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Seeing The Forest And The Trees
August 8, 2012 11:53 am | by Jack Levis, Director of Process Management, UPS | CommentsUsing predictive and prescriptive business analytics to improve supply chain operations.
The Advantages Of Enterprise Historians Over Relational Databases (Part 2)
August 8, 2012 8:39 am | by GE | CommentsEnterprise historians can deliver architectural advantages that play a vital role in a sustainable competitive advantage.
Q & A with Mark Bashrum, ESI International
August 7, 2012 5:22 pm | by Mike Schmidt. Associate Editor, Manufacturing Business Technology | CommentsIf a business could make three dollars for every one it spent on training, wouldn’t it want to know how?
Heavy-Duty Suction: Industrial Vacuums
August 7, 2012 5:06 pm | by Rachel Leisemann Immel, Associate Editor, IMPO | CommentsThe industrial vacuum, a seemingly simple pneumatic device, can help improve a facility’s cleanliness, reduce down-time of valuable production equipment, and enhance quality control efforts.
Energy Intelligence Report: Saving The Planet, One Facility At A Time
August 7, 2012 5:02 pm | by Mike Huber, P.E. | CommentsTraditionally, facility managers have been rewarded for operational efficiency, throughput, labor savings, and workplace safety. But now there is a new item on the job review checklist: Environmental responsibility.
Energy Intelligence Report: You're Being Audited
August 7, 2012 4:45 pm | by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, IMPO | CommentsA few critical resources to consider when you embark on an energy audit of your facility.
The Advantages Of Enterprise Historians Over Relational Databases (Part 1)
August 7, 2012 8:47 am | by GE | CommentsTo allow industrial businesses to leverage raw data from devices, enterprise historians enable key advantages over RDBs.
Microbrewery Finds Process Efficiency With Solar Heating
August 6, 2012 8:34 am | by Coryn Wolk, Editorial Researcher, Eneref Institute | CommentsThe brewery was ready for its most exciting upgrade: a solar heating system to fulfill its hot water manufacturing needs.
U.S. Industrial Manufacturers Remain Optimistic
August 6, 2012 8:23 am | by PwC | CommentsThe majority of U.S. industrial manufacturers surveyed remain optimistic regarding prospects for the U.S. economy.
Making Do With Limited Space: Footprint Optimization
August 3, 2012 5:21 pm | by Rachel Leisemann Immel, Associate Editor, IMPO | CommentsA first-class footprint optimization strategy can make or break a business in today’s competitive market conditions.
Vibration Analysis: Identify, Predict, Prevent
August 3, 2012 5:13 pm | by Rachel Leisemann Immel, Associate Editor, IMPO | CommentsIn the world of industrial maintenance technology, many predictive maintenance methods are available, each best suited to a specific application.
Partnership Shifts Manufacturing Back To U.S.
August 3, 2012 4:50 pm | CommentsZeeVee, Inc., a developer of high definition video distribution products, recently moved its overseas contract manufacturing operations to Massachusetts from China, where it had been manufacturing since introducing its first-generation products about five years ago.
Carbon Footprint
August 3, 2012 4:35 pm | by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, IMPO | CommentsSeattle-based EnerG2 received a federal grant to assist in its building of a revolutionary facility to produce energy storage materials. Hear how they plan to move the energy market to the next level.
10 Tips to Measure Training ROI
August 3, 2012 8:58 am | by ESI International | CommentsIf you can’t prove a return on your training program – real learning that is adopted and applied -- then you run the risk of having it cut back or even losing it.
The Seven Deadly Counterfeit Cable Sins
August 1, 2012 8:40 am | by David Gallagher & David Fallon, L-com | CommentsCounterfeit cables are bulk cables or cable assemblies sold under false pretenses to undercut legitimate manufacturers.
