Robot ROI Checklist
A common misconception about Robot Return on Investment (ROI) is that labor cost savings achieves an acceptable payback period. This is often not the case – simply replacing a human operator with a...
View ArticleSolving 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...
View ArticlePatti 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...
View ArticleWhy 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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