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Our 24 Day “March Mega Sale” Is LIVE!

Sale: Get 24% Off eBooks, Digital Videos, and Online Courses with coupon code March24! March is here, and Insights In Automation's 24 Days of Savings is now LIVE with the launch of our March Mega Sale™! Using the coupon code March24 to save 24% on eBooks and Digital Video Collections here...

The Automation Blog Content Collections

eBooks: Logix Book of Knowledge™ - $19.99 $9.99 On Sale The Automation Blog’s Logix Book Of Knowledge™ contains over 200 pages of how-to guides on configurating and program ControlLogix products. Base on the popular article and video series at TheAutomationBlog.com, the Logix Book Of Knowledge™ condenses all of that know-how into a user...

Happy Holidays from The Automation Blog!

Wishing You and Yours a very Happy Holidays! Over the next couple of weeks my time will be split between visiting with family and filming my new S7 course for The Automation School, and during this time I don't expect to be release many new articles and videos. So with that in...

The Automation Minute and Show Collection 1: 2013-2020 Now Available!

The Automation Minute and Show Collection 1: 2013-2020 includes all 287 episodes across five seasons for more than 29 hours of automation tips and tutorials for just $35 on a USB 3.0 Flash Drive, or $30 for the Digital Edition (digital comes with lifetime streaming and downloads.) For product links,...

Tips for Working Efficiently from Home

This week millions of Americans will begin working from home for an extended period of time. For most, it will be the first time they've worked from home for such an extended period of time. For others, the challenge will be trying to remain productive while their spouse, roommate, and/or...

Automate In Style: Check Out Our New T-Shirts!

Since I started The Automation Blog back in 2013, the one non-technical question I've been asked the most was when I was going to offer blog branded merchandise? Well today I'm happy to announce our very first four products: T-Shirts branded with the latest versions of our blog's "full gear"...

What’s New At The Automation Blog And School, Summer 2019 (Article & Video)

It's been a busy summer here at Insights In Automation, and I thought I'd take a moment to review what's new at The Automation Blog and School! You can either watch the video version here, or scroll down for the text version below the video: [vimeo 366834245 w=750 h=420] What's new at...

Inside Insights: Studio Renovation

Today I'm starting a new behind the scenes series, "Inside Insights," that takes a look at what's going on here at Insights In Automation. In this first article of the series, I want to share with you the project that has been consuming most of my days over the past...

SLC-500 Content Index of all our SLC-500 related articles, videos, and podcasts

The Automation Blog's SLC-500 Blog Index (36) Updated on 09/10/2018 With the recent slew of SLC-500 questions coming into The Automation Forums and The Automation School, I thought it'd be a good time to post a new Blog Index of all my existing SLC-500 articles, podcasts, and videos. Note: If you have a SLC-500 question,...

A New Look & What’s Coming for 2018!

We are pleased to announce that our newly updated business site, Insights In Automation, now provides you with all of our automation resources in one place. You will find helpful links to The Automation School, The Automation Blog, The Automation Exchange, The Automation Minute, and The Automation Forums. This...

What I’m Working On Next

After two years self-employed at Insights In Automation, it's obvious where you, my customers, want me focusing my time: Training. While you have hired me to write PLC programs and convert HMI files, and even have gifted me a dozen "coffees" in appreciation for my free articles and videos over at TheAutomationBlog.com,...

A week full of challenges

Good morning everyone! You know, it's been a long time since I've been so happy to see a week come to an end, but I have to say I'm definitely happy last week is over! It all started ten days ago when issues at my webhost inadvertently took down all of...