Top 5 Plant Engineering articles Aug 16-22, 2021

Articles about five steps for jumpstarting a successful IIoT program, productivity increasing with cloud-connected IPC, how to achieve effective process safety, and more were Plant Engineering’s five most clicked articles from Aug 16-22, 2021. Miss something? You can catch up here.

By Keagan Gay August 23, 2021

The top 5 most read articles online, from Aug 16-22, 2021, for Plant Engineering covered five steps for jumpstarting a successful IIoT program, productivity increasing with cloud-connected IPC, how to achieve effective process safety, and more. Links to each article below.

1. Five steps for jumpstarting a successful IIoT program

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and condition-based maintenance (CBM) alter the way we identify, assign and complete work.

2. Productivity increases with cloud-connected IPC

Glidewell Dental used flexible, scalable automation, EtherCAT, and IIoT solutions to modernize prosthetic tooth factory.

3. Motors & Drives: Tips and tools for efficient motor management, Part 4

Michael Lyda, motor and drive engineer with Advanced Energy Corp., explains tips and tools for efficient motor management in this transcript from a December 2020 webcast.

4. How to achieve effective process safety

Automation systems and people can work together with a corporate safety culture in place that emphasizes zero-risk tolerance and proper understanding of engineering principles such as using proper alarm management strategies and systems, regulatory procedures and industry best practices.

5. Benefits of a predictive maintenance system for monitoring vibration

Continuously and remotely monitoring vibration with a predictive maintenance system can help is better than waiting for a system to fail.

 

The list was developed using CFE Media’s web analytics for stories viewed on plantengineering.com,  Aug 16-22, 2021, for articles published within the last two months.

Keagan Gay, digital media & production coordinator, CFE Media, kgay@cfemedia.com.


Author Bio: Keagan Gay is a digital media & production coordinator for CFE Media.