Alicia Lomas – Integration and Manufacturing
A wide ranging discussion with Alicia Lomas on industrial controls, manufacturing and life in general. Alicia has over 20 years or experience in manufacturing, programming and system design in a range of industries, from food and beverage to medical devices to process...
Ashley Van Hoesen – OT Cybersecurity
A discussion with Ashley Van Hoesen of Wolfe Evolution on OT Cybersecurity. She discusses how this can differ from IT Cybersecurity and provides actionable steps that can be taken. Some key points in the presentation: :31 Slideshow Start :39 Secure Inventory :43...
Phranc Lamm
In this webinar I interview... myself! This is a way to introduce myself to new members, I talk about where and how I grew up, my family, my journey in industrial automation, and what I am up to in 2024. There is some good info on what NOT to do if you want to be a...
PLC Hardware and Programming
A look at Allen-Bradley and Siemens and the interfaces that can be used for accessing data. Also a look at my final Advanced HMI interface for use with multiple students and programs.
OT SCADA CON
What is OT SCADA CON? This industrial automation event will be held on July 25-26 in Houston Texas. I will be presenting the first topic, and several other presenters showed up to talk about various subjects.
Advanced HMI and Visual Studio
A look at Advanced HMI, a free plug-in for VB.Net that can be used to create HMIs for various PLC platforms. I also showed a preview of another video I am working on that covers PLC simulation code I use in my classes. Ultimately I hope to use Advanced HMI to create...
The Automation Academy – Tour
A behind the scenes look at the technology stack here at the Automation Academy, where it came from and what it looks like to Paul Gold.
PLC Philosophy – AB, CODESYS, OOP
A discussion on Object Oriented Programming (OOP), templates and how it relates to Allen-Bradley programming. Gary Pratt had a few thing to say about his OOIP concept.
Automation Direct CODESYS, OOP
A look at the Automation Direct Productivity CODESYS PLC and a discussion on Object Oriented Programming (OOP)
Mastering the Machine Workshops / Automation Direct
A recap of the inaugural Mastering the Machine Workshops held at my facility January 8-19 and a bit about my upcoming trip to Automation Direct in Atlanta January 23.