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E Tech Group Lead Automation Engineer, Kevin Tom, shared his knowledge and expertise on Best Practices for Effective Automation Applications for Control Engineering Magazine‘s webcast on August 16th, 2022, where he discussed the nuances of control system applications. Highlights from the Control Engineering Magazine Webcast During the webcast, Kevin discussed several key topics: When Should a Process be Automated? Kevin explains the criteria that a company should consider when weighing whether or not to apply automation to a process: In considering automation, goals and constraints must also be hashed out: These questions are all addressed early on in a project’s inception, as stakeholders hold the keys to the budget needed for an automation project. However, control system engineers should also be consulted early on to give insight into the specifics of these questions, like cost, ROI, and improvement caps. The Importance of Knowledge Sharing in Automation Automation is a fast-evolving field, and staying current with best practices, emerging technologies, and industry standards is essential. By participating in webcasts, podcasts, and public forums, engineers can: Applying Automation is as Much Planning as Execution Kevin Tom’s cohost noted that, for many manufacturers, delaying automation is no longer viable given labor constraints and growth targets. It may sound histrionic, but the labor shortage is a real and pervasive issue, especially when manufacturers are trying to scale. Increased production goals mean hiring more people. But there aren’t enough people to be found, and/or high turnover, and/or lack of qualified professionals, which all present labor bottlenecks. Automation is the best (and only) solution to avoiding the obstacles associated with labor shortages. However, it isn’t as simple as design-build-implement. For the transition to automation to run smoothly, the system first needs to be analyzed and verified virtually. This is another reason control system integrators should be involved in … Continued
A recent episode of CSIA’s podcast: Talking Industrial Automation, featured E Tech Group’s Director of Operations, Cassy Gardner. A decade of experience in engineering, sales and project management in the Life Sciences field has allowed Cassy to leverage her engineering and MBA degrees to help clients achieve their automation goals. On the podcast, Gardner discusses how she came into the field of automation, citing a professor who inspired her during her senior year and connected her to the automation professionals at Banks Integration, which later became a part of E Tech Group. Let’s look at some of the questions Cassy tackled in her podcast interview and her main talking points: Q: What kinds of trends and challenges are you seeing in industrial automation right now? Q: What is DEI and why is it important? Q: What do you mean by diversity? Engineering is a male-dominated field, but are there other things diversity applies to in the field of industrial automation? Q: What are some consequences of a lack of DEI? Q: How can promoting DEI help in engineering and automation specifically? Q: What does a focus on DEI look like? Q: What about the claims that there just isn’t diversity in the STEM pool no matter how hard you look? Q: For people who want to know more about DEI in automation engineering, where should they start? Q: What is E Tech Group doing to improve DEI? Listen to the full webcast on CSIA Exchange.
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