If you read just half an hour a day more than your competition, you can usually get ahead. TLDR can help you focus your reading on...

I have used a variety of software platforms in the last decade or so. If you are selling me something, I am fairly confident that it...

Pro tips exist to help you look more experienced and technically savvy than you have a right to be. If they can help you on your...

TLDR is design to save you time in selecting your reading materials. If you are in the controls profession, you have a lot to cover and...

Reading any For Dummies guide involves enough humility to accept that you do qualify as part of their audience. If you are integrating...

When I got out of school, I had trouble finding what job titles were related to my field. Spoiler alert: my degrees are in chemical...

As far as engineering disciplines go, controls has a relatively low barrier to entry. A few software licenses, a little insurance and a...

If you have the luxury of designing a brand-new plant ("greenfield"), you have an opportunity to avoid issues that I have found in the...

Pro-tips exist to elevate your skillset. Some of this is fairly easy, but it's nearly impossible to know what you should start with, if...

ChatGPT takes on a protocol that I hope you never encounter: DeviceNet. If you are unaware of DeviceNet, enjoy this quick glimpse into...

We are finally at a protocol that I have (as of writing this article) no hands on experience with. I chose to do it anyway, mostly to...

In light of the coverage AI gets, I thought it would be worth pitting ChatGPT 3 against various industrial controls protocols. Our...

ChatGPT is back for another round: this time, discussing the joys of ControlNet. If you have programmed Rockwell, you probably have fond...

AI is taking over the world! Or is it? This week, we return for another round of ChatGPT's analysis of a technical topic. As usual, I...

Everyone is talking about Artificial Intelligence these days, so I decided to incorporate it into the blog. Basically, I want to see how...

A key part of work (and your PE controls exam!) is understanding ranges of equipment. Let's imagine the following tank full of liquid...

Temperature measurement is a core part of most process industries. Broadly speaking, there are three major tools: thermistors,...

Pro-tips are all dedicated to making you a more effective automation professional. A perfect example is "ghost hunting" inside of your...

Pro-tips exist to help you get work done faster, better and with less errors. Many people run into issues with deploying multiple...

Pro-tips exist to help you improve your performance at work. Sometimes, improving results is as simple as having the right tools....