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Figure 2: A hand reaches from a pile of paperwork toward a digital dashboard, signaling the shift toward efficient, paperless operations. Courtesy: Applied Control Engineering

Digital Transformation

Ways to digitize manufacturing with a paper-on-glass strategy

Workforce Development

Powering Progress: Meet the 2025 Engineering Leaders Under 40

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

How to boost OEE with asset management

Figure 2: An example of a simulation of two production lines running in a facility. Courtesy: Polytron

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

Six steps to better manage obsolescence upgrades

Courtesy: WTWH Media

The Downtime | Episode 20: The Prophecy of Productivity

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plant automation

Courtesy: WEG Electric Corp.

Use VFDs with integrated PLCs for safe and reliable pumping systems

Courtesy: WTWH Media

Ways agentic AI can accelerate supply chain productivity

System Integration

When, how to consider low-code development for industrial applications

Courtesy: WTWH Media

Plant Automation

Latest plant engineering M&A, December 2024: ABB, Ecolab, FloWorks

Mechanical and electrical

Figure 2: A conveyor system showing the motor, helical-bevel gearbox and conveyor belt, with annotations for torque and power. Courtesy: SEW-EURODRIVE

Motor calculations made simple: optimizing performance and efficiency

Figure 3: Torque OK/not OK at 75 Hz. Courtesy: Yaskawa America Inc.

A VFD user should know these induction motor calculations

2025 Plant Engineering Product of the Year winners announced

Trends to watch in the future of VFDs and motors

Arc Flash AND Electrical Safety

Figure 3: Proper PPE is a must when working on energized equipment. Courtesy: Shermco Industries

Arc Flash and Electrical Safety

Top Plant Engineering articles: July 2025

Figure 1: Four strategies to integrate NFPA 70B with OSHA 1910.147 requirements. Courtesy: Tradesafe

Arc Flash and Electrical Safety

How to integrate NFPA 70B with OSHA requirements

Arc Flash and Electrical Safety

Design first: the foundation of electrical safety in industrial facilities

Digital Transformation

The Downtime | Episode 12: Digital Transformation

Clockwise L to R: Doug Cooper, Director of Product Management, Aspen Technology; Stacey Jones, Global Portfolio Leader of Asset Performance Management, ABB; Drew Mackley, Reliability Solutions Director, Emerson; Christine Nishimoto, Director of Asset Management Products Asset Lifecycle Management at IBM; Heath Stephens, Digitalization Leader, Hargrove Controls & Automation. Courtesy: WTWH Media

AI and Machine Learning

Experts offer advice on using AI and machine learning in asset management

Courtesy: WTWH Media

AI and Machine Learning

How to optimize manufacturing processes through AI integration with MES

Courtesy: WTWH Media

AI and Machine Learning

The ways artificial intelligence is reshaping the supply chain

Energy Efficiency AND Management

Figure 3: ABB goes beyond carbon-neutral operations in its facilities, such as its Fort Smith, Arkansas, manufacturing plant and aims to eliminate and recycle the waste generated from manufacturing, service and logistics operations. Courtesy: ABB

Energy Efficiency and Management

Look at manufacturing emission reductions to achieve sustainability

Courtesy: Atlas Copco Compressors

Energy Efficiency and Management

Finding balance in high-output manufacturing with low energy

by Rockwell Automation

Energy Efficiency and Management

Energy-efficient manufacturing with smart technology

Courtesy: ACS

Energy Efficiency and Management

How to use energy-efficient motors and drives to save money

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

How to boost OEE with asset management

Figure 2: An example of a simulation of two production lines running in a facility. Courtesy: Polytron

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

Six steps to better manage obsolescence upgrades

Figure 1: Jack Sullivan, Eastern Industrial Supplies Inc, senior product manager for steam products, recommended ThermOmegaTech freeze protection valves. Courtesy: ThermOmegaTech

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

How to achieve freeze protection with thermostatic valves

Figure 1: Edge analytics devices continuously collect data from assets and send it from the field directly to technicians and analysts. Courtesy: Emerson

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

How to fulfill asset management needs with AI-based condition monitoring

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The Downtime | Episode 19: Three’s Company

The Downtime | Episode 18: Record-Breaking Efficiency

These experts share advice on hazards and hazard protection

Plant Engineering July/August 2025

Workforce Development

How big of an economic impact does your plant have?

The Downtime | Episode 17: Gimme S’more Precision

Figure 3: WEMAS Absperrtechnik GmbH replaced a repetitive and unergonomic manual depalletizing task with an off-the-shelfOff-the-shelf robotic palletizing solution powered by OnRobot’s user-friendly D:PLOY-platform. With same-day installation, the solution delivered $31,000 in annual cost savings at WEMAS. Courtesy: OnRobot When Schrobbelèr B.V., producer of an iconic Dutch herbal liquor, was ready to automate its palletizing tasks, the company needed an approach that could seamlessly integrate into existing operations. Like many companies in the beverage industry, Schrobbelèr had determined that manual palletizing posed ergonomic and productivity challenges.

Material Handling

How off-the-shelf automation, material handling solutions can save time, money

The Downtime | Episode 16: The Sound of Sustainability

The Downtime | Episode 15: Get a Grip

Figure 1: Properly using machine data can enable a proactive and predictive approach to maintenance that can help address concerns before they take production offline. Courtesy: Wesco

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

Four ways to enhance APM and avoid downtime

Figure 3: Machine learning and digital twins are revolutionizing industrial maintenance for enhanced reliability. Courtesy: ACS

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

Focus on renewed asset health, facility resilience with PdM

The Downtime | Episode 14: Taking a Bite Out of Manufacturing

Figure 1: The basics of an effective maintenance are planning, scheduling and execution. Courtesy: Rockwell Automation

Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

Ways to unlock the power of data in industrial maintenance