Professional ghostwriters play a crucial role in transforming raw ideas into polished, market-ready fiction that resonates with readers. Their work goes far beyond simply writing chapters—they develop structured plots, create compelling characters, maintain consistent tone, and ensure the story aligns with market expectations and genre…

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Of course this site really doesn’t have much to do with construction, but I’ll humor you.

In machine fabrication we use 3D CAD, and for controls we draw electrical schematics, usually 2D. You can’t really design stuff without it, though in the old days we had do draft things by pencil.

What I find interesting is the number of people who find…

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I think blueprints play a very important role in any construction project. Without clear drawings and details, it becomes difficult to understand the full scope of work. Many mistakes in construction actually happen because the planning stage was not clear enough.

When everything is properly defined in the blueprint, it becomes easier to…

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Thanks Matt! Automation Direct is pretty awesome stuff, the price is right and you can’t beat free software. That’s usually the platform I suggest for companies who haven’t standardized on one of the major brands.

I enjoyed your webinar, episode 69, on Mastering the Machine. I will be looking forward to the upcoming information on Automation Direct. One of my programmer friends was out of town and learned how to program on Automation Direct’s free software one night.

I might have mentioned, I recently changed employment from the plant setting back…

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Yes, Saturday the 17th. Gonna be a good one!

Hi Frank,

I am going to try to join your Mastering the Machine webinar next week for the first time. I believe you typically run it on Saturday mornings. Your posting is Saturday with Friday’s date. So, I’m asking if it is going to be next Saturday, the 17th?

Thanks,

Matt

The document “Automation Acronyms and Definitions” has been updated in the Library. It now has sections for Standards, General terms, Companies and Products, Programming Languages and Platforms, and Programming Terms and Techniques. This is v1.6, there is some really good stuff in there, check it out!

Static electricity what it is how to control remove eliminate static shock (electrostatics.com) has some passive solutions that may work (induction and grounding using tinsel, etc.), but the standard method in packaging has always been anti-static bars/ionizers.

I work at a cannery so the static becomes a problem with us as well. The static bars are probably a good solution. We tend to have problems with our labeling centers. The cans are conveyed on plastic belts but somehow the cans gain the static charge. For a quick solution, we took wire we use to ground welders to discharge the static charge. …

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So at my plant, we always have issues with static discharge tripping safety modules during winters. We’re working in a cold/dry environment and use film rolls. I think we are getting some static bars and have used them in the past. Was wondering what other solutions you’ve tried and what seemed to work best.

Hey guys, there is a new document in the Library titled HMI001 – SCADA and HMI. It is about 90 pages and covers general SCADA and HMIs plus a detailed course on Allen-Bradley’s FactoryTalk View ME. There are 13 written exercises and the answers are also in the Library (under HMI).

I taught this course at Nissan last week. The students were…

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Thanks Matt! I think you may be the first that has given me any feedback on that section. I am truly interested in helping people with their career choices, automation has been a lot of fun for me. Ken Coleman’s stuff is awesome, I listen to his podcast a lot and it’s very motivating.

Hi Frank,

I have reviewed various publications of yours that have been helpful. It was a hard to decide on which class of yours to start with. I chose your Goals class and I am thankful that I did. I am learning from your thoroughness. I am planning on using your resources to guide my strengths and abilities in performing my future work…

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