Emily Shanker

08/15/2018

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Each post in the Siemens HMI Toolbox series highlights a native HMI object in the Siemens WinCC Comfort, Advanced, or Professional environments. It is our goal to help users become more familiar with HMI development by sharing some of our best practi...

Ashley Sherwood

08/09/2018

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GMP stands for good manufacturing practices. GAMP is good automated manufacturing practices. All manufacturing endeavors benefit from attention to quality, but this is especially important when the product is pharmaceutical. As a literal matter of li...

Nikhil Holay

08/07/2018

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SIMATIC S7 Graph is used for programming sequence logic in a graphical, flow chart representation. For those of us who have been programming sequences in ladder logic or SCL, Graph presents an alternative method that includes some built-in functional...

Ashley Sherwood

08/05/2018

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If you already know these seven things about GMP, then it's time to dive into the five fundamentals of GMP requirements tracking. If you hear GMP Documentation, Traceability Documents, Requirement Specs or something of that natu...

Frank May

08/03/2018

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So, you either had a system that was working and then a red light showed up, or you bought a used PLC and the fault light showed up. Here's how to fix the fault light.  If the "BATT" Light is Red You should replace the ...

Ashley Sherwood

07/23/2018

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Why do we code PLCs, design HMIs, create complex SCADA networks? The short answer is - so that somebody can use them to get a job done. For an HMI to be useable, it must be readable. Readability isn't just a matter of word choice. Technical choic...

John Sullivan

07/09/2018

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The 2018 Siemens Automation Summit was held last month at the JW Marriott Beach Resort on Marco Island, Florida. Twelve DMC representatives from around the country met to attend the annual conference from June 25-28. Fresh off ...

Anna Jankovsky

06/29/2018

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DMC recently took a break from day-to-day tasks to participate in one of our favorite company traditions, FedEx Day. Routine work on hold, our offices still brimmed with life and projects while everyone worked on whatever they wanted.  F...

Frank May

06/27/2018

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Your code compiles, hardware config is all set, but you can't get rid of the red lights on the 400H system. Check the following before pulling out your soldering iron and green LEDs.    1. Are the rack switches correct? If you ...

Nick Shea

06/25/2018

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DMC has a lot of Siemens Certified Engineers. In fact, we have the most in the United States. As we continue to grow, so does our number of Siemens experts. After a recent Siemens Global Certification exam in the Chicago suburbs, we are proud to...