Humans are visual by nature so creating a graphic icon for a list of items or tasks can be extremely beneficial when trying to sort through data. Without having to configure SharePoint Designer or writing custom code, you can create a simple color co...
The Sam and Brenda race problem was a fun one to solve. Following simple Distance = Rate * Time methods, it is easy to get to 4 equations and 5 unknowns, which can leave you stuck because the problem doesn’t tell you, and you can never figure o...
Those who visit DMC may notice our ever-changing "Quote Board." This is where we document the most infamous utterances of the moment.
Matt Puskala, Project Manager You started as an intern at DMC and have worked your way up to management. What have you learned along the way? I started working at DMC as a co-op in 2000. I’ve learned to use any support at your disposal ri...
If you find yourself working with Analog IO on the Siemens S7-1200 for the first time, you may wonder how and where to start. Here are some basic tips for working with Analog IO on this PLC platform. For the purposes of this blog, I will ...
I recently had the opportunity to attend my first Siemens technical conference. The conference, called SITEC, took place May 16-20 in Atlanta, GA, and Kristie Shea and I represented DMC. SITEC is Siemens’ technical conference where solution par...
DMC is excited to attend and present at the Siemens Automation Summit 2011 held from June 27-30 at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resorts in Orlando, FL. The Summit is an annual conference that focuses on the end-users of Siemens automation prod...
Our first experience with the .NET Micro Framework (NETMF) was on GHI Electronic's Embedded Master platform, using the .NET Micro Framework 3.0. We recently had an opportunity to use the GHI's next generation replacement for the Embedde...
With the weather in Chicago finally breaking and summer now in full swing, several DMC engineers have recently joined forces to form a beach volleyball team, Spike DMC. While DMC has had several company teams in soccer and other sports leagues ...
It was a cool November evening for this year's Turkey Trot JPMorgan Chase & Co. Corporate Challenge, a 3.5 mile race in downtown Chicago... unfortunately it was the 26th of May but with temperatures in the 40s & a strong damp wind it defi...