Talks with TW

By Tim Wilborne

Helping you become a better technician. W talk about manufacturing, industrial automation, PLC programming, and help you remove the roadblocks to success.... more

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June 05, 2021Things I've Learned Since Starting a Business #22
In this episode I share with you some important words of wisdom about running a business. This comes from a LinkedIn post by Dave Borski:
8 years ago today, I left a great job at SwRI to pursue my dreams of starting a business. It's been a winding road with lots of challenges, victories and defeats. Popcorn list of Things I've learned since then:
Payroll doesn't happen with a push of a button

Annual Health insurance premium for a self-employed family is on par with paying cash for a nice 2-year old Honda Accord every year

Premiums don't cover your deductible, and lots of services are not covered

Finding good partners/suppliers is critical to early growth

You need a lot of money (or access to it) to make big projects run before the client pays you

Nobody can sell your business as well as you can

You can hire better people than you to work the components of your business.

It's better to be the architect of your business than the manager

Self motivation is a key - but you have to plan for it to work

It's great to have a mentor (or a few) who are invested in your success; it's even greater if they've been successful and know what it takes

It's important to say no when your strategic plan doesn't allow for it
Dave Borski's LinkedIn profile
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May 28, 202124VDC Industrial Electrical Control Panel Training #21
This industrial control panel trainer is completely 24VDC including the fan making training much safer when beginners are learning electrical fundamentals before they are qualified to work on higher voltage systems. It can be used to learn about different circuits in electrical control panel wiring diagrams such as the basics of electricity, normally open vs normally closed contacts, 2 wire control circuits, 3 wire control circuits, hand off auto circuits, start stop circuit, etc. Great for electrical design and electrical troubleshooting training.
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May 21, 2021Studio 5000 Mini Edition on Rockwell Automation's Portal #20
The Studio 5000 Mini Edition is now available on Rockwell Automation's License Portal. The Mini Edition of Studio 5000, formerly RsLogix 5000, can program the Allen Bradley Compactlogix PLC using Ladder Logic programming and is one I commonly recommend for people starting out in Allen Bradley PLC Training. Function Block and Structured Text programming is not available. This is a great entry level version of Studio 5000. This along with Studio 5000 Lite Edition are the two versions I recommend for most people starting out.
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6min
May 15, 2021Q&A about RsLogix 500 to Connected Components Workbench Conversion #19
We are going to convert a RsLogix 500 program for the Allen Bradley Micrologix 1400 to a Connected Components Workbench program for the Allen Bradley Micro850 PLC.
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21min
May 15, 2021Rslogix 500 to Connected Components Workbench Conversion #18
We are going to convert a RsLogix 500 program for the Allen Bradley Micrologix 1400 to a Connected Components Workbench program for the Allen Bradley Micro850 PLC.
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May 07, 2021 PLC Programming Tutorial for Beginners. 3 Steps Before you Start #17
What are the steps to start PLC programming? Before you start going through plc programming tutorials, DO THIS! Selecting the right brand of PLC might be the most important choice beginners make in the quest to become a successful PLC programmer. Then there are plenty of good PLC training for beginners programs out there that will cover introduction to ladder logic, function block programming, and structured text.
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April 30, 2021 Industrial Automation and Manufacturing Q&A Podcast #16
We get lots of questions about industrial automation and manufacturing and today we are going to select some of them to answer.
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Manufacturing Happy Hour
Rotary Phase Converter
Cutting holes in enclosures
Cutting square holes in enclosures
Lining up through the door disconnects
Neatly wiring push buttons
Best way to drill holes in enclosures

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April 23, 2021 Tips on Starting a Small Business. Advice on When to Start #15
Let's talk about when you should start your business and give some advice that will help you out along the way. Determining when you are ready to start your own business can be a very tricky question but there are very few business owners that don't wish that they had started their business sooner.

Today's questions come from Dillon who ask:
1. When do you know you are ready to venture off on your own and began your own business? Personally, I feel that I am not ready to start a business now. I would like to get more experience and market myself more to customers. Am I right for thinking this way, should I just jump into it, or should I start something part time that doesn’t consume so much time?
2. When starting a start up by yourself should you go into developing products and marketing them to potential customers, or start out small and find contract jobs to market yourself and scale from there?
3. How does someone become successful at creating a business in the automation industry?
4. If your today self had advice to give to yourself the first day you decided to start your business, what would it be?

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April 16, 2021 What is a Real Job in Industrial Automation? #14
Industrial automation offers infinite opportunities for a lifelong career with a good salary and benefits. There are many big automation companies that offer top notch automation engineer positions, but are you any lesser of a professional if you work for a small company?
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April 09, 2021 Do I Need a College Degree to be a PLC Programmer? Engineer? Bachelor? #13
A common question we get is do you need a degree to be a PLC programmer or design control systems for industrial automation. What makes this question unique is both potential employees and hiring employers both ask the very same question.
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