At last, Automation.com has released the results of its annual salary survey and this year they collaborated with InTech. I anxiously await the results of this survey each year because it paints a unique picture of what’s going on in the engineering and manufacturing world. In a nutshell, job satisfaction […]
As of Monday, October 3, 2011, ACS will be ready to rock in their new digs. That’s right, ACS is pulling up their tent stakes, hitchin’ up the mules and moving…all of a half mile northeast! The new offices will be more efficient and sunnier too. More windows = even […]
Zirconium, niobium, hafnium, tantalum! A magical spell? No, just a list of exotic alloys used in the steel industry that are only a smidgen away from being “unobtainium”. They are still fun to say even after having spent almost 20 years in the wonderful world of welding. Speaking of unobtainium, […]
Remember that blog I wrote just a short week ago following Hurricane Irene? You know, the one where I said that our staff would be here come hell or high water to repair your damaged electronics? Well, the high water has actually arrived and boy has it! Tropical Storm Lee […]
When is a blush not red and not the tell-tale sign of embarrassment? When it’s a cosmetic blemish on a finished plastic part produced by injection mold equipment, that’s when. You might recognize it as a whitish spot where the plastic is bent, deformed or stressed beyond the elasticity of […]
Hurricane Irene has been no friend to the East Coast …and certainly no friend to your industrial electronics. Some good news…our facilities are up and running at ACS. Even though some of our staff’s homes still do not have power, everyone is pulling to keep ACS busy solving your repair […]
Three cheers for the facilities, maintenance, and plant managers out there! No, make that TEN cheers! What a great bunch of nimble and creative people who increasingly have to achieve more with less…and for the most part, enjoy that challenge.
As it is Friday afternoon and you are probably about to bail out of the office a little early to get a head start on your weekend, I thought I’d ask you to spare a moment of silence for the deceased circuit board pictured. Mr. DJ, play us some taps […]
Here on the east coast we are not only roasting from the heat, but simmering like a pot roast in the humidity. And there’s no end in sight. Which, in my sweaty misery, reminds me of the nasty effects of heat on your industrial electronics. Do you know what they […]
