Why things break: Just the facts
A root cause failure analysis takes the guesswork out of downtime
Bumper crop
Flex-N-Gate looks to grow its business and help Detroit’s rebounding manufacturing base.
2018 Product of the Year Winners
The 2018 Product of the Year Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze award winners are honored below and in the April 2018 print edition of Plant Engineering magazine.
Taking control of controls
Ford’s 10-year operational evolution started with network standards.
Asset Conditioning Monitoring: Best Practices to Maximize Benefits: Your questions answered
Webcast presenter Shreeram Shanbhag answered additional questions about topics such as digital twins, asset maintenance strategy tips, data storage, and more.
Career advice for engineers: Work with the quirks
Engineers can excel by working with what makes them unique, rather than fighting against personality traits others might consider quirky.
Particle simulator developed to help robots better predict and grasp objects
MIT researchers have developed a learning-based particle simulator, could give industrial robots a more refined touch and help them make predictions about interacting with solid objects and liquids.
Top 5 Plant Engineering articles April 15-21
Articles about the Product of the Year winners, packaged boilers, IEEE 1584-2018, energy monitoring, and successful integration project tips were Plant Engineering’s five most clicked articles from April 15-21. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Benefits of using robots in food processing and manufacturing applications
Recent technological advances are allowing robots to be useful in food processing and manufacturing applications.
Top 5 Plant Engineering articles April 8-14
Articles about the Product of the Year winners, packaged boilers, IEEE 1584-2018, energy monitoring, and successful integration project tips were Plant Engineering’s five most clicked articles from April 8-14. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Hurdle the barriers to energy project savings
Having a good partner can overcome financing, confidence issues.
VFD: Swap it or upgrade?
There’s a lot to know behind the process of replacing a drive.