Top 5 Plant Engineering articles, May 9-15: Three was ultimate CMMS, Product of the Year winners, more

Articles about three ways to leverage IIoT, building the ultimate CMMS team, 2015 Product of the Year winners, your improvement initiative, and the new language of transformation were Plant Engineering's five most clicked articles from last week, May 9-15. Were you out last week? You can catch up here.

By Erin Dunne May 16, 2016

Plant Engineering top 5 most read articles from May 9-15, covered three ways to leverage IIoT, building the ultimate CMMS team, 2015 Product of the Year winners, your improvement initiative, and the new language of transformation. Link to each article below. 

1. Three ways to leverage IIoT

As the Internet of Things (IoT) infiltrates the industrial sector, forward-thinking organizations will find ways to leverage the Industrial IoT for more efficient, productive and intelligent operations. 

2. Building the ultimate CMMS team: A step-by-step guide

A top-notch CMMS can often help with every aspect of maintenance, ranging from core functionalities like asset management and preventive maintenance to professional services like consulting and training. 

3. 2015 Product of the Year Winners

Plant Engineering‘s 2015 Product of the Year program consisted of 15 categories with 52 winners. The awards were presented to the winners at the 2016 Engineering Awards in Manufacturing dinner hosted by both Plant Engineering and Control Engineering

4. Paying for the sins of the past: Your improvement initiative is not magical

If you are implementing any improvement strategies at your site, make sure that as part of your communication plan you let people know of the success that you expect, of course, as well as the sings of the past that will still need to be worked through. 

5. The new language of transformation

Hannover Messe provided a stage for President Barak Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel to press their cases for boosting U.S.-European trade, particularly by advancing negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. 

This list was developed using CFE Media’s web analytics for stories viewed on www.plantengineering.com, May 9-15, for articles published within the last two months. 

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