Research
Research: Motors, drives important to plant engineers
In this 2023 study on motors and drives, product quality was the most important factor for selecting a product
Maintenance survey indicates shift to cloud, more sophisticated apps well underway
Providers need to demonstrate systems integration capabilities
How does your salary match up?
Salaries remain virtually flat, and unemployment levels are very low
Automation helps combat labor shortages
Think Again: Are automation and controls helping to fill the growing manufacturing skills gap? Control Engineering research, “Purchasing Considerations for Automation Systems & Control Systems” shows an increase in spending for the next 12 months in most categories.
How do lighting designers spend their time?
The short answer: most time is spent researching lighting and lighting controls systems
Supply chain shortages encourage automation interoperability
Automation users are more likely to purchase from companies supporting standards that promote interoperability: Among findings in Control Engineering research.
OT, IT collaboration helps IIoT
Recent research indicates more operational technology and information technology collaboration, and 40% are spending more to do it. See a dozen bits of OT/IT collaboration advice.
Top products since COVID-19 pandemic relate to air control, cleaning
In the New Products for Engineers Database by CFE Media and Technology, 5 of the top 6 products cover control of air or cleaning, since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11.
Poll results, week 2: Doubled adverse COVID-19 impact on engineers, industry
Research analysis, advice: Adverse effects of Coronavirus more than doubled in just a week for visitors to Control Engineering, Plant Engineering, Oil & Gas Engineering, and Consulting-Specifying Engineer websites taking a survey on COVID-19 impacts on engineering. For respondents answering March 11 to 19 and March 20 to 25, 13% felt a “great deal” of impact in the first week and 35% the next week.
Survey results: increased recognition of COVID-19’s adverse impact
Digital work from home is fine, but manufacturing takes place in the physical world