Entries for 'Tim Jager'

 This past Friday (April 29th), we started and......several hours later....finished our move from 1333 Kingsbury to 2222 Elson.  It was pretty crazy as we (and a team of movers) dismantled the place and hauled everything to the new building.  I took a video of the aftermath.

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 We are all getting new business cards at DMC, so we thought it would be fun to put QR codes on them to make it easier for our smartphone enabled customers to scan our info and add us to their contact database.

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What was the best part of my trip to Charlotte, NC last week?  - Watching the Blackhawks Stanley Cup game 6 on a massive screen in the NASCAR hall of fame after the Siemens award ceremony.  Very surreal...and totally awesome! Yes, Siemens really knows how to put on a great event. Last week was the 2010 Siemens Automation Summit, held in beautiful Charlotte, NC.  The Siem... [Read the rest of this blog...]

In my final post on the IEC 61131-3 programming standard I will explain the importance of using Data Structures.  Organizing your data upfront will allow you to fully utilize the power of your PLC and will save you a significant amount of time and energy later.

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In the 3rd part of my series on the IEC61131-3 programming standard, I will explain the huge benefits of Function Blocks.  To learn why you ABSOLUTELY must use Function Blocks to maintain your competitive edge, read on...

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 DMC exhibited at the 2009 National Instruments Technical Symposium.  It was a great learning experience and networking opportunity.  

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This is part two of my series on the IEC-61131-3 programming standard. 

The IEC61131-3 standard contains 5 different programming languages.  This article will give a brief introduction to each one and some tips on choosing which language is best.

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DMC received a record number of visitors to our booth at yesterday's job fair at the University of Illinois. In our quest to hire the best of the best,  Jon Carson and I met and spoke with some really promising candidates and managed to collect almost 100 resumes.  After a few minor adjustments, our ping-pong ball demo performed flawlessly throughout the day.  As intended,... [Read the rest of this blog...]

DMC has added a cool new code syntax highlighter to our blog!

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Nobody loves catchy numeric buzzwords as much as me.  I - E - C - Six - Eleven - Thirty - One - Dash - Three.... It just rolls off the tongue!  Ok I admit, it's a mouthful, but trust me it's worth knowing about. This is a brief intro to IEC61131-3 and the first part in a series of posts that will cover its features and benefits.  So what is it? The International Electro Technical ... [Read the rest of this blog...]

We are big fans of the .NET Micro Framework.  For anyone who hasn't heard of it, it's a super light version of the .NET Framework that runs on resource-constrained devices embedded systems (read more of our thoughts on .Net Micro Framework).   It's a great platform, however sometimes we do run into issues.  The Micro Framework  has lighter versions of some of the core function... [Read the rest of this blog...]

I am proud to announce that DMC has achieved Certified Wonderware Integrator Status. To achieve Certified System Integrator Status, DMC has fulfilled the following certification requirements of the Wonderware SI Ecosystem Program: Two or more developers must complete individual product training and pass CSI tests. Two successful projects must be executed and documented to earn produc... [Read the rest of this blog...]

DMC is proud to announce that Jody Koplo and Ken Brey have each passed Wonderware certifications exams.   Jody successfully passed the InTouch 10.0 Exam and Ken Brey passed the InSQL Historian Exam.    Prior to taking the test, Ken had completed several key projects using the Wonderware historian product.  His experience paid off as he was easily able to pass the challeng... [Read the rest of this blog...]