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Preparing for the Future by Preventing Knowledge Loss
Preparing for intellectual knowledge loss after your employees retire is not a good plan. According to a December 2019 government census report, by 2030 all baby boomers will be 65 or older. Currently, that is an estimated 73 million people who will no longer be part of the work force. The census report estimates about…
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Clear Communication is Key: When Your Audience Makes a Difference
Automation engineers have the difficult task of connecting with nearly every stakeholder on a project. Clear communication is vital to navigating these relationships well. Industrial control systems interact with almost all areas of a construction project. Because of this, an automation engineer needs to develop the skills to communicate clearly with personnel in varying roles within the project. The key to making this communication effective is to identify others’ roles, realize their areas of focus, and…
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Three Good Reasons to Install Thin Clients: Manageability, Security, and Cost-Effectiveness
Three Good Reasons to Install Thin Clients
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High Performance Graphics Lead to Improved Response Time
High Performance Graphics Lead to Improved Response Time
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3 Benefits of PLC Code Re-Use
While it might seem apparent why control engineers and programmers at Huffman Engineering, Inc. are motivated to re-use PLC code for customers, why should it matter to them? What is the actual benefit? Code re-use allows for easier and improved testing. How is easier testing better? Using a Factory Demonstration Test (FDT) as an example,…
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Service and Support
At Huffman Engineering, Inc., we do more than projects. We are able to do troubleshooting, maintenance, and offer ongoing support
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The Importance of Involving Multiple User Groups when Conducting Safety Risk Assessments
Blog post by Tanner Grieve, Mechanical Engineer With every project, safety should be a priority. As more individuals are involved with a piece of equipment, the probability of injury rises significantly if each person is not provided the same information regarding the safety and risks of a machine. Incorporating the right people right from the…
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3 Ways Tag Naming Standards Will Improve Development and Troubleshooting of PLC/HMI Systems
Blog post by Casey Oppegard, Electrical Engineer Whether you are developing a control system from scratch or making an addition to an existing system the use of a tag naming standard will improve development time as well as troubleshooting in the future. We have helped numerous customers develop tag naming standards. One such example is…
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Why We Attend the CSIA Conference
Blog post by Wendy Huffman In the early 2000s, Howard attended his first Controls Systems Integrators Association (CSIA) conference. He did it – even though we were struggling financially – because he was encouraged to go to be a better businessman. When we’re better at business, we’re better for our customers. We can service our…
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Huffman Hits the Road in Nebraska and Colorado
For the past several months Huffman Engineering, Inc. has been busy not only building our relationships with customers and vendors, but our team has been attending several conferences, seminars, and trainings. From the Colorado Rural Water Association (CRWA) conference to the recent CED/Rockwell Safety seminar we’ve had the opportunity to get out and interact with…
