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 ...
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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 ...
Eliminate the Risks of PLC5
During the height of PLC5 adoption in the 90’s, this version of the programmable logic controller was a state ...
Eliminating Automation Technology Risks
Migrations to new technologies are inevitable. A smooth migration from old technologies to new technologies ...
Mitigating Automation Technology Risks
Operating legacy technology beyond obsolescence is a common choice for manufacturers, but the choice should ...
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 ...
Safety Standards and Technology Create a Safe Work Environment
Safety Standards were created and adopted locally and globally to ensure workers are safe, and products are ...
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 ...
Manufacturing Intelligence: Success or Failure?
In the “new normal” of manufacturing, a system for tracking accurate quality metrics and key performance ...
Leveraging Microsoft SharePoint for Manufacturing
Remember the days before computers were involved in almost everything that happened in the office. Wasn't it ...
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 ...
A Small, Simple Change with Big Effects
Even though traditional paperback books remain enjoyable for reading, most businesses would admit that pen ...
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 ...