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Entries for April 2016

Office 365 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a method of enhancing the security of user accounts by requiring them to provide a second proof of identity in addition to their password. This helps protect against cases when a user’s password is compromis...


A Week in the Life of a DMC Engineer

DMC engineers always get the question: “What is a typical day at DMC like?” It’s a simple question, but very hard to answer because our days have the potential to be so different. One day may be spent working at a client site, an...


How to Use FANUC PC Developer's Kit (PCDK)

FANUC offers an easy way to command and configure a robot from a PC using their PC Developer's Kit (PCDK).The kit allows a PC to access variables, registers, IO, programs, positions, and alarms on the robot. Most of the help documentation already...


DMC Hosts Chicagoland Siemens User Group (ChUG)

DMC proudly hosted the inaugural Chicagoland Siemens User Group (ChUG) meeting at our office on April 7, 2016. The event was the first in an ongoing initiative to grow the local Siemens User Community. The first ChUG meeting drew a fantastic ...


DMC Foosball World Cup 2016

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you’ve already read one of our ping-pong blogs. I know, we talk about ping-pong a lot (we PLAY ping-pong a lot). But you may not have heard that DMC also recently acquired a foosball tab...


Celebrate Our 20th Anniversary With DMC Chicago

DMC is turning 20 this year, proving that time really does fly when you're having fun. We'll be celebrating throughout the year, and wanted to cordially invite you to help mark this milestone with a party at our Chicago office! Join us on Jun...


DMC Comic: Creativity

Engineers are known for being serious about their work, but we leave plenty of room for laughs. At DMC, we have a fondness for humor of the geeky variety. This month's comic is the product of collaboration with Ken Brey, DMC's Technical Di...


DMC Named Among Top 10 Places to Work in Chicago

DMC Has Been Named One Of Crain's Best Places To Work 2016 Ahead Of Its 20th Anniversary. DMC was named as one of Chicago’s Top 10 “Best Places to Work” by Crain's Chicago Business for the third consec...


Attend DMC Houston's Grand Opening Party

DMC has been doing business in our Houston office since last spring, but now that our Rodeo Room plaque is hung on the conference room door, we're excited to invite you inside. You're cordially invited to join us for DMC Houston's Grand O...


DMC Quote Board - April 2016

Visitors to DMC may notice our ever-changing "Quote Board," documenting the most infamous utterances of the moment.