Gary Mintchell Editor In ChiefControlFully EngagedIt’s been a great year in the automation industry.December 11, 2007ControlHype or Reality?What is hype? I guess one definition would be when someone is promoting a product of one sort or another as real, when in fact, its reality is far down the road.July 8, 2007ControlIt's All About PeopleOne of the core philosophies that forms the editorial mission at Automation World is the concept of the automation team.May 9, 2007ControlCheck Your MindsetProblems arise because pure talent only works as long as the going is easy.April 10, 2007ControlBuilt To ChangeOrganizations change. Sometimes by design; sometimes change is forced upon them. In our industry, organizational change often manifests itself publicly through postings on Jim Pinto’s Web pages that are often critical of management. That’s because change is unsettling to many people. But what if there were an organizational model built on the assumption that continuous change is business as usual?December 19, 2006HomeBuilt To ChangeOrganizations change. Sometimes by design; sometimes change is forced upon them.December 11, 2006ControlCreate MagicWhat do you do? Lee Cockrell, retired executive vice president of Disney World Resorts drew instant rapport with his audience at the recent Plant2Enterprise Conference in Orlando beginning his presentation titled “You Can Make Magic, Too.” I’ve noticed that when automation professionals gather for a conference, often the geek in all of us comes out. Sessions are technical, and the audience goes into learning mode—geeks love to increase understanding of technical subjects.November 8, 2006SoftwarePut Me In, CoachEditor in Chief Gary Mintchell says: Process control design and programming software also is now constructed to capture current knowledge and embed it in object libraries and algorithms.July 1, 2006HomeThe Next Level of CompetitionSuccessful companies must evolve their competence or become marginalized.May 1, 2006NetworksEthernet to the I/OWhen network speeds are at 100 megabits/second and approaching 1 gigabit/second, the determinism issue typically goes away.May 1, 2006Page 1 of 1Top StoriesRoboticsRobot Setup Gets AutomatedOnRobot’s D:Ploy hardware and software is now available to automate the process of integrating robots into palletizing, CNC machine tending, packaging, and pick-and-place applications.Business IntelligenceE-Commerce Tech Giant Enters the Industrial Technology SpaceCommunicationProfinet: Designed for Openness and DeterminismSupply Chain ManagementHow to Pivot from Vision to ValueIIoTThe New MESA Smart Manufacturing Model