Manufacturing’s workforce is in a state of change and we will see this accelerate over the next five to ten years. We have been talking
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
During the height of PLC5 adoption in the 90’s, this version of the programmable logic controller was a state of the art control system. PLC5
Migrations to new technologies are inevitable. A smooth migration from old technologies to new technologies is the standard for suppliers and integrators, but if a
Operating legacy technology beyond obsolescence is a common choice for manufacturers, but the choice should be calculated. With a clear view of the technology and
IndustryWeek 2015 and MESA International co-Conference wrapped up last week, so now we are going to make sense of the immense amount of information that
A sole effort to improve the security of a manufacturing facility isn’t common. But, when controllers aren’t properly communicating and outside expertise is required to
Record keeping is again on the agenda of OSHA. Effective January 1, 2015 all work-related hospitalizations and inpatient hospitalizations must be reported within 24 hours
Mobile use among plant floor personnel is an interesting development since part of the push to adopt mobile technologies is from employees providing their own
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
