Industrial automation that survives contact with the plant floor.
A complete, real-world guide to automation, IIoT and controls — with the working calculators, checklists, templates and HMI wireframes engineers actually use. Frame it, architect it, deliver it, operate it.
One guide, three cumulative tiers
Start with free samples, get the complete book, add the full working asset pack, then unlock editable sources and a team licence — each tier contains everything below it.
Free account
Your dashboard, free samples & preview sections.
Essentials · $29
The complete 10-part guide, all ten parts.
Practitioner · $69
Add the full 38-asset working pack.
Team / Pro · $149
Editable sources, team licence & updates.
The Real-World Frameworks series
Industrial Automation
Frame it, architect it layer by layer from field devices to the enterprise, then deliver and operate it — the whole arc of an automation project, made clear.
Predictive Maintenance
Instrument assets, read the signals, and act before failure — the CBM/PdM playbook.
Industrial IoT & Data Architecture
Design the path from field signal to cloud dashboard — brokers, historians and rule chains.
Industrial Automation: Real-World Frameworks & Implementation Guide
Frame it, architect it layer by layer from field devices to the enterprise, then deliver and operate it — the whole arc of an automation project, made clear.
- ~190 pages across 10 parts & 46 sections
- 38 working calculators, checklists, templates & wireframes
- 28 original technical figures & diagrams
- Verifiable certificate on the companion course
38 files you'll actually open on the job
Every asset is cross-referenced to the part of the guide it supports — ready to use in the Practitioner tier, editable in Team / Pro.
Calculators & sizing tools
- · ROI / Payback Calculator
- · I/O Count & Sizing
- · Controller-Selection Scorecard
- + 8 more
Checklists
- · URS Completeness Checklist
- · Architecture Design-Review
- · Alarm Rationalization
- + 9 more
Templates & manuals
- · URS Template
- · Build-vs-Buy Decision Matrix
- · PLC Naming & Code-Standard Manual
- + 3 more
Reference libraries
- · Reusable PLC Code-Block Library
- · Architecture Reference Diagrams
- · Protocol Comparison Matrix
- + 2 more
HMI wireframe sets
- · HMI: Plant / Area Overview
- · HMI: Process Detail
- · HMI: Alarm Summary
- + 1 more
Proof of work, worth sharing
Complete the companion course, pass the checks and submit the capstone — then download a verifiable certificate with a unique ID and a public verification page.
- Unique certificate ID + public verification link
- One-click share to LinkedIn
- Issued against the Industrial Automation course
Equip the whole team — without the admin overhead
The Team / Pro tier adds a multi-user site licence, editable sources and every future update to this edition, so your engineers work from one shared standard.
Team / site licence
Multi-user rights for one site or team, versus single-user on the lower tiers.
Editable sources
Unlocked spreadsheet formulas and editable docs — adapt every asset to your plant standards.
Updates included
All future updates to this edition at no extra cost, with a version changelog.
Most automation material stops at ladder logic. This one walks from a blank URS all the way to a signed-off SAT — with the checklists and calculators you'll reuse on every project.
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