Rockwell to Siemens HMI Conversion
Control conversions happen all of the time when new tooling is replaced in plants. Cost is always a factor when the type of control platform is selected. Creating a clear plan and using the available...
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The Role of Manufacturing During COVID-19
To our valued partners and customers, During these unprecedented times, I’ve been thinking about our industry. While things are changing every day, it is becoming clear that manufacturing will have a...
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Coming Back from COVID Quarantine
A lifetime ago, back in March, we reached out to you all to ask: What can we do to help? The most immediate need we are hearing from you is social distancing and contact tracing. Many facilities that...
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Identifying Production Blocks Using MindSphere
Earlier this month, Sam Hoff, CEO presented at Siemens’ Realize LIVE Europe virtual conference. In this case study, we show how we are using MindSphere to collect production data of an OEM’s floor to...
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Profibus Debugging
A customer was having a problem with their Profibus communication. The Profibus nodes were dropping out occasionally. This caused their ovens to stop working and required a system reset. This was...
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What Can Go Wrong When You Underestimate The Edge
We’ve all heard about the importance of The Cloud when it comes to digitalization and modernizing your facility. The Edge, however, may be the most overlooked and underestimated part of the Industry...
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Solving Obsolescence with a Virtual Machine
If you are running a facility using Phoenix Contact VLC, you know you are about to hit a big obsolescence obstacle: VLC is incompatible with anything past Windows 7, and Microsoft will stop supporting...
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Patti Project Process
If you’ve never worked with us or if it’s been a while, you might be wondering what to expect. Every project we discuss and work on goes through the same steps. While some steps may be more involved...
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Why Virtual Commissioning?
Especially with visitor and safety restrictions over the last year, more of our customers have been requesting virtual commissioning on their projects. Find out why. Read about a project example...
View ArticleHow Does a Neural Processing Unit Make AI Accessible to Manufacturers?
The SIMATIC S7-1500 TM NPU (neural processing unit) is the new AI (artificial intelligence) module from Siemens. It enables you to bring AI into any SIMATIC S7-1500 PLC without a separate computer....
View Article30 Projects for 30 Years
Today marks 30 years of Patti Engineering. Back in 1991, three weeks before Sam’s wedding day, he founded a company named after his bride-to-be. Today, the company is more than 30 employees across...
View ArticleWhy Ignition Is Growing On Us
Since deciding to join the Ignition certified integrator program and investing in training, our engineers have really grown to like Inductive Automation’s SCADA platform, Ignition. Our engineers have...
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