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 […]

Aging Workforce and the Impact on Safety in Manufacturing

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that by 2016, one-third of the U.S. workforce will be age 50 or older and that number will increase to 115 million by 2020. A […]

6 Training Tips that Improve Manufacturing Safety

After implementing important machine safety measures in a manufacturing facility, your team should have all of the tools they need to sustain a safe working environment. We want to facilitate […]

A Simple Way to Communicate More Effectively

Most of us have had an experience where we have given someone an assignment only to come back later and hear the claim that you never said the things you […]

Tribes In Your Operations

Polytron recently presented a webinar on the topic of Operational Consistency – Operator Driven Reliability focusing on stable, standardized operational processes for Operational Excellence. At its core, Operational Excellence is the state […]

Using Computer Based Training in Manufacturing

Keeping your employees up to speed on the latest technologies, processes, and skills is not easy – especially in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Subject matter experts can’t stop what they’re […]

Are you ready for internal trainers in your manufacturing facility?

The value of internal trainers on staff within a manufacturing facility is increasing as the workforce ages and new employees fill the gaps. Internal trainers can orient new employees, mentor existing […]

Which Work Style is More Productive?

There are some things about ourselves that we know, but sometimes, other people may know us even better. In the workplace, interviewers and managers probably don’t know us as well […]

National Safety Month – Safety: It takes all of us

A couple of weeks ago, Polytron held a Machine Safety Imperative Seminar and one of the guest speakers was Bill Fulcher, Area District Director, in Atlanta. In recognition of National […]

The 4 Main Components of Proper Manufacturing Training

Recently, we were brought into a project where an equipment controls technician had been on-site for six months tasked with training the workforce through On the Job Training (OJT) by […]