tag: Automation Technology

Patti Engineering First Automation Project

A Practical Guide to Planning a First Automation Project

May 2, 2025 | Automation Technology, Collaborative Robots, Robotics This article discusses the selection, financial justification, and implementation best practices for manufacturers contemplating a first automation project to ensure long-term system success. By Patti Engineering CEO Sam Hoff Automation […]Read More

Automating Engine Assembly Stations Yields a 170% ROI

March 11, 2025 | Automation Technology, industrial automation, Siemens Solution Partner Patti Engineering recently automated several manual assembly stations for a major automotive manufacturer, completing the projects with no disruption to ongoing production. Each project’s payback period is under five months […]Read More

Coordinate System Frames in Industrial Robots

November 10, 2023 | Automation Technology, industrial automation, Industrial Robotics, Patti Engineering, Robotics Overview It’s easy to teach a robot if you know what frame to teach the points in. If not, it can be a nightmare! If you are having a hard […]Read More

6 Things to Remember When Setting Up a Temperature PID in Siemens TIA Portal

November 6, 2023 | Automation Technology, Control System Integration, Patti Engineering, PID loop, Siemens Solution Partner When working with applications where precise temperature and humidity control are vital, such as paint shop air supply systems or industrial ovens, PID temperature tuning becomes a non-negotiable step. The […]Read More

Technology Highlight: Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500S Software Controller

August 15, 2023 | Automation Technology, control systems integration, Digitalization, industrial automation, Patti Engineering, PLC Programming, Siemens s7, Siemens Solution Partner Get insight into Siemens S7-1500S Software Controller from Patti Engineering expert Nick Hitchcock What is the Siemens S7-1500S Software Controller Siemens’ S7-1500S Software Controller is a virtualized PLC that runs on […]Read More

Utilizing Engineering Studies to Deliver Crucial Insights and Find Solutions for Manufacturers Across the Country

November 21, 2022 | Austin Texas, automated assembly and control, Automation Technology, control systems integration, coonsulting, digital transformation, digital transformation solutions, engineering study, FANUC Integration, Newsletter, Patti Engineering, Plant Simulation, Robotics, Sam Hoff, Siemens, Siemens Automation Solution Partner, Siemens PLC Sometimes a client needs a solution to a problem, but does not know what or how to go about developing one. Patti Engineering offers engineering studies as a service to […]Read More

Creating Opportunities for Patti Engineering to Strengthen Team Culture

November 17, 2022 | auburn hills, Austin Texas, Automation Technology, collaboration, Collaborative Robots, employee retention, employees, Patti Engineering, Phoenix Contact, Sam Hoff, Siemens Solution Partner, teamwork At Patti Engineering it’s no secret that we work hard. On any given day our team members are working on a wide array of services and solutions, and our persistence […]Read More

Patti Engineering is Proud to Support Annual FIRST Robotics Competition

September 6, 2022 | automation, Automation Technology, Custom Automation, first robotics, marketing, Patti Engineering, Robotics, robotics competition, Robotics Integration, Woodie Flowers Award The annual FIRST Robotics competition returned to traditional in-person events in 2022 after the events were canceled in 2020 and held online in 2021. Patti Engineering was proud to sponsor […]Read More

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

August 22, 2022 | automated assembly and control, Automation Technology, Core Drivers Module, HTML applications, Ignition, Ignition SCADA, Ignition Software, Inductive Automation Gold Level Certification, MQTT Module, OPC UA Module, Patti Engineering, Siemens Automation Solution Partner, SQL Bridge Module, Vision Module “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 […]Read More

The Days of Digitalization

August 1, 2022 | Automation Technology, d, Digital Twin, Digitalization, Newsletter, Patti Engineering, Sam Hoff, Siemens PLC, Siemens Solution Partner These are the days of digitalization – for manufacturers, digitalization means using digital tools such as IoT devices, AI, and edge/cloud computing to gain better visibility into their processes and […]Read More

Minor Upgrades, Major Improvement

August 15, 2018 | Automation Technology, Controls upgrade, garment sortation, Newsletter, Patti Engineering, RTLS Tracking Blog post by Ryan Goad, Controls Engineer A couple of years ago, we completed a major retrofit of a database at a garment distribution facility. In the last few months, […]Read More

The Ever-increasing Need for Using Digital Twins

June 6, 2018 | Automation Technology, control systems integration, Digital Twin, Digitalization, industrial automation, Industry 4.0, Newsletter, Patti Engineering, Sam Hoff Blog post by Sam Hoff, CEO of Patti Engineering I was recently meeting with a client who has 200 manufacturing engineers working for him. Of those 200 engineers, he estimates […]Read More

Strategies to Ensure Your UHF RFID Antenna Coverage is Sufficient

June 2, 2018 | Automation Technology, download, industrial automation, Newsletter, Patti Engineering, RFID antenna tuning, UHF RFID, white paper Blog post by Senior Electrical Engineer John Shipley Are you familiar with ultra-high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID)? UHF RFID is rapidly becoming the new standard for identification to […]Read More

Arc Flash Safety

January 30, 2018 | arc flash, Automation Technology, control systems, controls, controls system, electrical discharge, IEEE, NFPA, OSHA, Patti Engineering, safety 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 […]Read More

Why You Need MindSphere in Your Facility

November 9, 2017 | Automation Technology, Digitalization, IIoT Integration, Patti Engineering, Sam Hoff, Siemens MindSphere, Siemens Solution Partner Blog post by Sam Hoff, CEO When the iPhone came out on in the middle of 2007, it was an extremely disruptive technology. For the first time, we were carrying […]Read More

New Office Mate: FANUC LR-Mate

November 3, 2017 | Austin Texas, Automation Technology, collaborative robotics, FANUC Integration, Industrial Robotics, Patti Engineering, Robotics We’ve had a new office mate this week in our Austin office! This FANUC LR-Mate is getting ready to inspect parts on an upcoming project. He’s got a payload of 7kg and […]Read More

Is Your System Recoverable?

July 19, 2017 | Automation Technology, control system design, Control System Integration, e-stop, industrial automation, Patti Engineering, system fault, system recovery 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 […]Read More

Tips and Tricks for Motoman Robots

April 25, 2017 | Automation Technology, control systems integration, Industrial Robotics, Patti Engineering, Robotics Blog post by Nick Sadro, Controls Engineer I was recently working on a large project where I was responsible for programming several Yaskawa Motoman robots for material handling and dispensing […]Read More

UHF RFID: ROI

April 4, 2017 | Automation Technology, industrial automation, Patti Engineering, ROI, Siemens Solution Partner, UHF RFID This is a chapter in our eBook, Your Guide to Implementing UHF RFID and it was written by Ian Mogab, Controls Engineer. With UHF RFID becoming the new standard for […]Read More

UHF RFID 101 [Infographic]

April 3, 2017 | Automation Technology, Industrial identification technologies, Newsletter, Patti Engineering, RFID, Siemens Solution Partner, UHF RFID What’s so great about UHF RFID? If you are looking for a way to collect more data in your manufacturing facility, you may want to look into UHF RFID. This […]Read More

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