Asset Reliability

U.S. worker productivity rose by 3.5 percent during the global recession of 2009. That’s the biggest percentage increase since 2003. Productivity is one of the many issues related to November’s focus on reliability and asset availability. For instance, can operators take more ownership of their equipment and rely less on maintenance engineers? The more nimble and smarter companies are saying yes.Related content on reliability: Video: SmartGlance Demo (SAAS) and Interview http://bit.ly/awnews_014PepsiCo on Asset Reliability and TPMhttp://bit.ly/awnews_013White Paper: Improving Plant Production and Wireless Conditioning Monitoringhttp://bit.ly/awwp_008Grant GerkeDigital Managing Editor2010 Fall Conference Coverage:Catch up on Automation World's conference coverage for Emerson Exchange, www.emersonexchange2010.com, and Invensys OpsManage’10, www.automationworld.com/opsmanage2010.Topic – ConferencesMintchell Video Report: Fall Conference BuzzGary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, discusses the latest automation conferences, including ISA’s Automation Week, Emerson Exchange, Invensys Operation Management’s OpsManage’10 conference and a glimpse of the Rockwell Process Systems Users Group and Automation Fair. Visit http://bit.ly/awvid_006.Topic – SoftwareVideo: OpsManage’10: Virtual Reality Plant SoftwareWes Iversen, Managing Editor, reports from the OpsManage’10 conference and talks with Howard Jemison and Dan Wilburs. They provide a demo of the EyeSim Immersive Virtual Reality Training addition and an iPad application that monitors the location of plant operators. Visit http://bit.ly/awvid_007.Top 5 on AutomationWorld.com for 2010Fall 2010 Feature Articles:Defending Against the Next Stuxnethttp://bit.ly/awfeature_001Despite Delay, Machine Makers Move on Global Safety Standardshttp://bit.ly/awfeature_002Using Workflow to Bolster Plant Performancehttp://bit.ly/awfeature_003Video Surveillance Joins Forces with HMI/SCADAhttp://bit.ly/awfeature_004Make Manufacturing Strategic to the Enterprisehttp://bit.ly/awfeature_005PODCASTSwww.automationworld.com/podcastsPodcast Bytes: OpsManage’10: New PAC SystemIn this podcast interview, recorded on Oct. 19, 2010, at the OpsManage’10 conference in Orlando, Automation World Managing Editor Wes Iversen speaks with Bob Postlethwaite, Marketing Director at Invensys Operations Management, about the new Foxboro Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) System introduced at the event.Visit http://bit.ly/awpod_009PODCASTSwww.automationworld.com/podcastsPodcast: Interview with Rune Reppenhagen at Emerson Exchange 2010Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, sits down with Rune Reppenhagen, Emerson Process Management DeltaV Brand Manager at the Emerson Global Users Exchange 2010 in San Antonio. Gary talks with Rune about DeltaV announcements and presentations at the conference.Visit http://bit.ly/awpod_010