In a recent Control Magazine multi-part series titled ‘You Can Be a Cybersecurity Badass,’ author Jim Montague explores how system integrators and end users are sharing best practices around cybersecurity […]
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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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Earlier this month, participants at Manufacturing in America had the chance to kick field goals at Ford Field. We set up a tracking system using Siemens MindSphere that measured multiple […]
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Blog post by Lynn Minard, Director of Finance When thinking about replacing or completing maintenance on an obsolete system, the focus is often put on the cost of the new […]
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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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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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Note: In March 2018, Siemens acquired the leader in RTLS technology, Agilion. Have you ever spent hours searching your facility for a special piece of tooling that you know is […]
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There are many factors to consider when deciding on a vision system in your automation system. Three of the biggest are hardware, lighting, and lenses. Hardware Machine Vision sensor resolution […]
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Virtually testing improvements in your plant allows you to test changes with just a few clicks. Siemens Tecnomatix® Plant Simulation is a great tool for generating reports on product flow, […]
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On Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM CT, John Shipley will be joining Automation World to present a webinar about a recent project. Summary In this webinar, Patti Engineering […]
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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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A customer was having a problem with their Profibus communication. The Profibus nodes were dropping out occasionally. This caused their ovens to stop working and required a system reset. This […]
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Especially with visitor and safety restrictions over the last year, more of our customers have been requesting virtual commissioning on their projects. Find out why. Read about a project […]
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Intro (Sam Hoff did a podcast interview with Bryan Powrozek, Sr. Manager, Industrial Automation at Clayton & McKervey, and discussed digital transformation. Here are some highlights of the podcast.) What […]
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Last week, Kettering University honored Sam Hoff with its Alumni Service Award at its Evening of Distinction and Determination. “Kettering means so much to me. It’s such a unique school. […]
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In the December issue of Plant Services magazine, CEO Sam Hoff spoke with the Big Picture Interview. They discussed how a systems integrator can guide your digital projects, the state […]
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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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Blog post by Nick Sadro, Controls Engineer Networking is hugely important in industrial settings. Inside manufacturing plants, almost all machines are connected together, and most plants have data from the […]
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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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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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