Prioritize Vendor Cybersecurity
External vendor connections to your plant network are an often overlooked, high-level vulnerability...
Implement Smart Manufacturing
Smart manufacturing technology offers an effective pathway to sustainable manufacturing. By Bryan...
Four Regulated-Industry Disruptors
The industrial metaverse, cybersecurity, the looming sustainable packing deadline, and data...
AI: How Much, How Fast?
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) Reliability...
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
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The Future of Maintenance
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC)
Motor Misalignment Is Costly
By Howard W Penrose, Ph.D., CMRP, MotorDoc In addition to the reduced reliability of a misaligned...
MRL Deskbook Includes Cybersecurity Criteria
By Laura Elan, MxD Attention manufacturers! The Department of Defense has released a new set of...
Take Manual Out Of Maintenance
Smart instrumentation, with diagnostics and verification capabilities, advances uptime and safety...
AI Replaces Bad Decisions, Not People
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC); Victor...
Ransomware’s Threat Grows
By Laura Elan, MxD Ransomware breaches increased by 13% from 2021 to 2022, more than the increase...
Use Tech To Advance Customer Service
Whether your customer is in-house or in another state, data and automation can make you a better...
Flexible Modernization: A Roadmap
Digital technologies help plants achieve better data management while retaining legacy...
Use the Cloud to Raise Your Digital Game
Cloud-enabled manufacturing, integrated with IIoT technology, provides resilience to supply-chain...