We're so close, yet, still quite far from spring: but that doesn't stop the fun at DMC! From holiday parties to welcome parties, here's what the offices have been up to this month! The Return of All Office Holiday Parties! After...
A client was looking to develop a centralized dashboard for monitoring key production parameters and trends from multiple plants across the country. Accessing this data required remotely logging into a computer located at the plant, accessing the act...
What’s the best way to practice our core values of hiring smart people, sharing information, and having fun? If you thought “join a bar trivia league,” you would be absolutely correct! What started as a fun evening activity ...
Recently, when working on an end of line calibration machine project, I found myself working to achieve parallel programming using two CCS programmers. During the process, I ran into several specific quirks and challenges. Below is a tutori...
Visitors to DMC may notice our ever-changing "Quote Board," documenting the best engineering jokes and employee one-liners of the moment. Learn more about DMC's company culture!
Siemens Industrial PCs (IPC) are a great option for projects that require data logging and storage within a Windows operating system. A project I worked on recently required us to do exactly that. We needed to log alarms and audit trails, but...
Sip and Paint DMC Chicago spent a night at Museica's Sip & Paint creating their own version's of Van Gogh's The Starry Night. Read more and see the masterpieces up close here! Mini Golf Dallas went to Puttery&nbs...
Overview When I was first getting exposed to QML as a language for describing user interfaces, almost everything was easy to grasp except the concept of layouts. Their behavior never seemed natural, and I spent a lot of time fighting with them bef...
While winters in Chicago tend to be overcast filled with gray skies, our Chicago DMCers created a very Starry Night using their Activity Fund budget last month. This budget allows DMCers in each of our 13 offices to get together with coworkers o...
For the first time in three years, DMC Chicago gathered to celebrate the holidays together. This year, the Chicago team enjoyed dinner, drinks, and beautiful exhibits at the Shedd Aquarium. The evening began in the Abbot Oceanarium, ...