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Comment by Matt Long on July 19, 2009 at 12:26am

Leo, we can help too with all of the DB and web work as well. Also if you need someone to actually design and layout the the DB in SQL I can do that too. Also with the cabling and wi-fi done that too so theres alot that I can offer as far as those go. I would also like to just be around or in the loop with uploading the data from the ControlLogix system into the DB because I have never worked with one of those before.

Comment by Jim Sawyers on July 17, 2009 at 3:34pm

Hey Leo - following up from the web group... if you can get the data into SQL, we can interface with the DB and get it on the web in just about any capacity (login protected, etc). If they still need someone to setup and install switches, cat 6 cabling, wi-fi, vpn, etc we can help there too.

Comment by Leonard Knight on June 18, 2009 at 11:20am

William Milam suggested this webinar on windows embedded.

Comment by Leonard Knight on June 18, 2009 at 11:19am

Comment by Leonard Knight on May 4, 2009 at 2:34pm

I received this in an email newsletter.

April Planned Industrial Spending Up Nearly 27 Percent From March

RALEIGH, NC - May 1, 2009

Research by Industrial Reports, Inc. shows combined April planned capital spending for U.S. and Canadian industrial projects increased 26.6 percent compared to March spending. The April total for the two nations was $55.06 billion, compared to March's $43.49 billion. The research organization reported 328 planned U.S. and Canadian projects during the month of April.

Planned April project investment in the U.S. was $51.32 billion, a large increase from March's $38.77 billion. Canadian investment for April was $3.74 billion, a drop from March's $4.72 billion in planned spending. Projects in both nations ranged in value from $500,000 to $15 billion.

Energy facility projects led in the U.S. with $37.17 billion in planned investment, followed by process projects at $7.32 billion. Manufacturing projects accounted for $5.34 billion in planned U.S. spending.

In Canada, energy facilities led planned project investment with $1.56 billion, followed by process facilities with $854 million.

Texas was the U.S. investment leader with $17.20 billion in planned spending, followed by Maryland with $7.28 billion, and Nevada with $3.60 billion.

In Canada, Ontario led the provinces and territories with $1.56 billion in planned project investment for the month, followed by British Columbia with $1.07 billion.

New York led the U.S. in project activity with 18 planned projects. There were 15 planned projects reported in Ohio, while North Carolina and Texas each reported 14 projects.

Ontario was the Canadian leader in project activity with 12 planned projects reported, followed by British Columbia with six and Alberta with four.


Industrial Reports researches projects in the United States and Canada for companies that provide services, materials and equipment for new and expanding industrial facilities, including:

- Manufacturing Facilities
- Process Facilities
- Chemical Process Facilities
- Food Processing Facilities
- Research & Development Laboratories
- Distribution Facilities
- Energy Facilities
- Industrial Buildings
- Industrial Equipment Installation
- Water/Wastewater Treatment Facilities
- Solid Waste Facilities
- Plant Dismantlements

The following are selected projects researched and reported in April:

California:
$147.5 Million Benzene Reduction Projects, Design Phase

Colorado:
$3.5 Million Auto Parts Distribution Facility, Design Phase

Iowa:
$10 Million Bacon Processing Plant Expansion, Planning Phase

Illinois:
$10 Million Vehicle Assembly Plant Upgrades, Planning Phase

Louisiana:
$12 Million MSW Processing Facility, Planning and Some Design

Montana:
$5 Million Formaldehyde Production Expansion, Planning Phase

New York:
$8 Million Biotech Products Plant Expansion, Planning Phase

Ontario:
$7 Million Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades, Design Phase

Quebec:
$1 Million Forklift & Front-End Loader Plant Dismantlement, Planning Phase

Tennessee:
$800 Million Nuclear Power Plant Upgrades, Planning and Some Design

Washington:
$1.5 Million School Bus Maintenance & Storage Facility, Design Phase

Comment by Leonard Knight on May 4, 2009 at 2:25pm

I'm looking at an opportunity this week at a waste water treatment facility. The app is to control two 200 Hp AC motors on centrifugal fans. There is a third 75 Hp AC motor which operates as a helper. The customer is interested in a Honeywell Controller with two VFDs for the 200 Hp motors and one Starter on the 75 Hp motor and a simple HMI.

Closed loop control using air flow meters and Hach DO sensors.

Anyone have any experience with a system like this? I've done similar systems but I always use Allen-Bradley. So I would put a micrologix, PV, powerflex drives, and soft start.