Top 5 Plant Engineering articles, February 22-28: Maintenance strategies in oil and gas, industrial smart meters, challenges coffee producers face, more

Articles about maintenance strategies in oil and gas, industrial smart meters, challenges coffee producers face, 2015 Salary Survey, and navigating a Lean journey were Plant Engineering's five most clicked articles from last week, February 22-28. Were you out last week? You can catch up here.

By Erin Dunne February 29, 2016

Plant Engineering Top 5 most read articles online, for Feb. 22-28, covered maintenance strategies in oil and gas, industrial smart meters, challenges coffee producers face, the 2015 Salary Survey, and navigating a Lean journey. Link to each article below. 

1. Better maintenance strategies are a must in oil and gas 

To ensure that your business model remains sustainable for the long haul, it’s important to follow up and check on the integrity of your assets. 

2. Protecting the ‘smarts’ in industrial smart meters 

Smart meters are integral to a growing number of industrial utilities applications, including gas and water meters, energy management, and others. 

3. What coffee producers can learn from Starbucks’ award-winning coffee plant

Learn the five challenges that all coffee producers face and how to overcome them through innovative solutions. 

4. 2015 Salary Survey

The issues that face manufacturing in the short-term are complex and outside of the control of most individual plants. That makes it even more important to focus on those ares of your facility you can control—safety and productivity, training, and employee development. 

5. Navigating a Lean journey

The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) recognized NovAtel’s 93,000-square-foot facility in Calgary with its 2014 Manufacturing Excellence Award.

This list was developed using CFE Media’s web analytics for stories viewed on www.plantengineering.com, February 22-28, for articles published within the last two months. 

– Erin Dunne, production coordinator, CFE Media, edunne@cfemedia.com.