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Have you faced significant risk when it’s time to update and upgrade operations? When designing a new production facility, introducing new lines, expanding production capacity, or consolidating facilities and operations,

On October 29, 2020, Polytron’s Director of Smart Manufacturing Solutions, Richard Phillips, discussed Smart Manufacturing and best practices learned from multiple deployments at the South Carolina Manufacturing Conference and Expo.

In the process of considering a costly capital expenditure, the manufacturing team asked a question which changed everything: “how do we get the most out of our existing assets?” Polytron

Richard Phillips, PMP, PE, Polytron, Inc. (Member of Forbes Technology Council) This is a great article summarizing key findings from the Manufacturing Leadership Council’s latest survey on how manufacturers are

Richard Phillips, PE, PMP, Director of Smart Manufacturing will present IIoT Case Studies and Best Practices at the 2019 IoTfM (Internet of Things for Manufacturing) Conference on November 13, 2019

Polytron was awarded Parsec’s 2019 Thought Leadership award at the Global Summit on September 10. This was the only Parsec award given out at the Summit this year. Mentioned in

Many manufacturers continue to use older – even unsupported – versions of Microsoft Windows in their manufacturing environment.  Given the potential severity of this security threat, Polytron felt that we

Six months after deploying a MOM solution and achieving a 20% improvement in OEE, a beverage manufacturer put plans for a new plant on hold, postponing the need for a

A well-known global consumer goods manufacturer had several bottling lines that were underperforming. There was pressure to make upgrades and improvements in order to meet KPIs; mitigate investment risk; and