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Feature Article
 | May 6, 2013

Control System Replacement to Improve Production

Whether processing chemicals or crude oil, the decision to change out your control system is never easy. Then the real work—and benefit—reveals itself. These users have the battle scars to prove it.
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Bio-plastics conference
Blog Post | May 3, 2013

Renewable Bio-plastics Technology is Focus of Conference

Coca-Cola and other food and beverage makers look to the chemical industry for 100% bio-based PET containers.
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Pat Reynolds
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The last thing we wanted to be doing is pounding the PLCs, adding more code, said Campbell's Tom Braydich.
Campbell Soup’s Data Acquisition Journey
Perspective
 | May 2, 2013

Three Questions: Shale Oil and Gas on the Cusp?

How does natural gas development impact the manufacturing chain?
Full Article
Column
 | April 26, 2013

Choosing the Right SPC Vendor for Your Company

A company had recently decided to globally deploy an SPC solution independent from the work it was doing in ERP, EQMS, and MES.
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Column
 | April 25, 2013

The Future of Manufacturing: Industry 4.0

Germany today is awash in conversations regarding an initiative known as “Industry 4.0.” I just returned from the Hannover Fair in Germany.
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Feature Article
 | March 28, 2013

Users Look Past Prevention to Increase Availability and Profits

Opportunities will be earned in 2013, not a gift of a rapidly expanding economy. Be ag-gressive in sales and marketing with special attention paid to growing customer loyalty.
Full Article
Column
 | March 28, 2013

Information-Driven Manufacturing Should Replace Go-Slow Strategies

Manufacturers tend to be conservative and slow to embrace new information technologies.
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Column
 | March 26, 2013

Quality Is a Competitive Advantage

Companies spend a lot of time on financial and competitive analysis, but many fail to realize that the most significant threat to their business can come from within.
Full Article
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Feature Article
 | March 15, 2013

Vapor Clouds: Fires and Ongoing Learning

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Typical products designed for hazardous areas
Feature Article
 | March 15, 2013

Products and Processes: Explosion-Proof and Intrinsically Safe

While hazardous conditions are a fact of life in industrial plants, end users, safety organizations and automation suppliers are doing everything they can to ensure products are explosion-proof, proce
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