tag: control systems integration

Simple Steps to Connect a SIMATIC S7-200 to a SIMATIC S7-300/400 via Ethernet

November 20, 2023 | control systems integration, industrial automation, Patti Engineering, shahrokh, Siemens s7 This blog post was originally written in 2017 and is still relevant for those using Siemens S7 PLCs and the other products named in this article. However, Siemens stopped production […]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

2018 Career Fairs

August 31, 2018 | career fair, control systems integration, electrical engineering recruiting, Patti Engineering 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 […]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

Remote I/O: What and Why

September 21, 2017 | control systems integration, Patti Engineering, PLC Programming, Remote io Blog post by Marc Bourque, Electrical Engineer What is Remote I/O? Remote I/O is the ability to control inputs and outputs that are not near the PLC. Most remote I/O […]Read More

Mitigating the Challenges of Working on Production Equipment

May 24, 2017 | control systems integration, minimizing downtime, PLC Programming, production equipment 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 […]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

Linking SQL Servers Saves Time

March 23, 2017 | control systems integration, Patti Engineering, SQL Servers Blog Post by Ryan Goad, Controls Engineer If you’re working on a system that accesses data on multiple servers, did you know that you can have one access point that […]Read More

Internal vs External Controls Projects

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

Tricky Parameters for a Vision System: A Case in Point

January 31, 2017 | Automation Technology, cognex, control systems integration, Machine vision system, Manufacturing vision systems, Patti Engineering by Dan Bock, Controls Engineer Vision systems are tricky; they need to be reliable and accurate in any possible scenario. Even in a favorable environment for a vision system, without […]Read More

Should I Use the Advanced Recipe Function in the GOT HMI?

November 18, 2016 | control systems integration, Mitsubishi Automation Authorized Integrator, Mitsubishi HMI, Mitsubishi PLC, Patti Engineering Blog Post by Terrance Brinkley, Director of Michigan Operations The Mitsubishi Electric GOT 1000 HMI offers the ability to create complex recipe data right within the HMI. It’s a great […]Read More

What’s So Great about IO-Link?

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

Our Partnership History with Siemens

June 3, 2016 | control systems integration, Newsletter, Patti Engineering, Siemens Certified, Siemens Solution Partner As we head into our 25-year milestone, we are highlighting our history with some of the partners to whom we owe much success. Siemens is one of those partners. Eleven […]Read More

Getting Started With Universal Robots – Safely

May 27, 2016 | Collaborative Robots, control systems integration, Industrial Robotics, Patti Engineering, universal robots Blog Post by Ian Mogab, Controls Engineer What are UR robots? UR robots, or universal robots, are collaborative robots, meaning that if they are configured correctly they can work alongside […]Read More

Tips for Attending the 2016 CSIA Executive Conference

April 15, 2016 | Control System Integrators Association, control systems integration, CSIA Certified, Patti Engineering Next week, several of us are headed to the CSIA conference in Puerto Rico. Sam, our CEO has attended every conference since 1996. So we thought we’d share a few […]Read More

What is a CSIA Certified Control System Integrator and Why Should Users of Industrial Automation Care?

March 30, 2016 | control systems integration, CSIA Certified, Patti Engineering If you are an industrial end-user of automation technology – manufacturer, oil & gas company, water/wastewater plant, etc. – from time to time you may need to hire a control […]Read More

Setting Up Reliable Monitoring for a Water and Wastewater System Using Phoenix Contact Radioline

March 8, 2016 | Automation Technology, control systems integration, Patti Engineering, PHoenix Contact integrator, water and wastewater Blog Post by Patti Engineering Senior Engineer Nick Hitchcock, P.E Recently, we worked on a project to monitor and control equipment over distances. In our case, we were controlling and […]Read More

O-O Approach For Industrial Automation Software Development

January 27, 2016 | control systems integration, industrial automation, Patti Engineering, PLC Programming, Project planning Blog post by Shahrokh Yousefi, Controls Engineer, Patti Engineering Texas Office The Object-Oriented (O-O) approach to programming has long proven successful in software applications, but is not common in industrial […]Read More

Three Considerations for Programming a Control System Timer

October 29, 2015 | Austin Texas, control systems integration, Engineering tips, Patti Engineering Texas This week, several of us tackled programming solutions where timers were the linchpin. On one project, a timer was extending cycle time, which caused a huge production back up. Changing […]Read More

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