Discussion Group for ProfiNet/Profibus Applications
Just heard from Ron Mitchell about a cool new LinkedIn group, Profibusters. "Hopefully this new group – ProfiBusters - can become a global forum for technical discussions of both PROFIBUS and PROFINET. Target topics for the group include...
Living Within an Industrial Technology Bubble
A professional in the audience during my presentation on digital technologies (networking, fieldbuses, OPC, MES, diagnostics and the like) at last week's MARTS 2013 Conference, interrupted my presentation with a question. I didn't mind the interruption. In fact, I...
Podcast Interview with John Dyck and Mike Yost of MESA International
In this episode, Gary is at the MESA North America Conference talking with MESA Board Chair John Dyck and MESA President Mike Yost about the programs and progress of the organization that promotes MES/MOM applications. The conference featured several speakers who...
Podcast Interview with Mike James on MESA Education Program
I talk with Mike James of ATS Global who spearheaded the MESA Global Education Program that has provided two certification tracks for educating people about MES/MOM theory and application.
Financial Investors Significantly Increase Participation in Q1 Industrial Manufacturing M&A Market
Financial investors in the industrial manufacturing sector stepped off the sidelines in the first quarter of 2013, recording a substantial increase in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. While strategic investors continued to drive deal activity during the...
Combine Social With Workflow in Enterprise Asset Management
Business application software supplier, Infor announced "Infor Ming.le," a comprehensive platform for social collaboration, business process improvement and contextual analytics. Infor Ming.le is embedded within systems such as ERP, Supply Chain Management (SCM),...
Operational Intelligence and Manufacturing Visibility Solution
One thing I learned listening to the presentations and conversations at the MESA Conference was how important collecting good data, good analytics based on that data and then great visibility solutions are for improving manufacturing. In that vein, software supplier...
MESA Conference Wrap Up
Here is a wrap up of some sessions I attended at the MESA International North American 2013 Conference. Several people who had implemented an MES/MOM solution spoke to the lessons learned and benefits gained from the technology. I'll be posting some podcast interviews...
PAS Brings Focus to Human Reliability
I was sorry to miss the PAS User Conference last week. Just could not be in three places at the same time. But I had a chance to chat with CEO Eddie Habibi over the weekend, watched a few tweets from David Greenfield of Automation World who was there, and received...
MESA International Extends Global Education Program With B2MML Certificate
I am still catching up with news from the MESA International North America Conference this week. All living organisms and organizations seem to have periods of growth and then periods of consolidation. MESA International seems to have renewed leadership energy, focus...
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