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Grantek is a leading provider of integrated manufacturing automation services. Our innovative solutions are designed to increase our clients' return on investment and reduce time to market through improved manufacturing productivity, product quality, asset utilization and integrated technology.

Videos

How manufacturers should assess their operations to figure out which metrics to track with MES software.
Dec. 16, 2022
Learn the key differences among programmable automation controllers, programmable logic controllers, and industrial PCs.
April 15, 2022
In this episode we look at OEE and its potential role in industry's digital transformation; why BMW developed its own artificial intelligence powered robots; and seven critical...
July 30, 2020

Podcasts

Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
The differences among and preferences for Instruction List, Structured Text, Ladder Diagram, Function Block Diagram, and Sequential Function Chart PLC programming languages, as...
Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
In this episode, we explore Meantime to Repair (MTTR) and Meantime Before/Between Failure (MTBF) to better understand how these metrics are applied and calculated and how they...
Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
A look at the overlaps and differences between SCADA and MES technologies and how their functions can be combined, with an example of a manufacturer that has done it.
Automation World: Gets Your Questions Answered
In this episode, we connect with Sam Russem of Grantek to get a better understanding of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) metrics, how they're applied, and the impact on the...

Blogs

Drawing on the simple but ubiquitous e-stop button to make his point, a system integrator explained the insights that could be gained by taking a closer look at safety data in...
May 26, 2018
A Canadian water wastewater operation that encompasses six separate treatment plants recognized its need to increase visibility into existing systems and spot trends to help them...
June 4, 2012

Articles

Identifying the benefits and costs of smart manufacturing to demonstrate return on investment.
July 18, 2023
The old maxim that nothing can be improved without measurement has long been a driver for manufacturing execution software use. But how do you decide which metrics to track in...
Jan. 11, 2023
Upgrading human-machine interface hardware and software amid industry’s digital transformation is rarely the direct replacement process it once was. System integrators offer valuable...
Dec. 8, 2022
When it comes to evaluating PLC programming languages, it’s important to realize you’ll likely use more than one. That’s why it’s key to pick the right programming tools for the...
June 1, 2022
System integrators share their tips on the differences between PLCs, PACs, and Industrial PCs, including their best use cases and how to choose the right one for your environment...
March 22, 2022
Automation is generally viewed as a value-adding technology, but it can also add costs due to complexity and an inability to deliver on investment justifications.
Feb. 22, 2022
The next big cybersecurity challenge for manufacturers is how to secure the remote access points that have been implemented on the plant floor during the pandemic before hackers...
Dec. 21, 2021
The “mean time to repair” and “mean time before failure” metrics can be used to track asset performance as well as maintenance teams and individuals.
Sept. 9, 2021
The growing overlap in functionalities between MES and SCADA are likely to continue with tighter integration in pursuit of a single pane of glass.
Aug. 3, 2021
System consolidation offers a number of cost and complexity reduction benefits. But when it comes to mission critical systems, do the benefits outweigh the risks? A system integrator...
May 12, 2021

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With the pharmaceutical industry pushing for ever greater plant optimization, a major pharma manufacturer updated its batch processing platform and improved its electronic batch...
Aug. 9, 2019
The cloud, the Internet of Things, machine learning, artificial intelligence—all are in the script making enterprise resource planning a rising star again.
April 1, 2019
Powered by IIoT and analytics, a range of controls and other devices are making it easier to be safe while also increasing productivity.
March 8, 2019
System integrator Grantek helped a Canadian pharmaceutical manufacturer update its legacy facility to provide better product routing and more plant data to prepare its operations...
May 11, 2018
Because phones, tablets and other mobile devices can squeeze latency and other waste from processes, they are rapidly becoming serious tools for manufacturing.
Feb. 12, 2013