tag: industrial automation

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

Patti Engineering Choosing CSIA Certified SI GSIR

Patti Engineering Featured in the December 2024 Global System Integrator Report

February 4, 2025 | Control System Integration, Control System Integrators Association, industrial automation Patti Engineering’s CEO Sam Hoff was recently featured in the 2024 Global System Integrator Report. He authored an article titled, “How Manufacturers Benefit by Choosing a Certified Control System Integrator.” The […]Read More

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

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

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

Digitally Testing Code with Simulation Software

August 15, 2023 | industrial automation, industrial simulation, Patti Engineering, Siemens Solution Partner, Siemens TIA Portal Digitally Testing Code When and how can you use industrial automation simulation software? How to Launch PLC Simulation in TIA Portal Simulating HMIs for Efficient Setup and Debugging TIA Portal’s […]Read More

Industry 4.0: It’s a Journey, Not a Destination

February 27, 2023 | AI, artificial intelligence, automation, digital transformation, digital transformation solutions, Digitalization, industrial automation, Industry 4.0, information technology, IoT devices, manufacturing, operations technology You’re probably no stranger to Industry 4.0 and its ability to transform traditional manufacturing processes. Patti Engineering utilizes Industry 4.0 and digitalization technologies to increase efficiency and productivity, reduce costs, […]Read More

What is the Cost of Waiting to Replace Obsolete Systems or Deferring Maintenance?

July 11, 2018 | industrial automation, Lynn Minard, maintenance, obsolete system, Patti Engineering, replacement parts 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 […]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

Sam Hoff Chats with Tony Veroeven of CSIA During the Manufacturing in America Conference March 2018

March 21, 2018 | Control System Integrators Association, CSIA, industrial automation, Kettering University, manufacturing in america, MiA, Patti Engineering, Robotics, Sam Hoff, Siemens, Talking Industrial Automation Patti Engineering’s CEO Sam Hoff featured in CSIA’s Talking Industrial Automation podcast Sam Hoff spoke with Tony Veroeven of CSIA for the Talking Industrial Automation podcast series during Siemens’ Manufacturing […]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

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

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

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

The State of US Critical Infrastructure Control Systems

October 22, 2012 | control system virus, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, industrial automation, Industrial Security, Leon Panetta, security of control systems, Siemens industrial software, Stuxnet Just over a week ago, the United States’ Defense Secretary Leon Panetta gave a speech to business executives in New York City, sharing the government’s knowledge of “specific instances where […]Read More

Mergers & Acquisitions Driving Automation Upgrades

October 18, 2012 | business intelligence, Control System Integration, control system integrator, Control System Integrators Association, Control Systems Upgrade, CSIA, CSIA Certified, industrial automation, Patti Engineering Earlier this month, the Controls System Integration Association (CSIA) published the following industry news regarding automation upgrades. MADISON, WI – More clients served by industrial automation are integrating automation equipment […]Read More

Professional Engineering (PE) Designation & Forensic Engineering

September 2, 2011 | control systems integration, Engineer expert witness, Forensic engineering, industrial automation, Ken Kutchek, Newsletter, Patti Engineering, Professional engineer Did you know that Patti Engineering has been called on to serve as an expert witness in cases involving industrial automation? Like any professional service, engineering and control systems integration […]Read More