Guest Blogs

Open automation systems can provide a few significant advantages over closed systems, especially in cases where managers need to coordinate a variety of devices, or multiple systems...

New tech offers several advantages over the last generation of plant management systems and can significantly improve many aspects of wastewater treatment. Here are five benefits...

Mechanical seals can solve a variety of sealing problems. Here are a few that highlight the versatility of mechanical seals and show why they’re relevant in today’s industrial...

When you're looking for an electric motor for any industrial application, you'll hear the same question — AC or DC? If you're based in the United States, your default answer might...

Generally, an enterprise has a single and measurable goal that helps it define what constitutes the best results. Here are some of the ways that IoT technology supports chemical...

New or used? The reliability of replacement parts is a key concern. But so is cost. And a predictable supply chain is necessary to limit downtime. What other factors should you...

With tax revenues and budgets a consistent political football, it makes sense for local governments and utilities to look for technologies which can reduce the expense and labor...

Because Industry 4.0 is in the process of revolutionizing manufacturing and engineering all over the world, no conversation about its significance is complete without taking a...

As technology advances, new types of measurement tools have emerged, but in many cases, contact-level measurement systems are still the best option.

Last week in the San Francisco Bay area two conferences were going on that had significant machine-to-machine content. Connected World, the magazine, sponsors its M2M conference...

According to Webster control is “to exercise restraining or directing influence over” whereas manage is “to exercise executive, administrative, and supervisory direction of”....

The conference wrapped up on Thursday with morning sessions. The first session covered Maturity assessment and was presented by Mary Ahner of The Sinclair Group. Some key points...

Day two of the MRO symposium, the first full day, kicked off with a presentation by the ex-head of Maintenance for Dow Chemicals, now the founder of the Sinclair Group. Hank Sinclair...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is conducting research into how manufacturers use Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to improve manufacturing productivity...

So why do I think we are potentially on the cusp of a integration breakthrough in manufacturing?