UR robots, or universal robots, are collaborative robots, meaning that if they are configured correctly they can work alongside […]
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Next week, several of us are headed to the CSIA conference in Puerto Rico. Sam, our CEO has attended every conference since 1996. So we thought we’d share a few […]
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Blog post by Steve Palmgren, VP of Texas Operations Exactly 6 years ago today, I found myself trying to “help” our cats in the parking lot of a gas station at […]
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If you are an industrial end-user of automation technology – manufacturer, oil & gas company, water/wastewater plant, etc. – from time to time you may need to hire a control […]
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