kolyur
Lifetime Supporting Member + Moderator
Just flipped open to the first column of a control engineering-type magazine that showed up in my inbox today (name withheld). Here's how it starts:
I know these trade mags are geared toward management types, I guess my bigger frustration is wishing there was a magazine written for the people actually DOING the design/engineering/wiring/programming/troubleshooting of these systems. Something with a little more detail, in other words, MEAT. I might actually pay for such a publication.
One of my hobbies outside the electronics world is home repair and remodeling. I'm an amateur for sure but I try my best to do professional-level work. I enjoy reading magazines such as Fine Homebuilding and Journal of Light Construction, which provide a great level of detail about various construction tasks. Why not something like this for the PLC world?
Seriously? These are the kind of columnists they feel are qualified to write for a trade publication? What self-respecting industry professional would continue reading after an intro like that?When it comes to designing and integrating industrial machines--or any machine at all--I'm not an expert. To me, a motor is something noisy that makes a machine run. I honestly don't know how it works or what the difference is between one motor and another. All I know is that if they are working properly the machine probably will get the job done.
I know these trade mags are geared toward management types, I guess my bigger frustration is wishing there was a magazine written for the people actually DOING the design/engineering/wiring/programming/troubleshooting of these systems. Something with a little more detail, in other words, MEAT. I might actually pay for such a publication.
One of my hobbies outside the electronics world is home repair and remodeling. I'm an amateur for sure but I try my best to do professional-level work. I enjoy reading magazines such as Fine Homebuilding and Journal of Light Construction, which provide a great level of detail about various construction tasks. Why not something like this for the PLC world?