Is Ethernet Deterministic? Does It Matter?
Networks are a great modern convenience, and understanding them can be very important for engineers and ...
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Obsolete Technology: How to Justify an Upgrade
Technology obsolescence alone isn’t normally enough to justify a large capital upgrade. But, two drivers that ...
Cybersecurity Patch Management Best Practices
Much of the critical (and dangerous) industrial infrastructure in the developed world is controlled and ...
Packaging Expansion Unintentionally Prepared Manufacturer for the Pandemic
A Fortune 100 CPG company needed to provide larger bundled product to meet demand from customers searching ...
Value Proposition of Simulation
Have you faced significant risk when it’s time to update and upgrade operations? When designing a new ...
Manufacturers Go Paperless to Increase ROI
If you are interested in going paperless, even if leadership has already decided to move forward, then the ...
Wearable Technologies: Using Assisted Reality Glasses on the Plant Floor
“Although I would have said in the early stages of the project that the utter lack of companies and vendors ...
A Scientific Approach to Industrial Line Upgrades
You have a big line upgrade or expansion project. There is a limited budget, zero room for mistakes, and the ...
Control System Modernizations: Is It Time for an Upgrade?
Average Downtime Costs - Industry surveys have shown that the average cost of a downtime incident is ...
Bridging the Manufacturing Skills Gap on the Plant Floor
The manufacturing skills gap has been a national discussion for the last 15 years. In the most recent status ...
Mentoring on the Plant Floor in Moments of Need
In a previous blog, I wrote about using strategies for supporting performance when and where the need arises ...
Capitalizing on the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT)
During new machine installation or upgrade activities some people seem to have a good handle on equipment to ...
Eliminating Automation Technology Risks
Migrations to new technologies are inevitable. A smooth migration from old technologies to new technologies ...
Industrial Network Audits: Is Your Security Compromised?
A sole effort to improve the security of a manufacturing facility isn’t common. But, when controllers aren’t ...
Increase Efficiencies with Standardized HMI
Every manufacturer has a HMI or Human Machine Interface, but they might not know it. From physical pushbutton ...
A Simple Way to Communicate More Effectively
Most of us have had an experience where we have given someone an assignment only to come back later and hear ...
Leveraging Microsoft SharePoint for Manufacturing
Remember the days before computers were involved in almost everything that happened in the office. Wasn't it ...
A Small, Simple Change with Big Effects
Even though traditional paperback books remain enjoyable for reading, most businesses would admit that pen ...
The 4 Main Components of Proper Manufacturing Training
Recently, we were brought into a project where an equipment controls technician had been on-site for six ...
Meeting Deadlines with Equipment Suppliers: Contingency Planning and Negotiation
We are dedicated to executing each job on time and within the project scope. A lot of planning, management ...