This feedback was important for us to receive because it highlighted a key difference between how DMC is viewed from within and from outside the organization. When someone hears that DMC has offices across the country, it is reasonable to assume these are sales offices. Many companies start up this way: a central office where the technical work takes place, with satellite sales offices for relationship building and sales generation.

More Than Pins on a Map

As DMC expands to open and grow offices in new geographic regions, it isn’t because they want another dot on the map or a statement of presence in those locales. Rather, the intention is to establish engineering presence in the area – offices that provide a location to do actual engineering work to solve problems, develop systems, serve customers, and help deliver projects.

This distinction makes all the difference. Offices of DMC aren’t just a place where you meet someone and talk about business or make introductions. They are places of active technical development. In DMC regional offices, engineers are actively designing automation systems, writing software, setting up test equipment, creating manufacturing processes, integrating hardware, addressing customer needs, and more.

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Local Presence Still Matters

Even in an age where virtual collaboration is commonplace, there are times when physical presence cannot be overlooked. Seeing a piece of equipment, touring the manufacturing floor, observing the testing apparatus, reviewing the assembly of a control panel, or sitting down with a customer’s team to troubleshoot an issue may present challenges that cannot be fully understood from a diagram, specification, or teleconference call.

That is where the regional presence provided by DMC becomes useful. For many of our clients, our engineers are just a few hours away from their facilities. We can respond to their needs more quickly, build stronger personal connections, and provide the human touch that is so essential to creating a successful technical solution.

It is particularly important for projects involving actual machinery, equipment, limitations, and operating environments. Often, the most effective solution may not be reached from afar but will require the presence of someone with a direct and personal understanding of what the challenge entails.

That said, the regional nature of DMC’s operations does not preclude clients from choosing engineers from any office outside the nearest one. That is where DMC’s approach truly shines.

OneDMC: Local Connection, National Depth

DMC’s office locations are our engineering teams, but they are not necessarily isolated from one another. We have very much embraced the OneDMC approach, meaning that our regional presence is backed by the complete technical expertise of DMC on a national level.

While a customer might work directly with the engineering teams in a local office, there will always be many more layers of technical knowledge backing that local team. Whether a customer’s project requires test automation knowledge, control systems expertise, LabVIEW programming, embedded development, manufacturing automation, cloud, data systems, or even just complicated multi-disciplinary engineering, DMC can bring in the appropriate experts.

And that is what makes our office model quite different from a standard sales office location approach. It combines the benefits of proximity with access to all the knowledge necessary. Customers don’t need to settle for proximity or specialization; with us, they can have both.

That is one of the reasons why we chose to establish offices rather than just sales offices in certain locations. While other companies may only put sales representatives in convenient locations, our office approach allows us to build engineering teams to serve our clients locally while remaining part of a national organization capable of tackling any problems.

Telling the Story More Clearly

The feedback from our partner was a helpful reminder that how we tell our story matters. We know what DMC’s offices are because we live it every day, but we cannot assume others see it the same way. If someone hears “national footprint” and thinks “sales coverage,” then we have an opportunity to better explain what makes our footprint different.

DMC’s growth has been intentional. We have invested in engineering offices because we believe technical work benefits from both local relationships and national collaboration. We want to be close enough to our customers to show up when it matters, while still being connected enough internally to bring the right expertise to every challenge.

So when we say DMC has offices across the country, we are not just saying we have places to meet. We are saying we have engineers across the country. Engineers who are working on real projects, solving real problems, and building real relationships with customers every day.

That is the reality behind DMC’s national footprint—and it is a story worth telling more clearly.

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The agenda featured technical talks from NI’s industry specialists, live demos covering a variety of applications, and hands-on sessions featuring PXI and CompactDAQ systems.

What’s New at NI

NI presented a range of new offerings and shared some insights into their future roadmaps. Here’s a brief overview of some of the key topics discussed. 

Software Updates

• Nigel AL Advisor: You can now chat with Nigel in both LabVIEW and TestStand! Nigel is an AI advisor designed to answer domain-specific questions and provide helpful guidance as you develop in LabVIEW or TestStand.
• FlexLogger Evolution: NI launched a community-driven plug-in repository and a LabVIEW plug-in developer kit to perform higher-level functions in FlexLogger. They also released a LabVIEW Automation API that allows the programmatic control of FlexLogger from LabVIEW.
• InstrumentStudio SCPI Instrument Panels: You can now create and interact with SCPI instrument panels in NI InstrumentStudio, enabling you to control SCPI-compatible instruments, retrieve data and screenshots, and manage configurations.
• New Software License Options: NI has reintroduced perpetual licenses alongside their current subscription licenses for all NI test software.

Review NI’s software roadmaps.

Hardware Updates

• PXI RF Test Portfolio Expansion: NI expanded its RF lineup with higher-frequency and wider-bandwidth VSTs, including the new PXIe-5860. Enhancements also include improved VNAs, agile attenuators, and RFmx software updates supporting Wi-Fi 8, 3GPP, and Bluetooth channel sounding.
• Updated CompactDAQ Hardware: NI’s upgrades include a few hardware updates to the CompactDAQ offering. NI released a new USB-C chassis that has improved ruggedness at a lower cost, which comes in 1, 4, and 8-slot options. They also released new snap-in connector modules for the C-series DAQs, providing easier wiring and module swaps.
• mioDAQ Improvements: NI has continued to improve the recently released mioDAQ with new features in the 2025 Q2 release of the DAQmx Driver, as well as releasing an OEM version for embedded applications.
• New FieldDAQs Released: : New models of the ultra-rugged FieldDAQ devices are here! They feature IP65/67-rated waterproof and dust-tight designs, shock and vibration resistance over 100 g/10 grms, and a temperature range from -40°C to 85°C.

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Boston

The Boston office had a board game night!

Boston also hosted DMSkeast 2024!

Chicago

Chicago DMCers went to Puttery!

Dallas

Dallas DMCers went to Bowlero!

Denver

The Denver office went to the Colorado Rockies’ Opening Day!

San Diego

The San Diego office went to Beeside Balcony during Restaurant Week!

St. Louis

The St. Louis office went to a Blues game!

Seattle

The Seattle office had Hacky/Crafty Tuesday, where they got food, played games, and worked on personal projects!

Washington, DC

The DC office played Pickleball!

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Chicago 

DMC Chicago welcomed Matt Schoessling, Ryan Rask, and Jake Kelley with a Cubs Game!

The team also spent the evening throwing darts at Flight Club.

And had a blast putting puzzles together at happy hour. 

St. Louis 

The St. Louis team started a new tradition: Smoothie Friday!

Washington, D.C.

DMC D.C. used their Activity Fund for a Lego building happy hour — along with some of our other offices!

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The San Diego office welcomed two new team members with a Padres game!

Nick and Yinding also did some line dancing!

The Chicago, Denver, Houston, New York, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis offices celebrated Pride Month with tie-dyeing happy hours. 

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The Boston team celebrated their office’s 10 year anniversary with a bowling party!

DMC’s Washington DC office hosted a brief Yearly Office Event (YOE): a YOE-ekend.

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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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Washington DC

DMC Washington DC hit up the DC holiday market for some desk decorating supplies! Meanwhile, Ryan Druffel made a friend :D.

St. Louis

St. Louis went to a hockey game together. Go Blues!

Chicago

It’s a Chrismukkah celebration at Ashley P. Hollingsworth’s house!

Lenny thwarted Thomas Panek‘s plan to show off his Christmas decorations.

Dallas

Dallas celebrated the holidays together with a mini holiday party!

Dennis seems a little uncertain about Ryan Landwehr’s Christmas tree

Denver

Denver braved the winter chill to cheer on the Broncos!

Boston

Inspired by other offices, Boston went to a Bruins game! Let’s go Bruins, let’s go!

San Diego

DMC San Diego took in some beautiful sights while doing some rock climbing!

The Nicks of DMC San Diego pose for the poster of their surfing movie!

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Fall is finally here! The weather is cooler, and pumpkin spice is wafting in the air — but the fall chill doesn’t stop the fun at DMC! From the YOEzarks to office happy hours, here’s what we’ve been up to in October!

2022 Lake of YOEzarks!

The great DMC YOE finally made its return! This year, DMCers from across the regional offices gathered in St. Louis for a week of fun, bonding, and good times. Here’s just a taste of what went down!

Blowing off some steam at the arcade!

Everyone getting ready for a great feast with drinks at a local winery.

Good food, good company, a warm fire, and a scenic view. What else do you need?

Time for a spelunking adventure!

Taking a minute to relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Did someone say boat party?!

Just one of the many YOEzarks bonding activities — playing card and board games!

Soaking up the last bits of summer on the lake!

Here’s a recap of the weekend:

Clay Shooting & Ice Cream Party

After clay shooting, the DMC Denver office went out for ice cream!

Dance Dance Revolution Happy Hour

DMC Boston had a DDR happy hour!

Cincinnati Welcome Party

The Cincinnati office welcomed Zach Sieber and picked up some sweet new art for the office!

Axe Throwing

The Dallas office prepared for battle with axe throwing!

Surprise Baby Shower

The Houston office held a surprise baby shower for Elizabeth Hill Reed!

Dinner (and Dessert) in D.C.

The D.C. office went out for dinner at Union Market…

and learned how to make moon cakes!

Pirate Ship Welcome Party

Shiver me timbers! The Chicago office journeyed the great lake on a pirate ship!

Pumpkin Palooza Activity Fund

The Chicago office also got together for an evening of food, drinks, and pumpkin carving! 

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