Help! My Job’s Changing Too Fast!
This post is part of a series of thoughts from BMAS founder/owner Jon Breen on how we learn in industry and how that’s changing. Check out all the posts in…
Video | Bringing Online Education into Engineering Classrooms
Can bringing online education into engineering classrooms better support teachers and students? We think so! In this short video, Breen Machine founder/owner Jon Breen talks about the tremendous value that…
Has Industrial Programming Stagnated Too Long?
Note: This post is part of our series titled Industrial Control is Ripe for Disruption Last week, we talked about hardware, but that’s only one side of the coin. The…
PLCs vs Consumer Tech – Is Change Inevitable?
Note: This is a continuation of last week’s thoughts The easiest difference to see between industrial and consumer electronics is the price-performance ratio. While PLCs typically still cost thousands of USD,…
Video | Online Training for Industrial Automation Professionals
Can online training for industrial automation professionals be faster, less expensive, and more effective all at the same time? In this short video, Breen Machine founder and owner Jon Breen…
Industrial Control is Ripe for Disruption. Are You Ready?
In the consumer tech world, the unrelenting pace of development is so well established, it’s not even news any more. Consumers are constantly demanding faster processing, more memory, better virtual…
Video | My Educational Philosophy
In this short video, Jon Breen talks about the "global change in the way people prefer to approach education" and shares his own educational philosophy behind Breen Machine Automation Academy—a…
The Millennial Takeover is Closer Than You Think
The automation industry has stayed remarkably consistent in the way it approaches programming and technology, despite the drastic changes that have swept through consumer and commercial tech. Following are two…
Control Engineering | Robust Vision Inspection in 5 Simple Steps
Note: I'm pleased to share my recent contribution to Control Engineering's Inside Machines online publication, "Robust Vision Inspection in 5 Simple Steps." Check out the excerpt below, then read the…
Video | Meet BMAS Founder/Owner Jon Breen
Curious who we are and what we're all about? Get to know Jon Breen, founder/owner of Breen Machine Automation Services and Breen Machine Automation Academy--a new online video-based training program…