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How to Save Time and Frustration When Configuring VFD Safety on Profinet

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Blog post by Nikhil Niphadkar, Controls Engineer, Patti Engineering Texas Office Industrial Engineering principle: “Do it right the first time”. I have seen people, including myself, struggle while configuring safety […]

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What’s So Great about IO-Link?

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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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Taking IO-Link to the Next Level

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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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Siemens Statue of Liberty Rescue Elevator

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It’s one of the most recognizable icons in the world and, as part of a $30 million dollar renovation project, the Statue of Liberty had its obsolete, 30-year-old rescue elevator […]

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Sam Hoff Quoted in Ethernet Impact Article

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Sam Hoff, president of Patti Engineering (http://www.pattieng.com) was quoted in a recent Control Design article written by Dan Herbert, PE, Control Design Senior Technical Editor. The article titled “An Undeniable Impact, […]

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Podcast featuring Talking Industrial Automation with Patti Engineering focus on Manufacturing in America.
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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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Duane Siemens Simatic presentation.
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PLC Simulator Siemens Simatic S7-PLCSIM Tips

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Go Duane! Patti Engineering Senior Engineer, Duane Edgar presented a session on PLC Simulator Siemens Simatic S7-PLCSIM at the Technology Tip-Off today in Detroit. Duane provided valuable tips on using the […]

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Siemens Modular Controller Family.
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Patti Engineering Hired to Convert Obsolete Siemens S5 PLCs to Latest Siemens S7 Control Platform

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With discontinuation of the S5 product series, maintenance of these control systems is becoming more difficult and expensive. Patti Engineering is providing the necessary engineering labor to provide Siemens program conversion services using the latest version of Siemens.

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Mitigating the Challenges of Working on Production Equipment

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Blog post by our Auburn Hills engineers Does the idea of working on your production equipment send a million-dollar-a-minute shiver down your spine?  There are, of course, risks involved when […]

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Is Your System Recoverable?

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Blog post by Joe Palace, Senior Electrical Engineer Having a robust system is having a system that recovers well after a system fault. It’s the difference between minimal downtime and […]

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Patti Engineering client - Men's Wearhouse.
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Control Systems Upgrade Prove Huge Savings in Manufacturing & Distribution

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Patti Engineering upgraded the controls for the existing shipping sorter at The Men's Wearhouse Bellfort Village Distribution Center in Houston, Texas.

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An Engineer’s Debugging Tip – No Packet Sniffing Hardware or RS232 Port Required!

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Blog post by Steve Palmgren, Vice President Texas Operations, Patti Engineering To the layman packet sniffing may sound a little suspect…drug related possibly??? But, in an engineer’s world using RS232 […]

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1984 Apple IIe Earns its Keep, Steve Jobs Would be Proud!

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Our nation mourned the death of Steve Jobs last year. As the co-founder of Apple, he brought many innovative products to life during his creative career. We wanted to share […]

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Patti Engineering Continues to Excel Deploying Ignition SCADA, MES and IIoT Solutions

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“With Ignition, Patti Engineering helped us reduce up-front costs and total cost of ownership. We were able to create everything in one environment and train our employees on a single […]

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