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Automation Industry Career Tip: Appearance Matters
From the clothes you wear, to the labels on a panel, to the layout and fonts on a graphic, to the look of your signature – appearance matters. There is a tremendous amount of wisdom in the expression, -
Technical Expertise Across Multiple Platforms: What the Auto Dealership Taught Me the Hard Way
Technical Expertise Across Multiple Platforms: What the Auto Dealership Taught Me the Hard Way -
The Molecule: Why Professionals Matter Over Equipment
The Molecule: Why Professionals Matter Over Equipment -
Eight Steps Critical to a Complete Industrial Supplier Selection Process
A supplier selection can end your career or launch it. With leaner engineering departments and more options to choose from, selecting the right solution is an ever growing challenge. -
The Benefits of Teamwork for a Industrial Project Start-up or Plant Outage
Take the time (and spend the money) to show appreciation to the crews on an industrial project start-up or during a major production outage. -
Is the Process Control System Documentation at Your Plant in Order?
Investment in process control system documentation has become critical for industrial project as well as business success. -
Manufacturing IT Project Pitfalls (Part 2)
Manufacturing IT Project Pitfalls (Part 2) -
Manufacturing IT Project Pitfalls (Part 1)
Manufacturing IT Project Pitfalls (Part 1) -
How to Be Successful as an Industrial Automation Manager
The successful industrial manager has to have the skill and desire to manage clients, motivate and develop others, provide technical direction, ensure quality, keep the schedule, watch the budget, mit -
How to Achieve Reliable Foundation Fieldbus Communications
The commissioning and configuration of digital communications of a field-level network at an industrial operation, such as Foundation Fieldbus, is fundamental to obtaining certification of the digital -
Industrial Tip: Project Management Is Really Risk Management
As a project manager, continuously monitor everything for signs of problems and immediately inquire if something seems amiss. -
Why You Should Use the Best Automation Technology, Even if the Price Tag Is Higher
Do not go with cheaper instrumentation unless you are certain the impact on maintenance and process performance is (and will continue to be) negligible. -
Why New Engineers Should Get Plant Experience Early
When searching for a job, seek out plants that have at least one seasoned engineer under whom you can work. -
Why Industrial Engineers Should Learn to Estimate Jobs
Estimate each process industry job before starting it and always follow up and compare the final cost figures against the initial estimate. -
Always Design in Spare Capacity to Allow for Industrial Plant Expansion
A common rule of thumb for most systems is to add at least 25 percent spare capacity to the original design. -
Webinar Recording: Straight Talk on DCS Migration
Four top DCS migration experts discuss topics and trends surrounding DCS migration, using examples of multiple platforms from across the field. -
Why Operators Can Make or Break an Automation Project
Operator buy-in and approval are critical to automation project success. Get the operators involved in the design process early and listen to what they say. -
Why You Should Look for Opportunities to Improve Plant Profitability
Estimate benefits from a decrease in variability & an increase production rate. Implement solutions where an increase in plant profitability is justified -
Pitfalls of Selecting Low-Cost Industrial Instrumentation
Buying high-quality instrumentation does not mean that the buyer has to pay list price. -
Why Control Panels Can Be a Source of Risk in Retrofit Projects
Project management is really just risk management, and a large source of risk to an automation project is the control panels.
