The day began with a guided tour of DMC’s Chicago headquarters, where students visited each service area to hear directly from team members about their work, tools, clients, and favorite projects. The group also toured DMC’s fabrication studio to observe how custom control panels are designed and assembled, gaining insight into the hands-on manufacturing processes that support DMC’s automation solutions.

To give students meaningful technical exposure, DMC’s two largest service areas, Automation & Manufacturing Intelligence (Automation) and Test & Measurement Automation (T&M), each led an immersive lab experience modeled after real client projects. These activities showcased the distinct tools and workflows used by DMC engineers across disciplines. In the Automation lab, students worked with Siemens’ TIA Portal to program a PLC in Ladder Logic, designing and commissioning a two-way stoplight control system. The exercise reflected the complete project lifecycle followed by DMC automation engineers, from system design and code development to hardware integration and testing. Several externs described this activity as a highlight of the day, sharing that “I thought the activity was very engaging and fun, and I learned a lot about how PLCs work, ladder logic, and the process of problem-solving as a team.”

In the T&M lab, students were introduced to test automation and data acquisition tools that support DMC’s verification and validation projects. Using a NI cDAQ and LabVIEW with NI MAX, participants investigated a simulated stoplight malfunction, analyzed the system’s behavior, and identified the software as the source of the issue. Guided by DMC engineers, they implemented and verified code updates to restore proper function, gaining hands-on insight into DMC’s problem-solving process and collaborative engineering approach. One participant commented, “I liked the detective work and figuring out which lights corresponded to which outputs. The logic aspect was really fun—it felt like a puzzle to determine which output should connect to which light when we clicked the red or green light.”

Following the lab sessions, externs had the opportunity to connect with some of the women engineers at DMC over lunch for an open discussion about professional growth and experiences as women in STEM. These conversations provided valuable insight into the diverse career paths within engineering and fostered meaningful mentorship connections.

The afternoon continued with project highlights from DMC’s various service areas, including Automation & Manufacturing Intelligence, Application Development, Embedded Systems, and Test & Measurement Automation, showcasing the breadth of technical expertise across the company. One extern shared that they “loved seeing how DMC works on everything from large automatic overhead track systems to internal projects to test and measurement systems for the Artemis boosters,” adding that “each project was presented in a very engaging way.”

The event wrapped up with a Q&A session with DMC’s CEO, Frank Riordan, who shared his perspective on leadership, company culture, and the evolving engineering industry. Students were encouraged to ask questions about his career journey and the challenges and rewards of leading a growing engineering firm. One student shared, “I loved being able to meet Frank and hear his experience starting DMC and what direction he sees for the company in the future. I liked how open the Q&A session was, rather than a lecture.”

The externship was an engaging and rewarding experience for both the visiting students and DMC engineers. We were thrilled to share our work and culture with the next generation of engineers and look forward to hosting similar events in the future to continue connecting with emerging STEM talent.

Learn more about DMC’s company culture and check out our open positions!

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The competition will take place over a day and a half, Monday and Tuesday of Automation Fair week, with the winning team announced on Wednesday at 2:30 PM on the Discovery Theater stage.

DMC’s team of experts will be competing against six other teams for honor and glory in a coding challenge that incorporates FactoryTalk Optix, FactoryTalk DataMosaix, FactoryTalk Analytics LogixAI, Studio 5000 Logix Designer, FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition, and Plex.

Good luck to all the teams competing!

Exploring the Expo? Visit us in Booth #752

Stop by our booth to connect with our team, explore our latest automation solutions, and see our custom-built “Drop Bot” in action.

Test your skills against Drop Bot in a life-sized game of Connect Four or challenge your colleagues to a game.

Will we see you at the show? Let us know!

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Don’t miss the chance to connect with the DMC team at Automation Fair 2025. Register today and meet with us in Chicago at Booth #752.

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We are proud to partner with NI (National Instruments) on the Expo floor to showcase our best-in-class Battery Production Test solutions.

We will be available to meet with your team and accelerate your battery test solutions. Please reach out if you are attending The Battery Show and could benefit from meeting the DMC team.

Register for a free Expo pass here, and Visit booth 2717 to learn more.

Conference Information

The Battery Show is America’s largest Battery and Electric Vehicle (EV) Technology conference. The conference features technical sessions, technology launches, product demos, and keynote presentations from the nation’s top battery and EV technology suppliers.

Learn more about DMC’s partnership with NI.

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While these events usually span the greater part of a week, DMC DC recently hosted a "YOE-ekend" and welcomed DMC to explore Washington DC on a shortened timeline. 

This was the first YOE the DC Team hosted. Adam Wojcik, Senior Manager of DMC’s Mid-Atlantic region, coordinated the event.

“We had a really small team with just three people in the DC office, so we tried to scope it to a smaller group, targeting something like 4 to 6 guests, Adam said. "It was still a really fun time. We had 4 DMC people and 3 plus ones."

Attendees started the weekend with dinner, karaoke, and board games on the office rooftop. 

The fun continued with a Tiki Boat Cruise along the National Mall.

The boat cruise took place on the Smithsonian's "Solstice Saturday", giving the DC group the perfect follow up activity to their boat ride. They spent the rest of the afternoon exploring the museums during extended hours. 

And the group managed to dodge the rain that was surrounding that whole weekend. 

The DC office is already making plans for a full-length YOE in the near future.  

Learn more about DMC's company culture. 

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This two-day conference, hosted by NI , covers the latest developments in NI technology and its applications in the Test and Measurement industry with seminars, trainings, and networking opportunities.

Click here for more information about NI Connect 2023

DMC has worked with NI for more than 25 years. As frequent participants of NI conferences, we look forward once again to engaging with other members of the NI partner community and keeping up to speed on latest NI investments, NI products/offerings, and industry trends. 6 members of our team will attend this year’s event.

Senior Project Engineer Chris Cilino's presentation, "Everything a Software Engineer Needs to Know That Has Nothing to Do with Software Engineering," will be held on Tuesday, May 23 at 3:15pm.

Darren Jones, Senior Director of Test & Measurement, will be in the Partner Forum Keynote, participating in a panel discussion on Monday, May 22nd.

You can live stream the main conference keynotes here.

In addition to two presentations, DMC will participate in business strategy meetings with the NI teams and Business Units.  We also look forward to meeting with leaders from some of DMC's key accounts.

Click here to register for NI Connect 2023.

Presentation Info

Everything a Software Engineer Needs to Know That Has Nothing to Do with Software Engineering | Chris Cilino

May 23 | Meeting Room 12A | 3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.  

Chris Cilino is a LabVIEW Champion and Certified LabVIEW Architect on DMC's Test & Measurement team in Austin, Texas. Join him as he shares his insights on the soft skills necessary for a successful career in software engineering. 

We look forward to connecting with you! Come find us on the Expo floor with the Transportation and Portfolio Business Units and reach out to us if you'd like to connect in Austin!

Learn more about DMC's partnership with NI.

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Members from both organizations gathered at Beckhoff sites in Denver and Houston, and at DMC offices in Boston, Chicago, and Dallas to network and discuss the latest developments in Beckhoff technology. The Beckhoff team put together some great content, including some hands-on technology training activities.

Speakers from Beckhoff included Daymon Thompson – Director of Product Management, Casey Taylor- Software Product Manager, Jeff Johnson – Mechatronics Product Manager, and Peter Swift- Mechatronics Senior Project Engineer.

The event gave DMC a front row seat to the latest developments in Beckhoff hardware and software, including XPlanar & XTS technologies. Attendees enjoyed several hands-on XTS training sessions and Q&A opportunities with Beckhoff experts.

Carl Remler, Senior Project Engineer at DMC, was especially excited to learn about upcoming features such as TcPKG package manager, Doxygen-style generation of HTML help pages, and a new HMI widget for EtherCAT network diagnostics.

Kevin Stanzinewski, Systems Engineer at DMC, looks forward to dark mode and support for redundant controllers in the next TwinCAT release and future projects involving XTS and XPlanar. He states, “XTS and XPlanar are awesome new technologies based on their modularity, flexibility, precision, and speed.”

Beckhoff XPlanar

Beckhoff XTS

Matt Puskala, Senior Director of Marketing and Application Development at DMC, states, “It was a fun day of festivities, connecting, and continuing the great relationship between our two companies. It was also an opportunity to facilitate introductions of a couple of new faces in both of these growing organizations.”

Learn more about DMC’s Beckhoff and TwinCAT3 programming expertise. 

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The Houston office went on a bike/food tour for Caroline Courbois’ welcome party!

Denver folk jump for joy after completing the Donut Dash (not seen: the donuts)!

The Dallas office put their noggins together and conquered the Escapology Escape Room!

The Cincinnati team introduced Tim Johnson to Skyline Chili!

The Chicago office fulfilled their need for speed at K1 Speedway! (Let’s Go!)

The BOLE project team visited the Kennedy Space Center!

They even became the SLS Rocket!

NY gang visited Brooklyn for some grub from Hometown Bar B Que!

Denver enjoyed the sunshine with a day at the park! (Hi Nola!)

Learn more about DMC’s corporate culture and explore our open positions! 

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