Articles Tagged with ''monitoring''

OpX Leadership Network Ideation to Adoption
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OpX Leadership Network finds new solutions

May 24, 2016
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Founded by PMMI in 2011 as the Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence (AIOE), the OpX Leadership Network has been working overtime to create new solutions groups tasked with giving CPGs the tools they need to fine-tune and improve their businesses.
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The Power of IoT

How the Internet of Things helps today’s compressors become more energy efficient for tomorrow’s food and beverage processing lines.
Marina Mayer
March 26, 2016
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Every time a production system goes down, it creates a troubling ripple effect that eventually leads to downtime, product loss and financial strain. It’s imperative for compressors to work “smarter,” predicting failures and resolving problems before “real” problems even exist.
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Study reveals attributes of top organizations

March 23, 2016
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A new study from Sage Clarity (an Epicor/Informance solution provider), “Manufacturing Performance Benchmark Study for Fast Moving Consumer Goods,” features real-world data collected over a period of 90 days from more than 100 global manufacturing operations.
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DC current transducer

January 18, 2016
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The NK Technologies DT Series DC current transducer features ambient temperature compensation and a microprocessor-based method of signal conditioning; sensor output is automatically adjusted as the temperature changes.
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Data loggers

January 18, 2016
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Used in manufacturing and processing applications, Tinytag waterproof, dustproof data loggers monitor conditions including temperature, relative humidity, power usage, CO2, voltage, current and count.
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Plant automation: Finding the right fit

Do what makes sense when installing automation in your facility, considering your budget and business goals. Understanding your application can help you fine-tune your equipment purchase.
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Wayne Labs
November 19, 2015
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While the trend for large manufacturers is to automate a new plant in its entirety, small and medium-sized food and beverage processors rarely have the funds to automate their plants, turning them into lights-out facilities. Even some tier-one processors may find areas in certain operations where it may not make sense to over-automate.


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Bridging the IT/OT skills gap

August 12, 2015
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For some time, industrial manufacturing companies have been looking for ways to bring together the seemingly divergent needs of enterprise networking systems and the real-time requirements of plant floor communications systems.


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