Webinar on the history of PLCs and how the platforms evolved, and the status of my "old equipment" saga.

Webinar on the B&R Automation PLC and Automation Studio. A comparative look at other platforms and the status of my "old equipment" saga.

This month's topic is system integration, with some definitions and tips from some of my previous adventures.

This month's topic is fabrication of trainers and small machines, with a bit more on used and surplus equipment.

This month's topic is Weintek products with Nikki Gonzales and Keith Moyer of Weintek North America. Vinny Endres from Bitmasked Automation also had some good insights as he uses the products regularly in agricultural applications

This month's topic was on things I am working on at American Beverage Depot again. This time it is in terms of what system integrators have to deal with in older plants where things are always changing and the main goal is to simply keep things running, improving...

Happy New Year! The topic for this webinar was a recap of last year, plans for next year, and a bit on AI and learning. My guest was Phil Scruggs, who has some interesting plans with the Jetson Orin Nano microcontroller and machine vision using AI. As usual it was a...

An overview of techniques I have used in learning Ignition, Beckhoff, CODESYS and AI. It also includes details on Ignition certification and costs, learning techniques and more.

An open discussion with some of the presenters at this year's inaugural OT SCADA CON. Next year's event will be held July 23-25, 2025 in Houston, and will be bigger and better! We also discussed other business topics, and potential opportunities to come. General...

Here I recap the training equipment I have designed and built over the past 8 years or so. My third revision of the enclosure kit is now available, and is built by GennFlex, a company in Chicago. I made a trip up there this week and learned a bit about what they do ,...