Automation Integration

• Matrix Technologies Named 2020 System Integrator of the Year

  Matrix Technologies Named 2020 System Integrator of the Year We are proud to announce that Matrix Technologies has been selected as the 2020 System Integrator of the Year by the editors of Control Engineering and Plant Engineering. Matrix is the only company to win this prestigious award four times. In 2008 and 2012, we were winners […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Control Engineering  / Control Systems Engineer  / Integrator  / Integrator of the Year  / System Integration  / Automation Integration  / Improvement  / Quality 

• RS-232 is Simple, Robust Serial Communications Method

  RS-232 is Simple, Robust Serial Communications Method All communications are serial communications, from the high-tech data bouncing around satellites to synchronizing your phone to a computer. Even human speech is a form of serial communication. This article discusses a simple yet robust communication method that has been around for nearly 60 years: RS-232. RS-232 is […]

  Read MoreBob Taylor / Automation Solutions  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / IT  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Manufacturing Process Control  / Serial Communications  / Software Design  / Automation Integration  / Manufacturing 

• Best Practices for Effective Factory Acceptance Testing

  Best Practices for Effective Factory Acceptance Testing When writing code for automated systems, it is necessary to demonstrate that the code is written to the customer’s specifications. At Matrix Technologies, Inc., we begin our projects by listening to the customer’s needs and writing a functional document describing how we will address those needs. Upon client […]

  Read MoreRon England, PE, PMP / Automation Solutions  / Factory Acceptance Testing  / FAT  / Integration Testing  / Software Engineering  / Software Testing  / Systems Testing  / Automation Integration  / Software Integration 

• Five Reasons for Hiring an Independent Control System Integrator

  Five Reasons for Hiring an Independent Control System Integrator As an independent control system integrator, Matrix Technologies has the ability — and the duty — to keep current on the best-in-class solutions for our clients’ industrial automation needs. By partnering with our clients and as engineering consultants, we bring years of experience to use in […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Control System Upgrade  / Engineering Consulting Services  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Automation Integration  / Improvement  / Management  / Integrations