Read the latest entries to each of Plant Engineering's blogs.
Lachance on CMMS is about current maintenance topics. Blogger Paul Lachance is president and chief technology officer for Smartware Group. Lachance has been developing and perfecting the company’s CMMS solution for the maintenance professional for 18 years.
Marshall on Maintenance is provided by the Marshall Institute, an asset management consulting and training company dedicated to helping companies improve the maintenance contribution to their organizational performance.
Machine Safety is J.B. Titus's blog in which he discusses machine guarding topics, including solutions assessments, regulatory compliance, gap analysis, operating efficiencies and cost savings, as well as all relevant safety standards, such as those from NFPA, ANSI, RIA, IEC, ISO and OSHA.
Research Analyst blogs are provided by IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc., leading independent supplier of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry. These analyst blogs discuss hot topics in the following industries: Automotive + Transport, Communications + Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Displays, Factory Automation, Financial + ID Technologies, Lighting + LEDs, Power + Energy, Security + Fire, and Semiconductors.
Lachance on CMMS
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Machine Safety
Machine Safety: How safe is safe enough? In machine guarding, how safe is safe enough? Over my 40 years in industry I’ve heard this comment many times. Is this attitude driven by “safety culture” or is it just a product of qualitative risk... » more
EN ISO 13849-1, the quantitative approach to machine safety begins with a qualitative processEN ISO 13849-1 has now been fully in force since Jan. 1, 2012, without exception and EN 954 has fully been withdrawn. We’ve heard for four years or more that this change in direction equates to a... » more
Machine Safety: The myths of safety culturesEvery organization at some point in time has held a myth about machine safety. Here are six machine safety myths. What’s yours? Leave a comment. » more
Machine Safety: Does adding a hard guard always make your machine safer?Machine guarding is sometimes approached with the methodology that says lets first add a hard guard to protect the operator from the hazard. Does this always mitigate the hazard, reduce the hazard to... » more
Machinery Directive In 4 Days Drops EN 954 and EN ISO 13849-1 Is Fully In Force: What’s Your Impact?In Europe on Jan. 1, 2012 the qualitative process (EN 954) of machine safety hazard identification (B, 1, 2, 3, and 4) and mitigation disappears and the quantitative process (EN ISO 13849-1) is fully... » more
Research Analyst Blogs
Bosch, Daimler electric motor joint venture a bold moveThe venture between the two companies will only encourage further cooperation between companies as well as innovation in the electric vehicle market. » more
Where is this 10 GW of module inventory?PV module inventory is higher than expected, leading to some concerns about a drop-off in prices, though IMS expects things to return to normal by the end of 2011. » more
PV inverter market down in 2011 but growth still possible, for some at least…The market is down, but should improve depending on stabilizing module prices. The overall market future looks bright for the next five years, however. » more
Industrial motors and drives markets poised for strong growth in 2011Increased activity from businesses as well as strong growth in regions like China suggest a rebound is in store for the industrial motors and drives market in 2011. » more
What’s holding back wireless communication in industry?In spite of healthy growth, the vast majority of devices will still be connected to wires by 2015, suggesting that the wireless industry isn't as vast as commonly thought. » more