Emerson Automation Extends Its Wireless Reach
Remember the wireless wars of about 10 years ago? No? Good. But Emerson was the leader of the WirelessHART camp. One or two other companies led the ISA100 camp. The technologies are quite similar with just enough differences to make them incompatible. A movement to...
On Leadership: Collaboration Enhances Design Success
I learned a leadership lesson about collaboration and design this morning. The store where I buy birdseed is on a corner. Think small streets, not like a busy city intersection. The primary street has been dug down to dirt, and the contractor is in the process of...
A Trio of Technologies Enhancing Connections
When I travel to various conferences, there are certain technology themes that are strengthening connections the Internet of Things for manufacturing. We witnessed several of these this week. Here is a quick outline of some important announcements. Why should we...
Honeywell User Group All About Connections
It's all about connections. That's the direction I went four years ago when I renamed my blog and set out on my own. Manufacturing Connection (as general a word as I could buy the domain for--not only factory but also process industries). Honeywell User Group is this...
GE Extends Predix But Where Lies Its Future
GE has a new CEO coming soon. Jeff Imelt led the industrial push that led to Predix and Industrial Internet of Things, services based upon data, predictive maintenance. He spurred development of GE Digital and the transformation into a software company (check out the...
Software Startup Within Rockwell Automation Leverages Chat Bot
This is "TechED" week for Rockwell Automation with "Shelby" the chat bot collaboration tool featured prominently at the opening keynote presentations--a software startup within the organization. TeamONE was one of two new products featured this week. The other an...
10 Skills to Cultivate For Personal Growth
I've been going through a number of notes accumulating over the past few months. Most relate to personal development and growth. This one I picked up from Kevin Roberts--long time leader in the advertising industry. These are all important skills. If you're unsure...
Productivity Isn’t About Getting Things Done Anymore
It’s time to approach the personal productivity topic again. It has been too long. As you may know, I am a follower of Getting Things Done developed by David Allen and detailed in his book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress Free Productivity. I also use the Nozbe...
Asset Optimization The New Frontier Beyond Process Optimization
It is time to think beyond the unit process to asset optimization. Two press releases have come my way in the past couple of weeks from companies who are seeking to expand their product portfolios into ever broadening circles with the theme being adding emphasis on...
The Race To A Digital Future, A Digitalization Research Report
Digitalization is the current hot word describing the latest manufacturing strategies. The concept has morphed from Industrie 4.0, Industrial Internet of Things, and smart manufacturing. The word was all over Hannover Messe this year, and one of the more fervent...