I have a postdoc position available in my group at Amgen in Thousand Oaks, Southern California.

We specialize in the use of industrial robots and computer vision for manufacturing biopharmaceutical products.

The industrial postdoc is designed to be a bridge for those who have recently completed their PhD and are interested in joining industry.

https://amgen.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Careers/job/US---California---Thousand-Oaks/Postdoctoral-Fellow--Industrial-Automation_R-193698

Unfortunately, this position is limited to those who already qualify to work in the US.

As the title suggests my company picked up a piece of used equipment and the electrical cabinet got soaked in hydraulic fluid because the equipment moving company neglected to drain the HPU. Any thoughts how how i might go about cleaning it up before we power up the machine?

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Hello - Can anyone recommend a good quality constant current power supply? Ideally, it would be din rail mount. Specs would need to be 24VDC output, 110VAC supply, .75A, 0-10VDC analog input. I aim to ditch this stand-alone unit and have something simpler to integrate into my PLC-based controls.

Need you guys advice for load pin .

I intend to purchase and install a load pin for my winch , but no idea where shall I place it. Can I ask for some advices from you guys.

Thanks in advance

Hello!

I just completed an Associate's in Mechatronics Technology through a local community college.

I already have an Associate's majoring in programming...from 20 years ago. 😳

I have been speaking with a hiring manager that is establishing a company locally. Their focus is in "whole system" automation.

He asked me to look into training in Mechanical Engineering, with HVACR.

I am currently enrolled to begin a Bachelor's in "advanced manufacturing".

The professors I spoke with felt I would do well in their program for mechanical...

I have SO many possibilities on the table, and everyone is suggesting different paths. ...my current employer said I have what they needed with the Mechatronics program. ...if I did anything further, they would recommend specializing such as the mechanical engineering.

But they would not support anything further.

The gentleman I spoke with regarding the mechanical engineering and HVACR would be in the dream job category...so I am motivated to seriously consider that direction. ...I am just confused about the best direction at this point.

Thank you for any insights you could share!

-K

Hey folks, so I'm using a Click PLC with 2x C2-08DR-6C IO cards, they only work with 4-20mA signals on the Analog IO signals, now I have a Flowmeter which only supports 0 - 5 VDC and RS232 outputs. Now the Flowmeter I would have normally wired to a Analog Input slot but I can't because the IOs dont work with VDC signals, can I connect the Flowmeter with RS232 to the PLC and if so, how do I scale RS232 to the desired scale in Click PLC? Relatively new to the whole Click line, any advice appreciated

I'm working on rebuilding a few fiber optic draw tower and I'm looking for input on specifying a fiber measuring system. Does anyone have any recommendations? I'm currently using laserlinc lasers but they don't have any built in functions to.measure hexagonal glass fibers.

Im a 4th year Applied electronics and instrumentation student, I don’t have an idea what should i choose im very interested in industrial automation and VLSI related projects somebody please help me and give project ideas or give any papers related to it.

Hi all,

I'm working on making changes in my plants to reduce downtime. This particular piece of equipment is a wobble feeder which consistently feeds large aggregate into a HSI crusher. It's driven by chain and sprocket, and has a shear pin.

Recently there was an incident where the pin sheared, and the feeder in front of it continued to feed material, causing a big mess. There is an external zero-speed detector, but it doesn't activate for several seconds due to inertia.

So my goal is to utilize the VFD to detect a rapid loss in torque and instantly shut down the equipment before it. The drive has settings for "Load Loss Level" [P187], but the load on the VFD is almost identical with no aggregate vs sheared pin, which may cause false trips.

Since this PF700 drive doesn't have the internal Logix PLC, I think now I should provide a 4-20mA signal to our PLC and handle it there. I'll attach a screenshot of the available Analog Out settings. I'm not sure of the difference between "Torque Amps", "Commanded Torque", "Motor Torque Current Reference", and "Torque Est.".

Of course I do also plan on adjusting the drive's torque limit settings to prevent the pin from shearing in the first place, but I'd have to get the setting just right, or else the motor may unnecessarily stall with a full load rather than clearing it.

I'd appreciate any advice. Thank y'all in advance.

Quick edit: the motor is controlled by Sensorless Vector, I feel this is important info

PowerFlex 700 Analog Out options

Hey there,

I'm wondering if I'm going on a wild goose chase looking for a remote job in either SCADA/MES and wanted to get more opinions. I'm also interested in other roles that may be easier to get remote development work in. I got the idea to look for this after talking to a remote SCADA/MES Engineer about how interesting their work is and noticing how saturated the Web Development market seems to be getting this last year.

To give more info about me I'm a back-end web dev with 3 years of experience and a non-tech associate's. I also recently got an Inductive Automation Ignition 8.1 credential. (Not the paid certificate. The free credential after completing the tutorial.) I want to get into automation doing SCADA/MES, and digital task automation. I'm mainly looking for an Ignition related job since I completed the tutorial for it and I've heard this is the control platform that is receiving the most popularity. 

Many thanks in advance if anyone has advice.

hello, i am freshly graduated mechatronics eingineer ,and i am designing and programming a packaging machine to boost my employment chances , but i didn't really find learning recources combining both the software and the hardware part of design .

i am looking for some book/course that has a general view on the design of industrial machines , things to consider on the mechanical design phase ,how to optimise the concept and machine architecture for the best cost, delivrables you should make ...

you get the idea, something that's not too technical but more focused on the proper way of design,like the design of everyday things but for machine design .

All other outputs on 5 I/O modules are working. One terminal was intermit and now no voltage. Indicator light at that terminal does not turn on when it should. TIA

I have a large ducted vent fan with a 120V single phase 60hz AC motor serving two bathrooms. Motorized dampers open and close the ducts in each bathroom depending on which switch is on. I would like the fan to run at half speed when either one of the switches is on and at full speed when both switches are on. Can anyone think of a control strategy that would accomplish this goal?

Have a piece of equipment that uses a 3ph motor to keep constant tension on a cable reel. It "runs" essentially non stop in the sense that it is powered, but physically can't turn unless the cable is moving. Motor is mounted to a gearbox to reduce the RPM, but left free to turn it is wired for 600rpm.

As the cable is pulled out, the motor actually spins backwards (>100% Slip), and as the cable is allowed to reel back in the motor spins at a very low speed (~98% Slip).

Standard induction motors can't run like this, so what motor type is this? Been googling to try and get a better understanding but minimal success. Probably not using the right keywords.

Help?

Is there an "international" standard for wire color code for control wires and I/Os in PLC/Control panels?

Because all I can find in IEC is potential based color codes.

Located in forest fire country and need a good transmitter to measure outdoor air quality, specifically fine particulate matter.

in other words, is heat resulting from slower fan the only reason a motor should not be ran below its rated speed for extended period of time. or are there any other reasons?

Please post about any aspect of industrial automation, industrial control, industrial robots, manufacturing processes, and large electromechanical equipment.

I use Citect Scada, Wonderware , GE , Siemens and Rockwell. What will you recommend?

I’m looking for a very basic program that would allow me to draw Schematics for things like breakers, motor controllers, relays, contactors, photoeyes, etc.

Hi! Im having trouble right now debugging errors in cicode after i compile it. There is an error saying "incompatible types" . What does that mean? I tried to google it but it so hard to find.