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Here are all the nice things people said about us last year!… https://lnkd.in/gYA7gRGh FYI Prices go up Jan 1 So, if you’re thinking of coming in 2025, this is your sign! OT SCADA CON Houston, Texas July 23-25th …be there! Link to tickets in comments 👇 P.S. - Thanks Eilaina Velan for talking with Rafey Shahid about the CON 2024! Nikki Gonzales Alicia Gilpin Muñoz (Ali G) Courtney Fernandez Alma Fernandez Emily Merritt

We love having technical sales folks attend OT SCADA CON! You are doing yourself and your clients a huge favor when you train up on “adjacent” technology and processes - be an expert at your stuff and know enough to be dangerous on others. Your ability to understand your customers and point them in the right direction makes you a far more valuable partner than someone that just “sells” what you have to offer

Great PLC code makes life easy for maintenance, and no this doesn't mean "going online" to add AFIs and shorts in the logic. 👩⚖️Continuing the debate about writing code that can be debugged by maintenance, are we focusing resources on the right priorities? 👩🏭A common argument for why maintenance needs access to PLC code is troubleshooting a malfunctioning sensor. The typical quick fix? A debounce timer, a bypass, or a temporary logic tweak to get production back up and running. Key word: temporary. Traditionally this means a technician must: ✅ Find the right laptop ✅ Open the correct VM and software version ✅ Navigate the upload/download process without mishaps ✅ Cross-reference logic to find where to apply the "fix" ✅ Document the change (hopefully) and follow up to remove it later 👨💻 Or, we take a pro-active approach on the dev side and write the code to handle these scenarios directly in the HMI. A tech could simply navigate to the affected sensor, adjust its configuration, and move on. ✔ No PLC code changes ✔ Actions logged automatically (e.g. John Doe updated 1033OL to ManOn on Mar 18, 2025, at 14:38) ✔ Follow-ups can be automated (tickets, reminders, etc.) 🕵 Not only does this simplify life for maintenance, but it also eliminates the need for process owners to track who’s making what changes in PLC code (especially important given the lack of version control in many PLC environments). 💰 But dev time costs moneys! So does downtime, which scenario creates more potential for downtime? Plus, with modern PLC environments, creation of this code is a one time cost (and a minimal one at that for something simple like this). One Function Block, one Visualization object. Below is a simple example of this concept in action. It uses an enumeration with text list support in a drop-down menu to select the operating configuration of a discrete input. I’ve also implemented this using radio buttons on other platforms-some may prefer that approach, and honestly, I might as well. The exact implementation isn’t the key point; what matters is making it intuitive for maintenance. Worried about manually entering all those descriptions? Fear not! In a real implementation, these labels are dynamically generated based on what the input is part of. In this case, a motor that’s part of an auger, which is part of a bin. #plcprogramming #codesys #agtech #agautomation #systemintegration #ladderlogic #structuredtext

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Not only did KEA Automation, Inc’s James Rankhorn and Johnathon S. attend last year.... They loved it so much they're coming back this year AND decided to sponsor! 😍 EVEN BETTER… They are feeding us TACOS on Day 2! + helping our audience learn about Process Control & PID Loop Tuning from the amazing Kaleb Travis Learn more about KEA Automation here http://keaautomation.com We love it when our community loves what we are building, so much so that they support us! ************************ What's OT SCADA CON? It’s an exclusive, vendor-agnostic educational & networking conference for… ….Cybersec people trying to learn what OT (operational tech) really is ….Salespeople for automation OEMs who want to learn all the automation languages ….Controls & maintenance people who want to learn & network with the best of the best Imagine “speed dating” various industrial automation topics you didn’t know you loved! 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:  📅Date: July 23-25, 2025  📍Location: Vector CAG/Endress+Hauser Customer Center, Houston, TX  🔗Learn more + register: www.otscada.com   Interested in sponsoring too?  Reach out to [email protected] for more information.     Nikki Gonzales Courtney Fernandez Jennifer Mass, PCM® Alicia Gilpin Muñoz (Ali G) David Garcia Automation Ladies Albert F. FTW with these AI videos!

Industrial control system acronyms, initialisms, & abbreviations ICS -Industrial Control System OT -Operational Technology SI -Systems Integration OEM -Original Equipment Manufacturer PLC -Programmable Logic Controller PID -Proportional Integral Derivative P&ID -Piping & Instrumentation Diagram DCS -Distributed Control System SCADA -Supervisory Control and Data Aquisition HMI -Human Machine Interface MES -Manufacturing Execution System OIT -Operator Interface Terminal VFD -Variable Frequency Drive MCC -Motor Control Center HIM -Human Interface Module EOAT -End of Arm Tooling I/O -Inputs/Outputs TCP -Transmission Control Protocol UDP -User Datagram Protocol IP - Internet Protocol IIOT -Industrial Internet of Things OPC UA -Open Platform Communications Unified Architecture UNS -Unified Namespace Follow OT SCADA CON

Sometimes people ask why the world needs Systems integtrators and I have the answer in list format: Rockwell Automation Studio5000, RSLOGIX500, RSLOGIX5, Connected Components Workbench Siemens TIA Portal Emerson PAC Machine Edition Beckhoff TwinCAT3 Mitsubishi GXWorks3, GXWorks2 Schnieder Electric ProWORX 32 ABB Automation Builder Omron CX-Programmer Pilz PAS4000 Eaton EasySoft Idec WindLDR Yokogawa Control Program Editor - Logic Designer for Stardom B&R Automation Studio Koyo KPP Koyo PLC Programming Software Delta Electronics ISPSoft Bosch Rexroth Phoenix Contact PLCnext Engineer Hitachi HX Codesys Panasonic Control FPWIN Pro Keyence KV Studio Toshiba nV-Tool LS Electric KGL-WIN and GM-WIN Honeywell MasterLogic PLC / SoftMaster Want to learn more about PLCs and systems integration? Come to OT SCADA CON

Let's play a game Does it have a PLC? 1) Injection Press Injection Molding Machines 2) Cranes & Lifts 3) Reverse Osmosis Skids 4) Liquid Filling Machines 5) Gas Flares 6) Dust Collectors 7) Refrigeration Systems 8) Cooling Tower Systems 9) Coffee Roasters 10) Conveyors 11) Decanter Centrifuges 12) Pump Stations 13) Industrial Ovens 14) Bottle Capping Machine 15) Air Compressors 16) Boilers 17) Heat Exchanger Skids 18) Palletizers 19) Spray Dryers 20) Sealing Machines 21) Shrink Wrapping Machines 22) Vacuum Packaging Machines 23) Bagging Machine 24) Case Packers 25) Thermoformers 26) Industrial Slicers 27) Case Erectors 28) Carton Sealers 29) Dough Mixers 30) Dough Kneaders 31) Box Forming Machines 31) Ozone Systems 32) UV Systems 33) Extrusion Machines 34) CNC Machines 35) Robotic Welding Cells 36) Robotic Painting Cells 37) Check Weighers 38) Corrugated Paper Machines 39) Tissue Machines 40) Fourdrinier Machines 41) Paper Core Making Machines 42) Hydraulic Briquette Presses 43) Powder Mixers 44) Rotary Drum Dryers 45) Textile Bleaching Machines 46) Pasteurization Systems 47) Auger Fillers 48) Vibratory Fillers 49) Cup Fillers 50) Air Cooled Chillers 51) Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers Nikki Gonzales they probably have an HMI also Automation Ladies OT SCADA CON

Using sequencing logic in a PLC is a pretty powerful way to build complex processes. It is commonly used in motion control, recipe management, and anything where you need to meet a certain set of conditions at any given step before moving on to the next operation. I have used it quite a few times in my career for various applications and found it makes troubleshooting operations much easier than trying to program without using a sequencer. Typically I track what step I am in using an integer value, incrementing it when the conditions are met to move to the next step. In this tutorial Tim Wilborne goes through how to build sequencing logic in Connected Components Workbench. Highly recommend checking it out! https://lnkd.in/eTp2a53f