Manufacturers Go Paperless to Increase ROI
If you are interested in going paperless, even if leadership has already decided to move forward, then the ...
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Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Integrated with Data Management Systems
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a comprehensive, non-hierarchical approach to equipment maintenance ...
RFID Implementation Delivers Product Tracking & Inventory Control
The Radio-frequency Identification (RFID) market started off slow in the early 1990s, but is now expected to ...
Cultivating a Culture of Safety
Providing a safe work environment for your employees, contractors and visitors starts with a Vision and ...
Smart Manufacturing Workforce - Do You Already Have the Talent You Will Need?
Smart Manufacturing Defined: The use of real-time data and technology when, where and in the forms that are ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Aging Workforce and the Impact on Safety in Manufacturing
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by 2016, one-third of the U.S. workforce will be age 50 or older and ...
6 Training Tips that Improve Manufacturing Safety
After implementing important machine safety measures in a manufacturing facility, your team should have all ...
Increase Efficiencies with Standardized HMI
Every manufacturer has a HMI or Human Machine Interface, but they might not know it. From physical pushbutton ...
National Safety Month – Safety: It Takes All Of Us
A couple of weeks ago, Polytron held a Machine Safety Imperative Seminar and one of the guest speakers was ...
3 Keys to a Successful Systems Integration Project
Once you have found a systems integrator that suits your needs, its time to execute. By conveying your ...
3 Factors to Look for in a Systems Integrator
Most manufacturers will start their search for a systems integrator by asking their component manufacturer ...
3 Questions to Help You Determine if You Need a Systems Integrator
“Don’t fix what isn’t broken,” is a common mantra among plant managers. As a result, many of our integration ...
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Using the Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) System
Polytron’s safety manager, Casey Alcala, stays apprised of any changes in the Occupational Safety & ...
Setting a Safety Zone
OSHA and NFPA 70E set Safety standards and requirements for working, approaching and being around energized ...
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Personal Protection Equipment (PPE)
Using the NFPA 70E Simplified Risk table to determine our Personal Protection Equipment shows that we fall in ...