Roadmap to Network Convergence – InTech Article
InTech Magazine, November/December 2016 A global beverage manufacturing was having network performance and communication disruptions between factory floor assets. Read how Polytron upgraded the Industrial Network. The updated network provided […]
Control System Modernizations: Is it time for an upgrade?
Average Downtime Costs – Industry surveys have shown that the average cost of a downtime incident is approximately $17,000 to $22,000 per minute equaling around $1.3 million per hour. The […]
Track and Trace Benefits Go Beyond Meeting Regulatory Requirements
What’s good for the public can be hard on a manufacturer’s bottom line, especially if a compliance project is not automated. For example, compliance with tracking and reporting regulations comes […]
Track and Trace – Necessary in Today’s Market
Track and Trace – Necessary in Today’s Market Capturing data through the entire manufacturing process is not a new concept. However, the requirements of targeting specific data sets and reporting […]
Bedrock Automation – Changing the Standards in Automation
With the release of their new automation platform, Bedrock Automation is challenging industry standards by rethinking many of the assumptions that have become standard among the big automation controller suppliers. […]
How to Add a New Line in Half the Time
Even with a highly complex installation, our manufacturers get to market in about half the time that they originally planned. Such a tall claim is a good reason for suspicion, […]
Obsolete Technology: How to Justify an Upgrade
Technology obsolescence alone isn’t normally enough to justify a large capital upgrade. But, two drivers that typically kick off the initiative are improved reliability and increased performance. Increased performance is […]
Capitalizing on the FAT
During new machine installation or upgrade activities some people seem to have a good handle on equipment to be installed. If you’re not one of them, you probably did not […]
What will automation, controls, and instrumentation look like in 2020?
Brent Stromwall, PE, PMP and vice president of Polytron, Inc. said that by 2020, manufacturing enters a true digital era. On the way, “It is imperative that manufacturers provide more […]
Safety Standards and Technology Create a Safe Work Environment
Safety Standards were created and adopted locally and globally to ensure workers are safe, and products are created applying safety standards for user protection. These standards are evolving as technology […]
