Top 5 Plant Engineering articles, March 13-19: Maintenance study findings, improved productivity, vibration data mistakes, more

Articles about 2017 Maintenance Survey findings, improved productivity, vibration data mistakes, electrical safety advice, and flexible automation drivers were Plant Engineering's five most clicked articles from last week, March 13-19. Were you out? You can catch up here.

By Chris Vavra March 20, 2017

Plant Engineering‘s top 5 most read articles from Mar. 13-19, covered articles about 2017 Maintenance Survey findings, improved productivity, vibration data mistakes, electrical safety advice, and flexible automation drivers. Link to each article below.

1. Help wanted: More training, equipment upgrades 

Maintenance is crucial, but a lack of resources remains an issue according to respondents for the 2017 Maintenance Survey.

2. Striving to achieve a ‘reliable state’ for improved productivity

Four ways to reorganize your people and processes will keep assets operating at longer intervals, which will increase productivity and make the workplace safer.

3. Top 5 mistakes made when collecting vibration data

Tom Hoenig of GTI Predictive Technology talks about the five most common mistakes maintenance professionals make when using an analyzer.

4. Eight easy pieces to electrical safety

Make your company’s electrical safety program NFPA 70E-compliant by following eight best practices to make sure that the electrical safety programs drives the development of safety habits.

5. The drivers of flexible automation

Technology advances designed specifically for industrial automation have made it easier to design and implement flexible automation. And companies are seeing numerous benefits from using the new applications. 

This list was developed using CFE Media’s web analytics for stories viewed on www.plantengineering.com, March 13-19, for articles published within the last two months.

Chris Vavra, production editor, CFE Media, cvavra@cfemedia.com.


Author Bio: Chris Vavra is web content manager for CFE Media and Technology.