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Making Science, Engineering and Technology More Female-Friendly

Making Science, Engineering and Technology More Female-Friendly
Meg Hourihan helped create the pioneering Blogger web application, sparking the rise of the wildly popular phenomenon known as "Web logs," or blogs. … Even though more than half of the top 20 women in Fortune's recent "Most Powerful Women in Business …
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Aveo outlines a path forward, but investors don't seem to be buying it
The theme of “creating shareholder value” is appropriate for any company that saw its stock fall 76 percent over the course of the past year. But a few awkward moments at the end of a conference call to discuss the disastrous 2013 at Aveo Oncology …
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Council committee puts Atlanta-BeltLine streetcar plans on hold
The Atlanta City Council's Community Development Committee on Tuesday decided to table a proposal presented by the Atlanta BeltLine Inc. that would have outlined the next four phases of the development of streetcars in Atlanta. The goal had been to get …
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Areva tops list of Charlotte's engineering firms

Areva tops list of Charlotte's engineering firms
In case you missed it, we also detailed job openings at Charlotte-area engineering firms. The listing … I am currently surveying manufacturing companies, securities brokerage firms, financial planning companies and residential real estate firms. If …
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Morning News and Stuff
Staff BlogCalendarEventsClassifiedsPerkopolisWin Stuff!Special … Unique to Smitherman's plan is a new $ 100 million commitment to help shore up the city's unfunded liability of $ 870 million, but Smitherman could not say where council would get that …
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Is Credit Counseling Right for Me?
Consumer debt is a problem that shows few signs of going away. Americans are currently submerged in $ 11.36 trillion in debt, which is just a 0.1% decrease from 2012. Credit card debt alone stands at more than $ 850 billion, and the average American …
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Wealth Adviser: Approach Commodities with Caution
In a video interview at the WSJ's MoneyBeat blog, he point outs how the chart raises some interesting questions about the validity of technical analysis–which some advisers use to keep insisting that now does still look a lot like the days leading up …
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Patti Engineering to Discuss Control System Integration at Technology Tip-Off in Detroit


Auburn Hills, MI (PRWEB) March 13, 2012

Patti Engineering, Inc., a leader in control systems integration, today announced they will be participating in the Technology Tip-off Event at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday, March 15, 2012. One of the companys senior engineers, Duane Edgar will be presenting Tips & Tricks PLC Simulator Siemens Simatics S7PLCSIM. The event is hosted by Electro-Matic Products, a leading supplier of high technology automation components and services and frequent champion of Patti Engineering to Siemens automation users.

With the ever evolving technological innovations and requirements, the event is a great opportunity for discovering the latest in industrial automation solutions. Patti Engineering will have a booth and is welcoming attendees to stop by to discuss control systems integration questions and concerns.

Patti Engineering is presently the only Siemens Solution Partner in the State of Michigan. As a certified Siemens Solution Partner, Patti Engineering is among selected group of system integrators across the country who are highly trained experts on the wide range of Siemens industrial automation products. Patti Engineering often teams up with Electro-Matic to offer customers the complete package of products and services. Electro-Matic sells Siemens automation products and Patti Engineering is the vital asset for integrating the technology at manufacturing and distribution facilities. Patti Engineerings knowledge and expertise is crucial to seamless project execution.

Duane Edgar, Senior Engineer at Patti Engineering, will be presenting a session on PLC Simulator SIEMENS SIMATIC S7-PLCSIM from 1:00pm 2:00pm. The session will explore how to use PLCSim to test a PLC program and Edgar will provide valuable tips on using the tool to improve Siemens software development efficiency.

The best feature when using a PLC Simulator is the ability to change the state of inputs easily, said Edgar. This applies to both discrete and analog inputs and I will be walking the audience through both in my session. I will also explore how S7-PLCSIM can reduce 20-30% of your start-up and debug time.

To register for the Technology Tip-off, please click here.

About Patti Engineering, Inc.

Founded in 1991, Patti Engineering, Inc. is a CSIA Certified control systems integration company based in Auburn Hills, MI with offices in Massachusetts and Texas. Patti Engineerings technical expertise provides turnkey control systems integration services for design/build, upgrade/retrofit and asset/energy management projects; including project management, electrical engineering, hardware design, hardware procurement, software development, installation, calibration, start-up testing, verification, documentation, training and warranty support. Patti Engineering solutions are used in manufacturing facilities, retail distribution, municipalities, food industry, libraries, law enforcement, military, ice arenas and college/universities. Visit the Patti Engineering website at PattiEng.com and find us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.