tag: Automation Technology

January 31, 2017 | Automation Technology, cognex, control systems integration, Machine vision system, Manufacturing vision systems, Patti Engineering by Dan Bock, Controls Engineer Vision systems are tricky; they need to be reliable and accurate in any possible scenario. Even in a favorable environment for a vision system, without […]Read More

September 29, 2016 | Automation Technology, control system integrator, Controls upgrade, Downtime, Patti Engineering What is worth my time? When programming onsite, what is worth doing: continuing to troubleshoot hardware or writing a new function? Anyone who has worked with technology knows that it […]Read More

September 21, 2016 | Automation Technology, Collaborative Robots, FANUC Integration, Fanuc Robotics, Industrial Robotics, Patti Engineering Blog post by Ian Mogab, Controls Engineer Often times you may hear of manufacturers opting to replace their human workforce with robots in order to increase productivity. However, there are […]Read More

July 27, 2016 | Automation Technology, control systems integration, io link, Patti Engineering Blog post by Ryan Hibbert, Controls Engineer You may have heard about IO-Link and have wondered what it is. We have recently been working with a new line of IO-Link […]Read More

March 8, 2016 | Automation Technology, control systems integration, Patti Engineering, PHoenix Contact integrator, water and wastewater Blog Post by Patti Engineering Senior Engineer Nick Hitchcock, P.E Recently, we worked on a project to monitor and control equipment over distances. In our case, we were controlling and […]Read More

January 20, 2014 | Automation Technology, Engineering Society of Detroit, future City Competition, Michigan Regional Future City, Patti Engineering is very excited to be supporting the Engineering Society of Detroit’s (ESD) Michigan Regional Future City Competition again this year. This is an impressive program for our youth here in […]Read More

January 28, 2013 | Automation Technology, Engineering Society of Detroit, future City Competition, National Engineers Week, Patti Engineering, stormwater, stormwater runoff Is extreme weather becoming the new normal? Drought/deluge cycles lead to increased flooding and polluted water systems. Whether the result of man-made climate change or something else as yet unexplained, […]Read More

March 15, 2012 | Automation Technology, control sytems integration, Electro-matic, Patti Engineering, Robotics, Siemens Solution Partner, Technology Tip-off Check out our engineers playing Robot Basketball. That’s a new take on a little March Madness! Our team of engineers are at the Technology Tip-Off at Ford Field in Detroit […]Read More

May 25, 2011 | Automation Technology, Control Systems Integration Association, CSIA, CSIA Certified, CSIA's Best Practices and Benchmarks, Mitsubishi, Phoenix Contact, Robert Lowe, Sam Hoff, Siemens Congratulations to Sam Hoff, President of Patti Engineering, on his election to a three-year term serving on the Board of Directors for the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA). The Control […]Read More

January 31, 2011 | Automation Technology, Engineering Society of Detroit, future City Competition, Future City Washington DC, Future Detroit, Michigan Regional Future City, Patti Engineering, Sam Hoff We at Patti Engineering are proud to be serving as a Special Award Sponsor for the 2011 Michigan Regional Future City Competition taking place today at The Suburban Collection in […]Read More