Asset Management

PC-based control system improves boiler operation, efficiency

A new boiler control package installed as part of a PC-based control system solved operating problems for the Roanoke, VA, Locomotive Shops of Norfolk Southern Corp.

Staying ahead of the competition

The Total Plant Reliability process helps reduce operating costs, increase bottom line results, and keep an edge over competition.

Enterprise-wide software challenges plant engineers to expand their influence

Until recently, mentioning the enterprise more than likely conjured up images of a well-known starship. In the last year or so, however, the term enterprise has come to be connected with an entirely different subject: enterprise-wide software.

Avantis.Pro

Avantis.Pro helps companies meet business objectives through advanced asset management. Open client/server architecture provides enterprise-wide access to data while allowing individuals to work with the software tools best for them.

Software importance increasing among plant engineers

Today's plant engineer is transcending the longstanding stereotype. The plant engineering function is no longer just nuts and bolts. Today's plant engineer is mature, educated, and tends to stay in his or her job. And the job requires an increasing amount of software.Software is a fact of life on the plant floor of today and tomorrow.

Making warehouse management efficient and better through CMMS

Here are seven ways CMMS can help with warehouse management and boost production.