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Week 24 Update & Rule#5
Good afternoon automation nerds. Last week ACI was in Houston for an Opto22 controls upgrade at a top secret facility (well not really,...

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Jun 113 min read


Negligence or Unintentional Error. Are They The Same?
Today we have an example of this with a couple of control panels recently installed (not by us, obviously) at a customer’s site. The...

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Nov 6, 20241 min read




500hp Pump Motor Safety Monitoring using Moor Industries TCM and Opto22
500hp Motor Thermal Protection & Monitoring System

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Oct 10, 20221 min read


Tribometer Control Panel Rebuild
Tribometer Control Panel Rebuild

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Oct 4, 20221 min read


R&D Lab Process Control System For Two Reactors
Control System for Two Reactors

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Sep 29, 20222 min read


Solar Panel Support Installation Monitoring and Reporting Panel
Pile Driver DAQ Panel

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Sep 27, 20222 min read


BBQ Smoker Trailer Automation With Wireless Interface
Automated Smoker

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Sep 6, 20223 min read


Rule #4: Operate under the assumption that all wires are live.
Automation Rule #4: Operate under the assumption that all wires are live.

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Sep 1, 20222 min read


Protect Your Sensitive Equipment From Lightening & Electrical Surges
Protect your control systems from electrical discharges

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Aug 31, 20222 min read


You bought a machine and it never worked?
Control system rebuild on a broken machine.

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Aug 29, 20221 min read


Automating & Troubleshooting Chinese Machines.
Trouble with Chinese Machines?

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Aug 26, 20223 min read



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Aug 25, 20223 min read


Server Room Temperature Monitoring For Critical Network.
Problem: Critical server room HVAC drain line backed up and tripped the float switch, turning the A/C off to the room allowing the temp...

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Aug 18, 20221 min read


Industrial Grade Does NOT Mean Bulletproof...
When working with any mission critical electronics rule #1: Be careful. The saying "If it ain't coming off then your not trying hard...

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Aug 16, 20221 min read
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