Entries for 'Otto Gottlieb'
This blog will discuss how we are currently using S7-1517TF PLCs in TIA Portal to achieve coordinated motion and failsafe functionality.
Our motion solution involves camming, controlling non-linear proportional valves, and interfacing with 3rd par...
DMC has extensive experience programming, commissioning, and designing control panels with Allen-Bradley hardware. During the design process, we can help guide hardware selection and ensure that each component is wired properly, taking advantage of R...
DMC has commissioned hundreds of control panels with Siemens hardware. When we design the panels, we can help guide hardware selection and ensure that each component is wired properly, especially to take advantage of key Siemens controls features. Ho...
DMC is excited to officially provide control panel design to our Manufacturing Automation and Test and Measurement Automation clients.
Why are we doing this?
DMC has been providing panel design services to our customers for years. Our project p...
Siemens TIA Portal Libraries have helped me develop PLC and HMI code faster and manage it better. Recently, I have been working with the HMI Styling section of the Portal Library, and I have found it very helpful.
This blog shows some practical ex...
Don’t worry. When I say Avalanche, I mean the Colorado Avalanche hockey team, not a snow slide. Our hockey team took on the Winnipeg Jets, and the game was spectacular. A group of us attended together using DMC Denver's activity fund, a mon...
In a previous blog I discussed programming motion control with a S7-1500 with Technology Objects in TIA Portal. This is a very popular method of doing the motion control on the PLC.
We can also offload the motion control to the drive con...
Recently I was working on an S7-300 PLC project that required a fairly advanced HMI, so we chose the Comfort Panel to use Faceplates for the many pop-ups and identical controls required. Creating these Faceplates was a great way to increase our produ...
The creation and maintenance of data records for machines is a very important part of keeping machines running efficiently. For example, tracking downtime and uptime is crucial to provide proper maintenance on the machine, while logging stoppages and...
The Denver office finally tried out the 1-Up Arcade Bar in downtown Denver. I say finally because 1-Up is located exactly 354 feet from the entrance of our building (according to Google Maps). Despite the fact that DMC Denver officially opened i...