Jimmy Condon

10/29/2014

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For a couple of recent projects I needed to transfer a few bytes between Siemens PLCs. I had used PUTs and GETs in the past, which I find very useful for sending large amounts of data. But if I only need to send a few bytes or speed is critical, sett...

Otto Gottlieb

10/28/2014

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Creating popup windows on HMI pages enhances the interaction between the operator and the machine. The creation of popup windows in Automation Studio involves many other important aspects of making an HMI more dynamic such as formatting layers on pag...

Jaclyn Bauer

10/27/2014

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DMC Systems Engineer Jeff Winegar talks about his passion for Ladder Logic, cooking and all things PLC related.

Jaclyn Bauer

10/13/2014

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Join Tim Jager of DMC in collaboration with Carson Kennedy of Siemens for a 45-minute educational webinar on choosing a systems integrator. Tim Jager will present on Best Practices for Selecting and Working with a Systems Integrator tomorrow, Tuesday...

Jack Cosgrove

10/13/2014

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Nintex offers a great platform with which to customize SharePoint forms. Although the capabilities of Nintex are great, not everything can be done out of the box. I needed to highlight Nintex Forms 2013 controls that were required but had not yet bee...

Amy Cox

10/10/2014

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Five new employees started all around the same time last month, so we decided to combine our welcome parties into one big hurrah. Travelling to the eastern seas of the Midwest (i.e. Lake Michigan) we sallied forth into the unknown waters of pirating....

Ashley Enderlin

10/09/2014

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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.  When a quadcopter appears at an engineer's desk...

DMC

10/08/2014

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

Frank May

10/07/2014

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DMC traveled to Acadia National Park for a weekend full of nature, sunrises and fire. The trip there took about five hours, but we passed the time with podcasts, Pandora and checking out the fantastic foliage. Fall was just around the corner for Bost...

Jaclyn Bauer

10/06/2014

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DMC hosted its fourth annual Oktoberfest Party this past week at our Chicago office. The success of our 2011, 2012 and 2013 Oktoberfest gatherings has become renowned among our clients, vendors, friends and family, so the party was sure to be packed....