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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.
This month’s comic
Take a look at this month’s comic. If you think of a good caption, send it on over to us!
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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ComicOtto Mation Comic - March 11, 2015
Mr. Barnes presents Otto with a gift that he believes will help alleviate his work load. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - March 4, 2015
Otto walks in on Mr. Barnes who has a hired a psychic reader to predict the future. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - February 25, 2015
Otto asks his manager for a historian to help analyze plant data. -
ComicOtto 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?" -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - January 28, 2015
Otto stops an engineer from plugging a USB drive into a production PC and has an awkward moment. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - January 21, 2015
Otto suggests possible outcome when Mr. Barnes asks for change to old production line. -
ComicOtto 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." -
ComicOtto 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. -
ComicOtto 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." -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - November 19, 2019
The winning caption for this comic caption contest was submitted by Gavin K, in Wisconsin. Congratulations, Gavin! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - November 12, 2014
Otto questions Mr. Barnes about wanting to save money by using Cloud services for their manufacturing software systems. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - November 5, 2014
Otto suppresses Mr. Barnes' excitement over using IoT technology in their manufacturing facilities. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - October 29, 2014
The winning caption was submitted by Brad H. in South Carolina. "You think you are patched together? You should see our 20 year old DCS system." -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - October 8, 2014
The sales engineer from key software supplier gets distracted by a request from Otto's company. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - September 24, 2014
The winning caption was submitted by Thomas O. in Texas. "See what I mean Mr. Barnes? I wasn't kidding about our equipment predating the stone age!" -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - September 10, 2014
Much to the chagrin of the CEO, Otto proposes more worthwhile and cost-effective control systems expenditures than past purchases. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - August 27, 2014
Otto bluffs Mr. Barnes into thinking he is leaving the company. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - August 20, 2014
Otto is the victim of his company's understaffed automation group. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - August 6, 2014
Mr. Barnes' exemplary management style and use of Pig Latin will help him lead the merge of the I.T. and Automation departments. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - July 30, 2014
Instead of getting a pay raise, Otto receives inexperienced help to lessen his workload. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - July 23, 2014
Otto laments over his salary, but delivers an unrecognized jab to his boss. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - July 16, 2014
Otto tries to convince his veteran colleague to embrace the latest technology in smartphones and tablets. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - June 18, 2014
Otto's company suffers the consequences because management didn't take cybersecurity seriously. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - June 11, 2014
Otto questions his colleague about the stacks and stacks of trade magazines on his desk. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic Caption Contest - May 21, 2014
The winning captions were submitted by Russell Smith in Ontario, Canada and Stan Hoo in New Jersey. The top caption was submitted by Russell and the bottom caption was submitted by Stan. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - May 14, 2014
Otto questions his colleague about all the data from the manufacturing systems. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - May 7, 2014
Otto asks Mr. Barnes for money to redesign their best-selling machine. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - April 30, 2014
Otto walks in on Mr. Barnes giving a hug to one of his robots. This comic idea was submitted by Nancy Zarrow from Massachusetts. Thank you, Nancy! -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - April 23, 2014
Mr. Barnes inundates Otto with all of the latest industry buzz-words. -
ComicOtto Mation Comic - April 16, 2014
How to use robots and stay compliant with the Equal Opportunity Employment Act. This comic idea was submitted by Nancy Zarrow from Massachusetts. Thank you, Nancy!