Creative Work
I started writing this blog in 2003. The first name was Gary’s Radio Weblog—I used Dave Winer’s Radio Userland. I moved the blog to SquareSpace a bit later and renamed it Gary’s FeedForward to parallel my work at Automation World magazine. When I left Automation World...
Ignition Pro Security Tips
Jennifer Faylor from Inductive Automation wrote this blog—Ignition 8.3 Pro Tips: Supercharge System Security—a few weeks ago offering some security tips for users of Ignition. There’s more. Check out the blog for the entire essay. She begins, “In honor of...
Study Shows Business Value Gained From Artificial Intelligence-Internet of Things Convergence
User studies remain one of the primary ways software companies can gain insight and achieve some public recognition. Most of the studies emanate from cybersecurity protection developers. This one comes from a software company with which I’ve had little contact. There...
True Leadership
I receive few stories about good leadership in manufacturing (or anywhere else, for that matter). I read a business book in the 80s called Proactive Management. The author talked about all the stakeholders in a business—including owners, employees, customers,...
Recap of Media/Analyst Briefings From Rockwell’s Automation Fair
The only news emanating from Automation Fair last week was the announcement of a plan to build a 1 million sq ft manufacturing and warehousing facility in southeast Wisconsin. Executives also reinforced earlier news regarding its regrouping of the cybersecurity...
Write Once, Run Anywhere
The comment brought memories from many years ago when I first heard about a new programming language/operating system. Java. I rushed to the local bookstore to purchase a book. It was huge. I downloaded the Java Development Kit. Eventually, I downloaded eclipse, an...
Rockwell Automation Launches ControlLogix 5590 Controller
The Rockwell Automation Control team could not contain their enthusiasm for their latest product—ControLogix 5590. Yes, they are master at branding 😉 I saw long-time contact Dennis Wylie on the show floor. He shared his excitement with me there—and later. At a later...
Honeywell And TotalEnergies Pilot AI-Assisted Control Room To Accelerate Shift To Industrial Autonomy
Every day brings more press releases about AI in something. Every one consistently uses the term AI completely undefined. I asked Honeywell if they could explain anything further about their AI. I waited a week. No reply. Suffice it to say that some sort of AI...
Rockwell Automation to Build New Greenfield Manufacturing Site in Southeastern Wisconsin
I visited Automation Fair, Rockwell Automation’s annual customer showcase gathering, Tuesday. We had six briefings and a gathering to discuss the new ControlLogix 5590 platform. This year’s event felt both similar to past years (this was my 29th) and also a bit...
Asset Data Interoperability Ecosystem
We met in a conference room at an office in Barrington, IL. A place where sometime later a couple guys thought they’d screw me in a business deal. I came out ahead in the end, but the place has mixed memories. This meeting involved thinking about the future of asset...
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