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IT: The eighth hidden waste By Kevin Prouty, Motorola - 04/15/2008
Information technology is tasked with creating a technology infrastructure that is more flexible, responsive and adaptable to a company’s growing and changing needs while pursuing efficiency and tighter management controls – all at a lower cost. More
The many flavors of energy efficiency By Marc Hoffman, Consortium for Energy Efficiency - 04/15/2008
Remember when you were a kid, and you couldn’t decide which flavor of ice cream to get, so you chose Neapolitan: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry in one? It was the best! Energy efficiency also comes in many flavors – all of which create financial and energy rewards for you, and, through decreased energy use, rewards for the environment.
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'Are we there yet?’ By Bob Call, Life Cycle Engineering - 04/15/2008
Anyone who has been a parent, or for that matter anyone who has been a child, knows the phrase, “Are we there yet?” very well. Impatience is a behavior rooted in youth, and reflects a general lack of knowledge or concern for time.
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Research indicates Lean leads to best manufacturing 04/15/2008
A recently released research report from Aberdeen Group revealed that best-in-class manufacturers realize 21% more on-time deliveries, have a 37% higher level of OEE and their total inventory costs are 83% lower when compared to laggard manufacturers.
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Top Plant applications now online 04/07/2008
Is your plant among the elite? Pit your facility against the best by entering this year's Top Plant competition. Entries due Sept. 5, 2008.
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2008 Top Plant Application Information 04/03/2008
The PLANT ENGINEERING TOP PLANT awards recognize industrial plants that achieve outstanding operational results through application of engineering disciplines.
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Philly Fed: business outlook still bleak 03/23/2008
The Philly Fed says the manufacturing in the Mid-Atlantic region has improved, but the results of its business outlook survey on Thursday were still bleak.
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From better energy efficiency to fewer failures and less downtime, manufacturers can gain many benefits by upgrading the motors used in their processes. Baldor’s John Malinowski discusses some of the savings end users can make by upgrading their motors, talks about the incentives for upgrading them and offers tips on what traits to look for in new motors.
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