tag: Automation Technology

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

July 27, 2016 | Automation Technology, control systems integration, io link, Patti Engineering 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 […]Read More

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

January 28, 2013 | Automation Technology, Engineering Society of Detroit, future City Competition, National Engineers Week, Patti Engineering, stormwater, stormwater runoff Is extreme weather becoming the new normal? Drought/deluge cycles lead to increased flooding and polluted water systems. Whether the result of man-made climate change or something else as yet unexplained, […]Read More

May 25, 2011 | Automation Technology, Control Systems Integration Association, CSIA, CSIA Certified, CSIA's Best Practices and Benchmarks, Mitsubishi, Phoenix Contact, Robert Lowe, Sam Hoff, Siemens 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 […]Read More

January 20, 2014 | Automation Technology, Engineering Society of Detroit, future City Competition, Michigan Regional Future City, Patti Engineering is very excited to be supporting the Engineering Society of Detroit’s (ESD) Michigan Regional Future City Competition again this year. This is an impressive program for our youth here in […]Read More

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

January 31, 2011 | Automation Technology, Engineering Society of Detroit, future City Competition, Future City Washington DC, Future Detroit, Michigan Regional Future City, Patti Engineering, Sam Hoff We at Patti Engineering are proud to be serving as a Special Award Sponsor for the 2011 Michigan Regional Future City Competition taking place today at The Suburban Collection in […]Read More

March 15, 2012 | Automation Technology, control sytems integration, Electro-matic, Patti Engineering, Robotics, Siemens Solution Partner, Technology Tip-off Check out our engineers playing Robot Basketball. That’s a new take on a little March Madness! Our team of engineers are at the Technology Tip-Off at Ford Field in Detroit […]Read More

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

February 28, 2017 | Automation Technology, control systems integration, Controls Integration, industrial automation, Industrial Robotics, industrial robots, Patti Engineering by Ryan Goad, Controls Engineer and Nick Sadro, Electrical Engineer When manufacturing facilities execute a controls system project, they often debate whether to do the project internally or to hire […]Read More

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