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Otto Mation has the C.A.P. Cartoon Series

The story of Otto Mation

Little Otto Mation was born with a rare gift called the C.A.P. C.A.P. is an acronym for Certified Automation Professional, which is a non-biased, third-party, objective assessment and confirmation of skills as an automation professional offered by ISA (International Society of Automation). Those of us in the automation industry have studied and worked for years to earn the C.A.P title. Little Otto Mation was born with those C.A.P. skills. Follow the life of Otto through this unique cartoon series.

		Automation Cartoons - May 23, 2012 - Cartoon Caption Contest Otto presented with microphone while campaigning for Worldwide Automation Domination (WAD) in front of White House.

		Automation Cartoons - May 16, 2012 Otto suggests we send a delegation to Hannover Messe so we can learn from Germany.

		Automation Cartoons - May 9, 2012 Otto criticizes management for outsourcing manufacturing IT.

		Automation Cartoons - May 2, 2012 Otto suggests implementation of unifying recipe management system for plants.

		Automation Cartoons - April 25, 2012 Otto meets with supplier salesman to discuss DCS migration.

		Automation Cartoons - April 18, 2012 The computer says there is no high level!

		Automation Cartoons - April 11, 2012 Otto promises to do Root Cause Analysis when elected.

		Automation Cartoons - April 4, 2012 Otto learns about WAD Super PAC to support his campaign.

		Automation Cartoons - March 28, 2012 Otto stands on shoulders of those who came before him.

		Automation Cartoons - March 21, 2012 Otto educates presidential candidates on automation.

		Automation Cartoons - March 14, 2012 Otto selects Automation True Believers to run WAD campaign.

		Automation Cartoons - March 7, 2012 Otto wins debate against presidential hopefuls.

		Automation Cartoons - February 29, 2012 Otto creates new political party called WAD as platform for presidential bid.

		Automation Cartoons - February 22, 2012 Otto addressing automation engineers on campaign trail for WAD.

		Automation Cartoons - February 15, 2012 Otto explains concept of "low hanging fruit" regarding energy saving opportunities.

		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 - 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 2, 2011 "Otto designs wireless HVAC sensor."

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

		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."

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