Introducing CNC Predictive Maintenance MindSphere App
This week, we released our first app on the MindSphere Store. MindSphere is the open cloud-based IoT operating system from Siemens. The CNC Performance Improvement and Predictive Maintenance app...
View ArticleSiemens Solution Partner Patti Engineering to Host Seminars At Manufacturing...
Auburn Hills, MI – March 15, 2019 – Patti Engineering, Inc., a leading control system integration company based in Auburn Hills, MI with offices in Texas and Indiana, today announced the details the...
View ArticleRTLS Upgrades to Field Goal Tracking at MiA
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View ArticleSiemens Solution Partner Patti Engineering to Co-Present Seminar at Craft...
Auburn Hills, MI – April 8, 2019 – Patti Engineering, Inc., a leading control system integration company based in Auburn Hills, MI with offices in Texas and Indiana, today announced its attendance and...
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Machine Vision System Factors
There are many factors to consider when deciding on a vision system in your automation system. Three of the biggest are hardware, lighting, and lenses. Hardware Machine Vision sensor resolution How...
View ArticleImproving Work Station Efficiency with Plant Simulation
Virtually testing improvements in your plant allows you to test changes with just a few clicks. Siemens Tecnomatix® Plant Simulation is a great tool for generating reports on product flow, labor usage...
View ArticleWebinar: Line Balancing and Error Reduction Using RFID at Assembly Stations
On Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM CT, John Shipley will be joining Automation World to present a webinar about a recent project. Summary In this webinar, Patti Engineering will explore how a...
View ArticleA More Flexible Facility through Digitalization
In many ways and for many reasons, facilities are being asked to become nimbler and adapt to change more quickly. Digitalization has given us much more flexibility in our personal lives. Do you...
View ArticlePatti Engineering to Present Three Technical Seminars at 2019 Siemens...
Auburn Hills, MI – June 18, 2018 – Patti Engineering, Inc., a leading control system integration company based in Auburn Hills, MI with offices in Texas and Indiana, today announced the details of the...
View ArticleRetrofitting a Siemens ET 200x with ET 200pro
Challenge As part of a retool, a customer was looking to upgrade their Siemens ET 200x field devices. This legacy hardware was outdated to the point of searching eBay for replacement parts. Solution...
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Eliminating Bottlenecks Using Cycle Time Analysis
Bottlenecks. They handicap your throughput, mess with your utilization, and throw a wrench in your schedule. Sometimes the solutions can be very obvious – and sometimes obviously prohibitively...
View ArticlePatti Engineering’s Connie Lemarbe Named One Of The 2019 CFE Media And...
Auburn Hills, MI – September 19, 2019 – Patti Engineering, Inc., a leading control system integration company based in Auburn Hills, MI with offices in Texas and Indiana, today announced that Control...
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Drafting Scope of Work for Controls Projects
How and why to draft a scope of work when considering automation controls projects. Lots of facility engineers and facility managers walk around with a long mental list of projects. “We really should...
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Improving Robot Cell Efficiency Using ROBOGUIDE simulation
Have you ever wanted to try some new ideas to improve your robot cell efficiency? Many people think of testing robot arm paths when they think of ROBOGUIDE simulation software, but there are a number...
View ArticleRockwell 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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