AI Eases Access to Predictive Insights
Embedded analytics do the job of a data scientist to help reliability professionals proactively...
Project-Management Tool Improves Performance
Chemical company uses Kanban to manage projects and strengthen processes.
Why Your MES Struggles
MES (manufacturing execution systems) can significantly benefit your company, but implementation...
Plantweb Adds AR
Analytics and live remote assistance will improve maintenance efficiency, advance reliability, and...
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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Bad Systems Beat Good PeopleQ: Do you have metrics or KPIs? A: Metrics are detailed measures that feed and supplement KPIs (key performance indicators), which are the difference makers that drive your strategies and improve your business. KPIs can be a performance measure from an individual, group, department, or company. They show your current status, the end goal, and […]
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...
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...
