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Automation Project ROI

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Blog post by Nick Hobbs, Business Development When manufacturing facilities are discussing new automation, there is sometimes the perception that upgrading is too expensive.  Many facilities tend to look at […]

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The Importance of Down Time from Work

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Blog post by Barb Rausch, Human Resource Manager “Vacations help us change the view, which can spark an idea or kick start creative thinking.” – Rieva Lesonsky, CEO GrowBiz Media. […]

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Drafting Scope of Work for Controls Projects

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How and why to draft a scope of work when considering automation controls projects. Lots of facility engineers and facility managers walk around with a long mental list of projects. […]

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Patti Project Process

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If you’ve never worked with us or if it’s been a while, you might be wondering what to expect.   Every project we discuss and work on goes through the same […]

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Will Engineers Write?

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Blog Post by Steve Palmgren, VP of Texas Operations Marketing is necessary to any business. If you don’t ever “put yourself out there,” how will anyone know you exist? But […]

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What is a CSIA Certified Control System Integrator and Why Should Users of Industrial Automation Care?

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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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Celebrating Six Years in Austin, Texas

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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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In Memory of Dick Morley

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It is with deep sadness that we learned Dick Morley passed away in New Hampshire Tuesday evening. Dick was best known as the inventor of the PLC, but he was also […]

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Arc Flash Safety

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Blog post by Marc Bourque, Electrical Engineer What is arc flash, and why should you be concerned about it? What is arc flash? Arc flash (also called a flashover) is […]

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2018 Career Fairs

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Our team will be visiting college campuses this fall near each of our three offices.  Patti Engineering will also be conducting interviews on the second day of each event. Purdue […]

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Introducing Our Indianapolis Office!

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Last month, we officially opened our brick and mortar office in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Our Indiana presence has been based out of Kokomo since 2015.  Since then, we’ve hired Nick Hobbs, John […]

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The Role of Manufacturing During COVID-19

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To our valued partners and customers, During these unprecedented times, I’ve been thinking about our industry. While things are changing every day, it is becoming clear that manufacturing will have […]

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Why Study Engineering?

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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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What We’re Thankful For

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There is a lot to be thankful for – whether it the well-being of our family, friends, clients and colleagues, the success of our business year after year. The success […]

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We’ve Been Named A Siemens Solution Partner

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We’ve been named a Siemens Solution Partner by Siemens Industry, Inc.  The partnership goal is for both companies to work collaboratively to capture additional market share. “We have found that […]

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Toasting 2013: Celebrating with Clients, Partners & Friends

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Last month, Patti Engineering celebrated our Control Engineering 2013 System Integrator of the Year award at an open house hosted in our home office in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Thank you to all […]

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Tips for Attending the 2016 CSIA Executive Conference

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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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The State of US Critical Infrastructure Control Systems

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Just over a week ago, the United States’ Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave a speech to business executives in New York City, sharing the government’s knowledge of “specific instances where […]

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Sam Hoff Elected to CSIA Directors Board

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Congratulations to Sam Hoff, President of Patti Engineering, on his election to a three-year term serving on the Board of Directors for the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA). The Control […]

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Sam Hoff Chats with Tony Veroeven of CSIA During the Manufacturing in America Conference March 2018

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Patti Engineering’s CEO Sam Hoff featured in CSIA’s Talking Industrial Automation podcast Sam Hoff spoke with Tony Veroeven of CSIA for the Talking Industrial Automation podcast series during Siemens’ Manufacturing […]

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