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		Automation Cartoons - February 8, 2012 We liked you better before you started being social.

		Automation Cartoons - February 1, 2012 Otto introduces engineering team to Automation 2.0.

		Automation Cartoons - January 25, 2012 Otto suggests the development of more application (Use Case) standards.

		Automation Cartoons - January 18, 2012 Otto shows friends how to use The Cloud, suggests manufacturers could use it also.

		Automation Cartoons - January 11, 2012 Otto creates vision system to check homework for errors.

		Automation Cartoons - December 21, 2011 - Cartoon Caption Contest Congratulations to our winner! The cartoon caption was submitted by Wayne Chastain in Maryland.

		Automation Cartoons - December 14, 2011 Otto in search of low-cost controller for small systems.

		Automation Cartoons - December 7, 2011 Otto helps plant engineers decide on whether to use a DCS or PLC.

		Automation Cartoons - November 23, 2011 - Cartoon Caption Contest Otto uses CARVE algorithm on Turkey. Caption submitted by Ken Belteau in Texas.

		Automation Cartoons - November 16, 2011 Otto to do some downtime analysis at the plant.

		Automation Cartoons - November 9, 2011 Otto is the 6 Million Dollar Man.

		Automation Cartoons - October 26, 2011 - Cartoon Caption Contest Otto goes trick or treating.

		Automation Cartoons - October 12, 2011 Otto discusses automation engineer's salary with his Dad (and Mom).

		Automation Cartoons - October 5, 2011 Otto teaches his engineer Dad to network.

		Automation Cartoons - September 28, 2011 Otto voices his opinion on lack of security layers on plant network.

		Automation Cartoons - September 21, 2011 Otto goes to Toy Story attraction at Disney World.

		Automation Cartoons - September 14, 2011 Otto learns ladder logic in science lab.

		Automation Cartoons - September 7, 2011 Due to child labor laws, Otto is declined employment.

		Automation Cartoons - August 31, 2011 Otto to design 'A Day in the Life of Automation' Disney attraction.

		Automation Cartoons - August 24, 2011 "Otto offered job at Disney Imagineering."

		Automation Cartoons - August 17, 2011 Otto wants to go to Disney World before school starts again.

		Automation Cartoons - August 10, 2011 "Management asked for a total cost versus benefit analysis for this plant upgrade."

		Automation Cartoons - August 3, 2011 "Otto is Consulting during Summer Break"

		Automation Cartoons - July 27, 2011 "Our competitor’s new plant has twice the output of our plant."

		Automation Cartoons - July 6, 2011 - Cartoon Caption Contest "WOW!! The Fireworks industry is in the game, that's the best use of AUTOMATION I have seen yet!"

		Automation Cartoons - June 29, 2011 "Hmm, I think I just crashed The Cloud by overloading it with data."

		Automation Cartoons - June 15, 2011 - Cartoon Caption Contest Congratulations to our two winners - Mike Wegenka in Wisconsin and Mitch Dolenic in Oklahoma.

		Automation Cartoons - June 8, 2011 Otto offered summer internships because of WAD plan.

		Automation Cartoons - June 1, 2011 "Otto is concerned the end of the world will conflict with his WAD schedule."

		Automation Cartoons - May 25, 2011 "Otto blocks Stuxnet-like virus."

		Automation Cartoons - May 18, 2011 Otto installs at wireless mesh network at STEM preschool.

		Automation Cartoons - May 11, 2011 Otto puts a profile on LinkedIn.

		Automation Cartoons - May 4, 2011 "Bring Your Child to Work Day"

		Automation Cartoons - April 27, 2011 "How's an engineer supposed to design an energy optimization control system with all these different energy data standards?"

		Automation Cartoons - April 20, 2011 "How about Hannover Messe for our next preschool field trip?"

		Automation Cartoons - April 6, 2011 - Cartoon Caption Contest "Yesterday there was a homeless person here. I told you automation can replace anybody." This caption was submitted by David Visnich of Burns & McDonnell in Kansas City, MO.

		Automation Cartoons - March 30, 2011 "Otto is excelling in all of his classes, but we are concerned about his ability to socialize with other students."

		Automation Cartoons - March 23, 2011 "We’ll accept Otto in our preschool on one condition – he doesn’t correct the teachers when they make mistakes."

		Automation Cartoons - March 9, 2011 - Cartoon Caption Contest "I'm teaching it to fly fish so I can take it with me on vacation next week." This caption was submitted by David McCune of Leggett & Platt in Carthage, MO.

		Automation Cartoons - March 2, 2011 "Otto designs wireless HVAC sensor."

		Automation Cartoons - February 23, 2011 "Why can’t you automation engineers design a system that doesn’t make me too hot or too cold?"

		Automation Cartoons - February 16, 2011 "Don’t feel too bad, Otto has the C.A.P."

		Automation Cartoons - February 9, 2011 "Don't wait for an all inclusive standard to be complete before using wireless. Just pick one that's popular and go with it. Just like when you started dating..."

		Automation Cartoons - February 2, 2011 "Little Otto is already showing signs of the CAP – he’s tweaking the temperature control loop on the heat lamp."

		Automation Cartoons - January 26, 2011 "The doctor told us about the C.A.P. Have you decided on a name yet?"

		Automation Cartoons - January 19, 2011 "Mr. & Mrs. Mation, your son was born with the C.A.P. and is destined to become an engineer."

		Automation Cartoons - January 12, 2011 "It was a tough decision, but I've decided on which one of you I'm going to hire."

		Automation Cartoons - December 29, 2010 - Cartoon Caption Contest "I haven't seen XZ400 this loose since we spiked his hydraulic fluid last St. Patrick's Day." This caption was submitted by Mitch Dolenic in Oklahoma. Congratulations to our winner and thank you to everyone who submitted a caption idea!

		Automation Cartoons - December 15, 2010 - Cartoon Caption Contest "Sorry boys, but the last 'Cane-Checker 2000' went to a Plant in Georgia. You're on Q.C. for another year!" This caption was submitted by Randy Peck of Litchfield, MN. Congratulations to our winner and thank you to everyone who submitted a caption idea!

		Automation Cartoons - December 8, 2010 "Our competitor has increased production rates and revenue by 40% by installing state-of-the-art control systems and adding global distribution."

		Automation Cartoons - December 1, 2010 "Joe’s finally back and he fixed our process line just in time for Christmas. It’s a good thing hunting season is over – nothing gets between Joe and deer hunting."

		Automation Cartoons - November 24, 2010 - 11/23/10 "I retrofitted some old plant equipment and perfected an automated turkey roaster and carver. Now, if I could just come up with a way to keep my in-laws busy, I could watch football in peace."

		Automation Cartoons - November 10, 2010 - Cartoon Caption Contest "Demoted after the 'incident', XJ-9 is forced to serve coffee to lazy engineers." This caption was submitted by Peter & Theresa Mitchell of Scotch Plains, NJ. Congratulations to our winner and thank you to everyone who submitted a caption idea!

		Automation Cartoons - November 3, 2010 "If we put our plant data in the cloud, does the data get lost if there’s a thunderstorm?"

		Automation Cartoons - October 27, 2010 "My son played football and got a job flipping burgers after graduation." "My son played FIRST and won a scholarship to MIT."

		Automation Cartoons - October 20, 2010 "Don’t worry about that pay raise, Boss, the feeling of accomplishment and technical challenges are enough of a reward."

		Automation Cartoons - October 13, 2010 "Sorry Floyd, I should have warned you that this fair isn’t like the state fair."

		Automation Cartoons - September 29, 2010 - Cartoon Caption Contest "It took four prescriptions before we got this new vision system dialed in, but it should be good for the next year. It's also covered under our company health plan." This caption was submitted by Mitch Dolenic in Oklahoma. Congratulations to our winner and thank you to everyone who submitted a caption idea!

		Automation Cartoons - September 22, 2010 "I don’t understand why he is so happy with his new license plate number."

		Automation Cartoons - September 15, 2010 "We better not tell our manager that this latest simulation-to-control technology makes our jobs easier or we’ll never get our pay raise."

		Automation Cartoons - September 8, 2010 "Instead of paying tribute to our company’s founder, we pay tribute to Dick Morley, the found of the PLC. We owe our success to his invention."

		Automation Cartoons - August 25, 2010 - Cartoon Caption Contest "Sir, please calm down. Our automated surgeon does not respond well under stressing loads." This caption was submitted by Mitch Dolenic in Oklahoma. Congratulations to our winner and thank you to everyone who submitted a caption idea!

		Automation Cartoons - August 18, 2010 "Hey boss, I decided to use an auctioneer to help us decide which company will do our next automation project."

		Automation Cartoons - August 11, 2010 "Honey, I converted all our appliances to smart devices. Now I’m just waiting for the SmartGrid infrastructure to come online so we can start paying higher energy rates."

		Automation Cartoons - August 4, 2010 "Since your product took so many years to evolve into a great product, does that mean it's not an intelligent design?" This cartoon idea was submitted by Carl Foresti of Linden, NJ. Thanks for the idea, Carl!

		Automation Cartoons - July 28, 2010 "Morpheus, I’ve heard this term, Smart Grid, before. It’s what they called the Matrix before it took control of our lives."

		Automation Cartoons - July 21, 2010 "When our operators heard about our lean manufacturing initiative, they all went on a strict diet and collectively lost 150 pounds."

		Automation Cartoons - July 7, 2010 - Cartoon Caption Contest "This one was previously owned by a steroids manufacturer and their product contaminated the oil supply." This caption is a combination of ideas submitted by Brian Snuggs in South Carolina, Ken Belteau in Texas, and Daniel Isaman in Colorado. Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who submitted a caption idea!

		Automation Cartoons - June 30, 2010 "Our project managers (Jim and Eric) are dictating that everyone on the team eat Modbus Cereal. It’s been proven to reduce start-up times by 50%."

		Automation Cartoons - June 23, 2010 "We put all this high-tech control equipment in 30 years ago. I still don't understand why we can't get the information we need out of the system."

		Automation Cartoons - June 16, 2010 "I am sorry, but we've recently discovered that ads on Automation.com get more attention than a screaming, flying monkey, so this Friday will be your last day..."

		Automation Cartoons - June 9, 2010 "How many oil executives and politicians does it take to stop the oil leak?"

		Automation Cartoons - June 2, 2010 "When I told management that we needed to increase security around our control systems, this is NOT what I had in mind..."

		Automation Cartoons - May 19, 2010 "My son just got his engineering degree and landed a high paying job at a large bank. They figure the next time the bank gets in trouble, he can engineer a way out."

		Automation Cartoons - May 12, 2010 - Cartoon Caption Contest We have two winners for this caption contest... "Without proper automation, the future looks quite dark." AND "Son, it's time for you and me to have that long, difficult talk about the birds and the BPs."

		Automation Cartoons - May 5, 2010 "I don't care if you received a patent on your process simulation software. You still have to finish your English assignment."

		Automation Cartoons - April 28, 2010 "Not even German Engineering can control this process."

		Automation Cartoons - April 21, 2010 "Thanks to the spring flooding, we can now mix business with pleasure. I wouldn't eat what you catch though."

		Automation Cartoons - April 14, 2010 "Hope." This cartoon idea was submitted by Nancy Zarrow at Ripple Effect Communications in Boston, MA

		Automation Cartoons - March 31, 2010 - Cartoon Caption Contest "Great invention, Stan! But...shouldn't we invent the 'cart' before we invent a better way to load it?" This caption was submitted by Jason Sanders of ProSoft Technology in Bakersfield, CA.

		Automation Cartoons - March 24, 2010 "Engineering has an idea for a new product. Send a new product release to the publications. If people show interest, we'll build it."

		Automation Cartoons - March 17, 2010 World without Automation: "I could use a little help here."

		Automation Cartoons - March 10, 2010 "Fletcher, your father has huge problems with the plant control network and wants you to call him urgently." This cartoon idea was submitted by Ivan Doudin from Honeywell in Kazakhstan.

		Automation Cartoons - March 3, 2010 "We finally figured out how to get the upper hand on our competition: we want you to go work for them."

		Automation Cartoons - February 24, 2010 "Stanley, the Project Manager wants to know about your $5000 expense labeled 'Miscellaneous Programming Aids.' Do you remember what that was?"

		Automation Cartoons - February 10, 2010 The tank is half full. The tank is half empty. The tank is twice as big as it should be.

		Automation Cartoons - February 3, 2010 - Cartoon Caption Contest - 02/02/10 "Yeah Chief..say's right here...OSHA part BR549 states that proper PPE and approved face shields must be worn at all times regardless of flame location." This caption was submitted by Marc Ayala in Houston, TX.

		Automation Cartoons - January 27, 2010 "He's the only person who knows how to program our 20 year old PLCs."

		Automation Cartoons - January 20, 2010 "What's the difference?" "Both machines have the same specs - the left was built with 2008 labor costs and the right was built with 2010 labor costs."

		Automation Cartoons - January 13, 2010 "What, no year-end bonus? May I propose a 2010 bonus program based on the millions of dollars I'm saving the company by automating the manufacturing facility?"

		Automation Cartoons - January 6, 2010 "Management is dictating a completely lean manufacturing facility, so no more junk food on breaks."

		Automation Cartoons - December 16, 2009 - Cartoon Caption Contest "OK...let's get the programmer back in here and de-hum-bug the process." This caption was submitted by Jason Sanders of ProSoft Technology in Bakersfield, CA.

		Automation Cartoons - December 9, 2009 "My wife finally appreciates the fact that I'm an automation engineer."

		Automation Cartoons - December 2, 2009 "Our management consultants are dictating that we choose an automation supplier that has recently re-organized." "It looks like our list of approved vendors just got longer."

		Automation Cartoons - November 25, 2009 "Why is one of the most popular automation trade shows always held over the Thanksgiving Holiday? Are they trying to tell the U.S. something?"

		Automation Cartoons - November 18, 2009 What's wrong with this picture? The salaries of Automation Engineers versus the salaries of Professional Athletes.

		Automation Cartoons - November 4, 2009 - Cartoon Caption Contest "I should have been suspicious when they asked if we wanted our shipment of machine screws via rail car." This caption was submitted by Jim Loase of PneumaticScaleAngelus in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

		Automation Cartoons - October 28, 2009 "Jones, I am not sure you fully understand Social Networking. Twitter is not intended for broadcasting our production data and machine alarms."

		Automation Cartoons - October 21, 2009 "We finally have a good reason to automate the factory - half of our operators are out with H1N1!"

		Automation Cartoons - October 7, 2009 "You keep telling Johnny to stop playing so many video games, but that appears to be how you make a living."

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