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The Father of the PLC – Dick Morley

Resource Type: Newsletters | October 15, 2014 | Sam Hoff

Dick Morley – The father of the programmable logic controller (PLC), the spearhead behind massive advancements in engineering, Dick Morley is a self-proclaimed “hermit” and “workaholic.” He really does not consider it work – his love for discovery still drives him to long hours on a daily basis. Dick Morley changed the face of our industry with the PLC.

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Samuel M. Hoff, Chief Executive Officer, started the company from his home in 1991. Since then he’s expanded his business to more than 35 college-degreed engineers. Patti Engineering has engineering offices in Auburn Hills, MI, Austin, TX, and Indianapolis, IN.