Suffering from a cyber-attack may cause facility shutdowns, compromised worker safety, product quality and safety threats, system capabilities held ransom, intellectual property theft, or even millions of dollars of lost
Over the past several years, Polytron has implemented many different technologies and solutions for manufacturers across several industries. Smart Manufacturing technologies include IIoT, Smart Sensors, Machine Learning/AI, Block Chain, Smart
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
