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Complex Life Science Project with a Tight Timeline Proves Successful
A plant-wide project that touches 90% of your manufacturing and 90% of your packaging systems would be a daunting undertaking for any manufacturer. If you are a heavily regulated pharmaceutical life sciences company, those stakes are even higher. Technically competent resources, project planning, coordination and communication are all critical to success. Huffman Engineering had just…
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It’s not broken, why fix it?
Blog post by Keith Mandachit, Senior Engineer When I first started as a controls engineer, the year was 1996. Allen-Bradley’s flagship Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) then was the PLC-5. My colleagues and I have implemented many control systems utilizing the PLC-5 that are still alive and ticking today. One of the reasons it was loved…
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Testing & Training Room
By: Justin Gilg, Electrical Engineer Co-Op Student In order to meet customer needs and requirements Huffman Engineering, Inc. has its own in-house testing and training room. Within this room, there are various PLCs and electrical components which can be used to test programs and features. Also found in the testing/training room are a wide range…
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The Importance of Defining an Automation Project
By: Bernie Lyons, Shop Manager/ Senior Designer There are many components to a successfully completed automation project. One important step is determining exactly what the goal of the project is, and how success will be measured. Time spent up front defining the project should result in fewer unanticipated changes or additions during project implementation. Also…
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Hawaiian Shirt Friday
Blog Post by Wendy Huffman, CFO/Business Manager Chris was a larger than life engineer. His office walls had “Dogs Playing Poker” painted on velvet, as well as a severed-and-mounted toy stuffed animal moose’s head. Every year he would put an orange on his desk until it became mummified in some kind of protest against fruit. …
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Huffman Engineering Hires 30-year Naval Veteran Jeff Austin to Lead Operations
Nebraska-based Huffman Engineering, Inc., hires Operations Manager, Jeff Austin to support growing demand for the company’s control system integration and engineering services from its manufacturing and utility customers. Lincoln, NE – July 12, 2016 – Huffman Engineering, Inc., a leader in control systems integration, today announced its recent hiring of retired Navy Captain, Jeff Austin,…
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Huffman Engineering, Inc. Recognizes Varner for PMI Certification
April 12, 2016 Toby Varner, Project Manager at Huffman Engineering, Inc., has received his PMP (Project Management Professional) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) after obtaining his degree in Project Management in late 2015. Varner has over 20 years of experience with Huffman Engineering, Inc. moving from Shop Technician to Project Engineering to Project…
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Huffman Engineering, Inc. Recognized as Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) Certified
May 18, 2015 For the fourth time, Huffman Engineering, Inc. has earned Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) Certified Member status in the CSIA “Best Practices and Benchmarks” certification program. Huffman Engineering has been a CSIA Certified Member since passing its first certification audit in 2005. To become a Certified Member, the company successfully completed a…
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Keith Mandachit of Huffman Engineering, Inc. Receives CSIA Rising Star Award
Keith Mandachit, IT manager and senior engineer at Huffman Engineering, Inc., received the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) Rising Star Award at the association’s 2014 Executive Conference in San Diego in April. The Rising Star award program recognizes association members “who have demonstrated attributes of a future leader, innovative approaches and commitment to the industry.”…
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Why you need a control system integrator who belongs to CSIA: CSIA members produce comprehensive solutions for automation and integration needs
Feb 27, 2014 MADISON, Wis. – Plant managers, operations executives and other decision-makers across a broad spectrum of industries that rely on industrial automation for their success increasingly recognize the value of working with members of the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA). CSIA is a group of independent, professional service providers who use hardware, software…
