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Selecting the Right Grease For Extreme Temperature Applications
August 10, 2012 8:40 am | by Lucas Kerley, Senior Lubrication Engineer, ExxonMobil Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties Company | CommentsMaintenance professionals can benefit from learning key tips that can help them choose the right grease to protect their equipment over the long haul.
The Right Track
August 8, 2012 12:08 pm | by Anna Wells, Executive Editor, IMPO | CommentsA little effort goes a long way when it comes to managing both inventory and assets. Do you know where your money is, and what it’s doing for you?
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.
