Operating System Drives Reliability
The Americold Operating System connects a global facility network to improve transparency...
Software Combines Safety, Maintenance
By Mark Carter, Yokogawa RAP
Protect Safety Through Cybersecurity
The technical nature of cybersecurity often leads to it being considered “just an IT issue.” A...
Protect Your Site From Cyber Attacks
The Belden/Tripwire Special Edition Industrial Cyber Security for Dummies e-book is really directed...
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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Outsource? Internalize? It Depends.By Dr. Klaus M. Blache and Dr. F. H. (Skipper) Yocum Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) Q: Is it better to outsource or internalize maintenance functions? A: Why outsource? The plants of the first company are located in industrial regions where many skilled workers are available. The company’s maintenance structure is a maintenance […]
S/4HANA is Tomorrow’s SAP
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti Many operations that run SAP ECC (ERP Central Component) are...
Is Your Site Susceptible to Cyber Threats?
A better title for this article might have been “How Prepared Are Your Operations for Cyber Attacks...
Data Standards Lead to Project Success
Acquiring and entering asset data into EAM and CMMS systems prior to project start-up will help...
Podcast: Mobile Technology with Kim Custeau
In a new podcast, Efficient Plant editorial director Gary L. Parr talks with Schneider Electric’s...
Enterprise Software Solutions: Planning A Work Order
CMMS Raises Efficiencies for Yeast Maker
Ten years in, a computerized maintenance management system is still producing desired results.
Enterprise Software Tips: Convert Notifications To Work Orders
How to Justify IoT Investments
Lately, everywhere I travel, the discussion gets around to the Internet of Things (IoT)—sometimes...
