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Frank Lamb replied to the discussion How Important Are Blueprints in Accurate Project Planning? in the forum Automation Academy

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:54:19 +0000

Reply to How Important Are Blueprints in Accurate Project Planning?

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…

elii started the discussion How Important Are Blueprints in Accurate Project Planning? in the forum Automation Academy

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:26:03 +0000

How Important Are Blueprints in Accurate Project Planning?

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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Frank Lamb posted an update: Hi all! I am in the middle of a series of road trips […]

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Hi all! I am in the middle of a series of road trips both teaching and doing plant evaluation work. I posted about this travel stuff here: https://automationprimer.com/2026/02/16/life-on-the-road-how-much-do-i-really-like-travel/

I will be mostly back home in March, but then doing a long road trip to Canada for most of April and May. I will try…

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Frank Lamb posted an update: Happy New Year everyone! If you are just visiting, […]

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Happy New Year everyone! If you are just visiting, consider joining the Automation Academy. There is a lot of excellent industrial automation training content there, including training videos, software and lots of tech documents. There will be some cool new Siemens material added over the next couple of months.

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Frank Lamb posted an update: Hi all! I have started a list of system integrators […]

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Hi all! I have started a list of system integrators for North America, and another for overseas integrators, at least from the perspective of where I live. I am getting most of my responses via LinkedIn, that seems to be the best resource.

I would like to make it available to everyone here and editable by the owner, and have thought of putting…

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Frank Lamb posted an update: Happy Eostre everyone! May your eggs be shiny, yet inexpensive!

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Happy Eostre everyone! May your eggs be shiny, yet inexpensive!

Frank Lamb posted an update: Hello from Miami, Florida. Working lots of hours at […]

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Hello from Miami, Florida. Working lots of hours at ABD.

How ’bout them tariffs?

Frank Lamb posted an update: Frank Lamb is inviting you to a scheduled […]

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Frank Lamb posted an update: Hi all, I just cleaned out over 300 spam groups here […]

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 14:09:17 +0000

Hi all, I just cleaned out over 300 spam groups here created by hackers. I hadn’t seen that loophole before, where subscribers and registered members could create social groups and post whatever they wanted.

So unfortunately now to create a new group you will have to message an administrator. This website stuff is hard, and it’s too bad there…

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