January 23, 2013 – Polytron’s David Hettesheimer, PE, PMP, was published in Control Engineering’s System Integration column. The article Motion Control: Product Handling, Re-Feeder Challenges explores the use of adjacent
January 3, 2013 – Polytron’s Rande Allen, PMP was published in the Quality Magazine. The article Tribal Knowledge focuses on the capture of functional knowledge, customs, language and best practices
We know that the level of efficiency of your operation is determined by the level of excellence of your people. We understand that one of your greatest assets is your
Communication is key to the success of any project. and it drives everything we do. In our organization, communication flows freely in all directions – up, down and across the
As a Systems Integrator focused on the manufacturing industries, our work usually involves a mix of software, hardware and value added engineering and training services. For our clients, a manufacturing
Have you ever felt your manufacturing systems had a mind of their own? A client recognized that they were in danger of losing control of their factory equipment, and needed
I recently presented a webinar on the topic of Operational Consistency – Operator Driven Reliability focusing on stable, standardized operational processes for Operational Excellence. I believe that at its core,
You’ve been there, haven’t you? It’s a busy workday, the Supervisor approaches with a new employee in tow and, because you consistently exceed all job performance measures, asks that you
Polytron was asked to help a major juice processor and bottler resolve hardware and software issues with approximately 100 Human Machine Interface (HMI) terminals at their facility. Over time, maintenance
Learning depends on the ability of learners to process information to remember and recall information. For learning to occur, information must move from temporary storage of information in short term
