Building and Facility Automation Services Jul 7

Building and Facility Automation Services

Building automation has evolved over the past thirty years. At first, building automation usually consisted of motion sensors, light timers, dawn/dusk detectors for exterior lights, and programmable thermostats for HVAC. Years later, security doors with RFID badge... Read more
Staff Spotlight: Tom Gilmartin, PE, LEED AP Apr 7

Staff Spotlight: Tom Gilmartin, PE, LEED AP

Tom Gilmartin has loved math and science as long as he’s been able to think.  He has never been a “theoretical” scientist though; rather, he is a tinkerer.  This led him straight to engineering as Webster’s defines it: “the application of... Read more
Automation Mar 10

Automation

Written by Senior Electrical and Controls Engineer Geoff Chadwick For manufacturers, the word “automation” invokes varied emotions depending on who you ask.  Organizations such as the ISA and CSIA offer advice on what causes “successful” projects to be seen poorly,... Read more
Why Manufacturing Automation Needs the Human Touch Dec 11

Why Manufacturing Automation Needs the Human Touch

Many manufacturers are looking to automation as a way to compete with other parts of the world with lower labor costs and less stringent regulations. And while automation is part of the future, as we saw in a previous article about the “dark factory,” there will... Read more