Plant Automation
The making of a modern pet food processing plant
Advanced design elements are helping food and beverage manufacturers better adjust to a modern pet food processing plant.
Manufacturing index rises slightly in May from April
The purchasing manufacturers' index rose to 43.1% in May, but the general mood remains cautious and uncertain as COVID-19 continues to cause havoc on global supply chains.
COVID-19 emergency support for safety circuits, VFDs, vision, PLC power quality, SCADA
System integrators can provide emergency support for automation troubleshooting to shorten or prevent downtime, improve quality and save money as manufacturing restarts or continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A look at electrical safety programs
The 2020 Plant Engineering electrical safety survey examines how your plants’ electrical safety programs measure up
How COVID-19 is changing the engineering jobs, jobs market
Taking control in an uncontrolled time: Leaders share lessons from the industrial automation, controls, and manufacturing industries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Control your move to remote operations
Successful companies manage change in an open environment by understanding the structure of the operations team, the contributions of the staff and the systems required to support them across all modes of operation.
Career advice for engineers: Step out of the comfort zone
Looking wider, at engineering career development requires looking at other perspectives, understanding customers, finding a mentor, and having fun.