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The BYOD Question
Blog Post | May 22, 2013

The BYOD Question

The proliferation of mobile device access to business systems has lead many companies to opt for a BYOD (bring your own device) approach to save money. Research now shows that idea to be flawed.
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News
 | May 22, 2013

Manufacturing Trends: Rising Wages, Labor Shortages Drive Factories Out of China

Low-wage countries in Asia, Latin America and even eastern Europe are benefitting from companies fleeing rising wages and labor shortages in China, according to the latest PIERS report.
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Podcast | May 22, 2013

Podcast: Automated, Wireless Replenishment of Packaging Materials

At The Automation Conference 2013, contract OTC pharma manufacturer Perrigo presented their Stage By Component process, where Automated Guided Vehicles bring packaging materials to packaging lines on
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Alan Beaulieu, President, Institute for Trend Research
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 | May 22, 2013

Economy Slowing, but Not Like 2009

The rate of growth in the U.S. economy will be slowing later this year until a mild recession takes hold in the second half of 2014.
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Blog Post | May 16, 2013

Lots to Learn at The Automation Conference

Not everybody was able to attend The Automation Conference May 14-15 in Chicago. So I figured I’d share a few things I heard while there.
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News
 | May 15, 2013

Energy Efficiency Creates Significant Cost Savings

Delta Institute set out to show Chicago manufacturers what could be done to improve operational energy efficiency, which is not only good for the environment but good for the bottom line as well.
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News
 | May 15, 2013

Cyber Security Continuous Improvement: Do Something

Industrial cyber security concerns and tactics were woven throughout The Automation Conference 2013.
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News
 | May 15, 2013

Why Do Automation System Integration Projects Fail?

A panel of certified control system integrators share the hard questions end users should be asking to ensure they get the automation systems they need.
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News
 | May 15, 2013

Addressing the ‘Fatal Flaw’ in Engineering Education

At The Automation Conference, Purdue’s Gary Bertoline explained the problems with a theoretically based higher-education system in the U.S., and gave solutions to bring it back in line with manufactur
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TAC 2013
News
 | May 15, 2013

Automation Community Comes Together at TAC 2013

The Automation Conference for 2013 included a stellar lineup of speakers, a tabletop exhibition area, and ample networking opportunities for those dedicated to solving automation challenges in manufac
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News
 | May 15, 2013

Scholarship Supports Chicago Manufacturing Initiative

At TAC 2013, Summit Media Group presented a check to a Chicago high school program looking to put a fire in the belly of students to pursue manufacturing-related jobs.
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Blog Post | May 15, 2013

Campbell Soup’s Data Acquisition Journey

Tom Braydich, Campbell's director of controls and maintenance systems engineering, doesn't want to pound his PLCs full of code to enjoy the benefits of the automated data collection. So he found another way, and told attendees at The Automation Conference about it.
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News
 | May 14, 2013

Are You Ready? The New Industrial Revolution Is Here

Digitalization of part drawings, additive manufacturing and other advances are commoditizing parts manufacturing.
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Kai Mariappan, Coca-Cola
News
 | May 14, 2013

Get Your Head Into the Cloud

Coca-Cola’s Kai Mariappan explained at The Automation Conference why the cloud makes perfect sense for automation maintenance. And why it should be called ‘cloutamation.’
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PepsiCo's Jeff Russell talks with Automation World's David Greenfield
News
 | May 14, 2013

Attendees Flock to The Automation Conference

More than 230 attendees enjoyed Day One of The Automation Conference 2013, the second annual gathering of manufacturing, process plant and packaging professionals interested in driving efficiency thro
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