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Webcast: Implementing PtD on the Factory Floor

The industrial workplace is constantly evolving, with new innovation and automation being integrated into the plant environment, posing new challenges for employees. Electrical safety management, as well as its practice in the...

Webcast: Three Steps to Maintain an Efficient Compressed Air Dryer System

Join Vaisala and Plant Engineering on Aug. 14 to look at this issue in an exclusive webcast. This Webcast will review the three-step process to prevent water in compressed air lines: 1. Identify: Spot check with a reliable...

Why Should I Trust New Approaches to Electrical Safety Management: Your questions answered

Webcast presenters Rachel Bugaris and Marty Kronz answered questions about topics such as voltage indicators for AVTs, electrical safety, and labeling. » more

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IMTS 2016 CFE Media Interview with Jeff Brown, VP of IoT/Embedded Sales, Dell Inc.

VP of IoT/Embedded Sales at Dell, Inc., Jeff Brown, talked about the Internet of Things (IoT) and some of the latest developments in that industry with Plant Engineering content manager Bob Vavra at IMTS 2016.

IMTS 2016 CFE Media Interview with Kevin Terwilliger, IoT Solutions Manager, Dell Inc.

IoT Solutions Manager at Dell, Inc., Kevin Terwilliger, talked about the Internet of Things (IoT) and some of the latest developments in that industry with Plant Engineering content manager Bob Vavra at IMTS 2016.

Tailored, individualized production becoming the norm

Interview with Rod Emery, VP of RedViking, Siemens' solutions partner at Hannover Messe. » more

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Multi-axis positioners

Multi-axis positioners from LazerArc come in two, three, four, and five axis varieties. Multi-axis positioners accommodate different sizes in part production.

Managed switches

The 2000 series of managed switches gives machine builders an affordable switch with multicast filter functions and redundancy mechanisms to reduce the data load in the network and maintain communications even in the event of a...

Remote monitoring system

The Sentinel system from Sensaphone uses cloud technology to provide supervised 24/7 remote monitoring of environmental conditions and unattended equipment at facilities.

Serial device servers

Mencom Serial Device Servers are designed to allow industrial devices to be directly accessible from the local network or even the Internet.

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Shipments of connectable set-top boxes to nearly double by 2017

Connectable set-top boxes sales are expected to surge by 91 percent globally from 2012 to 2017 thanks to increased demand in North America and Asia for more connectivity in their electronics devices. » more

Why full-power wind converters are not overtaking the market yet

High prices for rare earth materials, lagging offshore wind development, and high demand for doubly-fed converters by China continue to hamper the market. » more

PAT adoption allows for safety in electrical testing

European system seeing wider adoption in U.S. markets » more

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Top 10 factors to setting a budget for an ERP solution

It’s important to have a strategic approach in place when budgeting for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. » more

A cobot is about to become your co-worker

Collaborative robots are filling in the blanks on the plant floor. » more

Focusing on controller choice, Lean

Many plant-specific factors affect controller criteria, but choices unique to controller type exist as well. » more

With tariffs, it’s a taxing time

Today the Trump Administration no longer is standing behind the American manufacturing worker—or the corporate leadership who employs them. » more

The importance of robot rentals in manufacturing

Robot rentals represent an important shift in the way robots are deployed in industrial and factory settings, particularly with the advent of... » more

Taking a Big Data approach to lubrication management

Maintenance is a perfect fit for an IIoT world. » more

Liquid filters get a reboot

Engineering tackles flow capacity, operating life and researchers have worked to address liquid filtration challenges such as throughput volume,... » more

How to choose an industrial automation controller

Choosing the most effective controller requires careful evaluation of multiple requirements. » more

AR and VR: A safe landing on the plant floor

Revolutionize factory visibility with augmented and virtual reality. Seven tips for leveraging functionalities are highlighted. » more

Linking manufacturing performance metrics to the life of a business

Creating and measuring performance metrics should be well-defined and reflect the goals of the business that focus on delivering value to clients. » more

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Top Plant

The Top Plant program honors outstanding manufacturing facilities in North America.

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Product of the Year

The Product of the Year program recognizes products newly released in the manufacturing industries.

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System Integrator of the Year

Each year, a panel of Control Engineering and Plant Engineering editors and industry expert judges select the System Integrator of the Year Award winners in three categories.

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July/Aug

GAMS preview, 2018 Mid-Year Report, EAM and Safety

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June 2018

2018 Lubrication Guide, Motor and maintenance management, Control system migration

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May 2018

Electrical standards, robots and Lean manufacturing, and how an aluminum packaging plant is helping community growth.

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April 2018

2017 Product of the Year winners, retrofitting a press, IMTS and Hannover Messe preview, natural refrigerants, testing steam traps

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August 2018

SCADA standardization, capital expenditures, data-driven drilling and execution

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June 2018

Machine learning, produced water benefits, programming cavity pumps

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April 2018

ROVs, rigs, and the real time; wellsite valve manifolds; AI on a chip; analytics use for pipelines

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Spring 2018

Burners for heat-treating furnaces, CHP, dryers, gas humidification, and more

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August 2018

Choosing an automation controller, Lean manufacturing

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February 2018

Setting internal automation standards

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Annual Salary Survey

After two years of economic concerns, manufacturing leaders once again have homed in on the single biggest issue facing their operations:

It's the workers—or more specifically, the lack of workers.

The 2017 Plant Engineering Salary Survey looks at not just what plant managers make, but what they think. As they look across their plants today, plant managers say they don’t have the operational depth to take on the new technologies and new challenges of global manufacturing.

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The Maintenance and Reliability Coach's blog

Maintenance and reliability tips and best practices from the maintenance and reliability coaches at Allied Reliability Group.

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One Voice for Manufacturing

The One Voice for Manufacturing blog reports on federal public policy issues impacting the manufacturing sector. One Voice is a joint effort by the National Tooling and Machining...

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The Maintenance and Reliability Professionals Blog

The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals an organization devoted...

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Machine Safety

Join this ongoing discussion of machine guarding topics, including solutions assessments, regulatory compliance, gap analysis...

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Research Analyst Blog

IMS Research, recently acquired by IHS Inc., is a leading independent supplier of market research and consultancy to the global electronics industry.

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Marshall on Maintenance

Maintenance is not optional in manufacturing. It’s a profit center, driving productivity and uptime while reducing overall repair costs.

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Lachance on CMMS

The Lachance on CMMS blog is about current maintenance topics. Blogger Paul Lachance is president and chief technology officer for Smartware Group.

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Material Handling

This digital report explains how everything from conveyors and robots to automatic picking systems and digital orders have evolved to keep pace with the speed of change in the supply chain.

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