Automation Planning

• Cost and Safety are Among the Pros and Cons of PLC IO Fusing

  Cost and Safety are Among the Pros and Cons of PLC IO Fusing Opinions vary on whether or not to fuse individual inputs and outputs when wiring a programmable logic controller (PLC) module in an industrial control panel. Different opinions stated by many end users include fabrication panel cost and size to accommodate the additional […]

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• Design and Implementation is Product of Automation Life Cycle Planning

  Design and Implementation is Product of Automation Life Cycle Planning After creating the roadmap during the automation life cycle planning process, the next step in the journey is the design and implementation of the plan. For smaller systems the design and implementation stages of a system upgrade can take weeks or months and not all […]

  Read MoreTony Ferguson / Automation Planning  / Engineering Consulting Services  / Industrial Automation Upgrades  / Life Cycle  / Maintenance  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Pre-Engineering  / Process Automation Engineering  / Retrofit  / System Upgrade  / Improvement  / Planning  / Upgrade  / Improvement  / Upgrades 

• How Automation Life Cycle Planning Reduces Costs, Improves Productivity and Reduces Risks

  How Automation Life Cycle Planning Reduces Costs, Improves Productivity and Reduces Risks Every manufacturer is under pressure to reduce manufacturing costs and maximize asset utilization. Automation life cycle planning is a continuous process involving several steps that can help reduce expenditures, downtime, and inventory, all while improving productivity. Automation life cycle planning also helps identify, […]

  Read MoreTony Ferguson / Automation Planning  / Engineering Consulting Services  / Industrial Automation Upgrades  / Maintenance  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Process Automation Engineering  / Retrofit  / Improvement  / Planning  / Upgrade