Mastering the Machine Zoom webinar, open discussion on New Years' Eve eve. What I'm up to at the Automation Academy, preparations for the Mastering the Machine workshops in January, my 3D printing adventures and more. A brief discussion on PLC platforms with a couple...

Mastering the Machine Zoom webinar with Phil Scruggs on a control system he put together for the Olberich Art Center in Madison, Wisconsin using a Raspberry Pi, Home Assistant and some relays. Shows what you can do on a low budget! Also a description of January's...

Mastering the Machine Zoom webinar on Siemens TIA Portal version 18 with pricing and installation issues. Also a description of January's upcoming Mastering the Machine workshops.

Mastering the Machine Zoom webinar on Automation Direct's Productivity software and unboxing of the Productivity 2000 starter kit.

Mastering the Machine Zoom webinar on PLC Cross-referencing. Siemens Step 7 and TIA Portal, Allen-Bradley RSLogix500 and Studio 5000.

Mastering the Machine Zoom webinar on PLC Standards, templates, origins and more. Why are platforms so different? In this webinar I compare Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Beckhoff and Omron.

Mastering the Machine Zoom webinar on Omron's CX-One PLC platform. I had just taught my second class in Detroit earlier that week and had been working with the HMI, so I put together a simple demo. Did you know that there is a free download of the software in the...

Mastering the Machine Zoom webinar on how to design your course of study to become a well-rounded professional in the field of Industrial Automation. This directly relates to the Careers section here at the Academy. Also a look at ChatGPT, which can help you in...

This webinar was not on Zoom, it was more or less a report on my 3400 mile driving trip to ABD in Miami and an Automation Training class in Houston.

Mastering the Machine webinar on the convergence of IT and OT in industrial automation over the past 20--30 years. My guests were Saad Shabbir, a Pakistani integrator, and Matthew Bryan, who has many years of corporate IT experience.