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Enterprise manufacturing operational intelligence (EMI), if it isn’t already, will most likely become your process-monitoring/control best friend. For most, vast amounts of data are already available. The information just hasn’t been put to use. The information isn’t limited to process data. Most facilities also have available business information, operations data, and key-performance indicators, all waiting […]

Established in 1970, SPM Instrument rates as one of the earliest pioneering companies in the field of Predictive Maintenance. In the 1960s, rotational equipment monitoring consisted of putting a wooden rod or screwdriver to the ear and listening to a machine. Often, when a sound was heard, it was already too late. A.P. Moller, a […]

By Jane Alexander, Managing Editor The topic is a hot one. Reports of cyber threats and actual attacks across various business sectors fill the 24-hr. news cycle, day in and day out. The potential impact on industrial operations is well known—and frightening. But how deep into the issue are those in the maintenance and reliability […]

By Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor Discussions about life-cycle asset management and curiosity about the ISO 55000 Asset Management Standard have been growing since its launch in January 2014. While we are anticipating how this standard will affect decision making regarding the life cycles of an organization’s assets, we already know top management plays a key role (see […]

The newest technology from Fluke means preventive maintenance has never been easier.  Fluke Corporation is the world leader in the manufacture, distribution, and service of electronic test tools and software. The Fluke brand has a reputation for portability, ruggedness, safety, ease of use, and rigid standards of quality. Always on the forefront of technology, Fluke […]

One of the things magazine editors get to do is participate in presentations by manufacturers about new products. In days gone by, the majority of them were “dog-and-pony” shows in which a small team of company representatives would travel from one publication office to another and another to showcase their wares. Those were the best, […]