Automation Integration

• Best Practices for Effective Factory Acceptance Testing

  Best Practices for Effective Factory Acceptance Testing When writing code for a software automated system, it’s necessary to demonstrate that code meets the stakeholders’ specifications and their goals. A Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) ensures the quality and success of a project, no matter the scope. Watch this presentation by Eric Lauber, PE, Project Engineer at […]

  Read MoreEric Lauber, PE / Automation Integration / Automation Solutions / Defense in Depth / Factory Acceptance Testing / FAT / Information Security / Information Technology / Integration Testing / Manufacturing Technology / Matrix Moment / Operational Technology / Software Engineering / Software Testing / Systems Testing /

• Converting Old PLC Code: Benefits and Pitfalls

  Converting Old PLC Code: Benefits and Pitfalls Sounds great, doesn’t it? Buy the new programmable logic controller (PLC) equipment, run the old PLC code through a translator program, and the new system is up and running. Now to give credit where credit is due, very few people would actually believe a control system upgrade would […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Automation Integration / Control System Upgrade / Conversion / CPU / Industrial Automation Engineering / Manufacturing Operations Management / Manufacturing Process Control / PLC / Source Code / Planning / Upgrades /

• HTML5 is Here: What Industrial Manufacturers Need to Know

  HTML5 is Here: What Industrial Manufacturers Need to Know One of the newest technology buzzwords to penetrate the industrial manufacturing space is HTML5. HMI platforms are beginning to be based on HTML5. Analysis tools for MES, configuration software, and other products are touting their HTML5 compliance. HTML5 is getting a lot of attention. But what […]

  Read MoreEric Lauber, PE / Automation Integration / Automation Solutions / HTML5 / Industrial Automatoin Solutions / Manufacturing Operations Management / Manufacturing Process Control / Process Design / Upgrade / Improvement /

• How Process Design Solved Oil & Gas Valve Misalignment

  How an innovative process design solution solved an oil & gas valve misalignment problem

  Read MoreEric Lauber, PE / Automation Integration / Process Design / Improvement / Upgrades /