With energy costs trending upwards, sustainability represents an increasingly important optimization parameter for industry. While many of the longstanding measures of overall equipment effectiveness, or OEE, have been addressed, efficiency, reuse, conversation and cleaner operations — even for renewable energy producers — represent key opportunities for business performance. Leading off this issue, we examine how a range of industries are boosting bottom-line performance through automation while decreasing their environmental impact. 

  — Keith Larson, Market Leader