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Larry White, CMA, CFM, CPA, CGFM, Executive Director, Resource Consumption Accounting Institute.
Workforce
What Financial Metrics Drive Manufacturing Company Value?
Find out what metrics manufacturers should use to gain insights into their performance, drive their stock price, and create long-term financial impact—outside of just routine financial statement-oriented accounting systems.
Larry White
Jan 19th, 2021
Chris Muir, General Manager of Asset Operations, SAGE Automation
Plant Maintenance
Optimizing Asset Performance Through Procurement
Chris Muir
Jan 18th, 2021
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Workforce
Where Do Operators Fit With Current Manufacturing Technology Trends?
Rafael Amaral
Kim Fiddaman
Dec 28th, 2020
Matt Ruth, President, Avanceon
IIoT
Manufacturing Innovation – Who Do The Little Guys Turn To?
Matt Ruth
Dec 21st, 2020
Ecolab is using augmented reality from Microsoft to help service its customers remotely, particularly in light of pandemic restrictions on access.
Home
Remote Access Technologies Help Keep Food Sanitation Workers Safe
Aaron Hand
Dec 18th, 2020
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IIoT
Improving Process Accessibility with Wireless Metering
Emerson’s 5700 Coriolis transmitter features Wi-Fi connectivity, but can also be delivered without Wi-Fi for applications in which such connectivity brings undesirable risk.
David Miller
Dec 17th, 2020
Opening Spread
Home
Networks Take Center Stage
With networking technologies increasingly taking the lead role and acting as the heart of automated processes, does that change the role of controllers in more connected industrial environments?
James Koelsch
Dec 14th, 2020
Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots
Sponsored
Check out The Cobot Spot from Universal Robots
Looking for automation solutions for packaging and palletizing? This is your destination for all things cobot. Whether it’s webinars, video case studies or product information, you’ll find it all in this one spot.
Aug 31st, 2020
Using Beumer Smart Glasses provides operators with hands-free troubleshooting, and helps to mitigate the costs of a technician traveling to the customer site.
Plant Maintenance
Smart Glasses Ease Troubleshooting Communication
Beumer has added augmented reality to the tools available to its customers while servicing equipment, enabling faster, easier support. The OEM even used the smart glasses technology to commission and install new equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aaron Hand
Nov 13th, 2020
Luigi De Bernardini, CEO at Autoware and President of Autoware Digital.
Communication
S.M.A.R.T. Communication Manufacturing
Discover the five areas manufacturers should consider when responding to COVID-19's impact on communication in their plant.
Luigi De Bernardini
Nov 30th, 2020
CRC uses DroneDeploy to fly and map thermal imagery and conduct thermal inspections.
Mobility
Drones Map and Inspect Energy Operations
California Resources Corp. is growing its drone program with the use of DroneDeploy software to save hundreds of thousands of dollars a year mapping and inspecting operations and enabling proactive asset management.
Aaron Hand
Dec 4th, 2020
Belden HighFlex VFD Cables Available from Digi-Key
Sponsored
Belden HighFlex VFD Cables Available from Digi-Key
Belden's series of UL-rated, extra flexible VFD cables provides supremely pliable, flexible constructions for use on-machines (16-8 AWG) and increases ease of installation without sacrificing any crucial elements.
Jan 5th, 2021
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Analytics
How Shell Global Manages Data Across Numerous Sites
Aveva’s Engineering Data Warehouse and its digital twin models are being used by Shell Global to achieve that much sought-after goal of data management—a single source of truth.
David Miller
Dec 1st, 2020
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COVID-19
Honeywell and Wolters Kluwer Connect Worker Safety Technologies
Integrating workforce management and environmental health and safety technologies provides the flexibility and intelligence companies need to operate safely during the pandemic and navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
David Miller
Nov 23rd, 2020
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Home
High Pressure Processing Helps Emerging Brands
Join Jeff Williams of Universal Pure, and ProFood World’s Joyce Fassl as they discuss high pressure processing and the shelf-life benefits it brings to brands seeking broader distribution and the importance of Cold Pressure Council certification.
Universal Pure
Nov 20th, 2020
Steve J. Malyszko, P.E., CEO, Malisko Engineering
Process
Time to Revisit/Create Your Company’s Strategic Plan to Address the “New Normal”
Find out the questions System Integrators should be asking themselves to fuel success during the pandemic.
Steve Malyszko
Nov 9th, 2020
Rite Hite Defender Cell
Home
Automated Door and Fencing Safety Cell
The unit combines two perimeter safety products into a single four-sided safety compartment that keeps employees and potential bystanders safe around common automated processes.
Joyce Fassl
Nov 9th, 2020
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Control
Influences on Automation
Industrial technology are driven by economics, end user demands, and consumer technology trends. Justin Kolbe of Henkel offers some insights into the key factors he sees influencing current and near-term automation advances.
David Greenfield
Nov 8th, 2020
Awgyq Aweb
Control
What Factors Are Influencing Automation Technology Today?
In this episode, we connect with Justin Kolbe of Henkel to learn how economic and technology factors are affecting the development and use of industrial automation technologies.
Nov 8th, 2020
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Analytics
Automating Continuous Improvement of Manufacturing Processes
Sight Machine’s new Dynamic Recipe optimizes machine settings for the best production runs under a variety of conditions, while a manufacturer’s preferred metrics can be defined within the Productivity KPI Model.
Stephanie Neil
Oct 30th, 2020
ProdX allows multiple facilities to be connected to a single data point.
Home
Smarter Food Safety Relies on More Data, Compute Power
Demand is rising for improved precision in food inspection. Food producers are taking advantage of the data and processing capabilities in their systems to not only improve food safety, but also to work toward improved traceability.
Aaron Hand
Oct 28th, 2020
SCG Chemicals plant in Thailand. Source: SCG Chemicals Business.
Plant Maintenance
Asset Performance Management Developments for Oil & Gas
Siemens and Aveva announce strategic partnerships around advanced asset performance management capabilities for the oil and gas industries.
David Greenfield
Oct 20th, 2020
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Control
Laying the Groundwork for a Self-Optimizing Plant
Aspen Technology embeds its Industrial-Strength AI, which includes domain expertise, into the product portfolio.
Stephanie Neil
Oct 19th, 2020
VTM tubes filled with liquid medium are used to store and transport nasal swabs for viruses including SARS-CoV-2.
Home
COVID-19 Test Medium Production Ramped Up By 20,000% in Six Months
Viral Transport Media tubes filled with liquid media are used to store and transport nasal swabs for viruses including COVID-19. Sixteen integrated lines were designed, built and installed in 20 weeks to meet demand.
Keren Sookne
Oct 15th, 2020
Linea HS 32k CMOS TDI from Teledyne Dalsa
Sensors
Focusing on High-Speed and Accuracy in Machine Vision
The term machine vision covers an array of products with varying capabilities, that’s why it’s important to understand the range of functions you’ll need in a camera to address your particular production requirements.
Luis Rodriguez
Oct 9th, 2020
Awgyq Aweb
Communication
What is Industrial Single Pair Ethernet
In this episode of the “Automation World Gets Your Questions Answered” podcast series, we connect with McKenzie Reed of Harting to learn about one of the more recent advances in industrial communications technology—Single Pair Ethernet (SPE).
Sep 27th, 2020
Figure 1: Process and other manufacturers generate a tremendous amount of data, providing an opportunity for insights and operational improvements.
OEE
Death by a Thousand Spreadsheets: The Simple Yet Insidious Nature of Time Series Data
Despite their many limitations, spreadsheets are the tool of choice for engineers performing ad hoc analytics on time series data. Fortunately, there are better alternatives in the form of advanced analytics software.
Michael Risse
Sep 23rd, 2020
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