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
Richard Phillips, PE, PMP recently contributed to a Data Collection brainstorm article in the May issue of Food Engineering Magazine. “Data collection is about manufacturing intelligence – systems that collect
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
Almost every day in the United States, a news story is released about a severe injury or fatality at a manufacturing facility. Most common contributing factors are: Inadequate safety training for
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
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.
Polytron Congratulates Gem Skinner, Recipient of 2016 STEP Ahead Award March 1, 2016 – This year The Manufacturing Institute will award 130 women Honorees and Emerging Leaders with the Women
The manufacturing skills gap has been a national discussion for the last 15 years. In the most recent status report The Skills Gap in Manufacturing in 2015 and Beyond said,
2015 Year in Review As we come to the end of our year as 2015 System Integrator of the Year, we wanted to share some of our key discussions with
In a previous blog, I wrote about using strategies for supporting performance when and where the need arises for employees to help themselves. Where training cannot possibly transfer all technical
