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Otto Mation Comic Series
Meet Otto Mation!
Little Otto Mation was born with a rare gift called the C.A.P. (Certified Automation Professional), which is an objective assessment and confirmation of skills as an automation professional offered by the International Society of Automation (ISA). Those of us in the automation profession have studied and worked for years to earn the C.A.P. Follow the life of Otto through this unique comic series.
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Meet Otto Mation!
Little Otto Mation was born with a rare gift called the C.A.P. (Certified Automation Professional), which is an objective assessment and confirmation of skills as an automation professional offered by the International Society of Automation (ISA). Those of us in the automation profession have studied and worked for years to earn the C.A.P. Follow the life of Otto through this unique comic series.
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Otto Mation Comic - March 11, 2015
Mr. Barnes presents Otto with a gift that he believes will help alleviate his work load. -
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Otto Mation Comic - March 4, 2015
Otto walks in on Mr. Barnes who has a hired a psychic reader to predict the future. -
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Otto Mation Comic - February 25, 2015
Otto asks his manager for a historian to help analyze plant data. -
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Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - February 4, 2015
The winning caption was submitted by Terence M. in Pennsylvania. "How else did you expect me to keep all of our projects on time and under budget?" -
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Otto Mation Comic - January 28, 2015
Otto stops an engineer from plugging a USB drive into a production PC and has an awkward moment. -
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Otto Mation Comic - January 21, 2015
Otto suggests possible outcome when Mr. Barnes asks for change to old production line. -
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Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - December 17, 2014
The winning caption was submitted by Terence M. in Pennsylvania. "Santa, this is the Elfa version of the new automated assembly line." -
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Otto Mation Comic - December 10, 2014
Mr. Barnes tells Otto that he can't use an innovative new controller because it's not on the approved vendor list. -
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Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - November 19, 2014
The winning caption was submitted by Nicholas R. in New York. "No Mr. Barnes, I clearly said we needed a "Turn-Key" solution for our egg inspection line." -
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Otto Mation Comic Caption Contest - November 19, 2019
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Gavin K, in Wisconsin. Congratulations, Gavin!










