Surveys, Personal Development and Industrial Wireless
How Do You Manage Change? Tech-Clarity is conducting a research study on how top performing manufacturers manage change in their manufacturing facilities. Sometimes I wonder about surveys, but many people use this information to develop new products around what...
Vertical Manufacturing and Design and Development
Crown Material Handling Equipment I had a fascinating visit to Crown Equipment in New Bremen, Ohio--just down the road from my home in Sidney. I've known about the company for many years. Know some people who work there. But I have had little professional contact with...
Podcast Automation Minutes Number 126
I've posted a new podcast. In this episode I recap the ABB Automation and Power World user conference, discusses the ramifications of a $7 million grant to the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition, and reviews the book "Producing Prosperity," by Pisano and Shih....
Manufacturing, Education, Technology
I was almost totally off the grid for three days while doing some hiking in southern Ohio. Nice getaway. Recommend the Glen Laurel Inn in Hocking Hills. Meanwhile, here are a number of items of either personal development or industrial technology that I've gleaned in...
ABB Automation and Power World Conference Report
Joe Hogan, ABB Group CEO, delivered his trademark high-energy, information-filled keynote to more than 4,800 attendees of the 5th ABB Automation and Power World (APW). [Note: Prior to that, there were separate Automation and Power conferences.] Hogan stated that there...
ABB Automation and Power World Conference
I am at the United Club in Orlando about to leave for home. So I don't have time for any intelligent analysis right now from this installment of the ABB Automation and Power World conference. They announced overall attendance of 4,800 people. Quite respectable. I was...
Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition Wins Funding
Smart Manufacturing Coalition-led Project Wins DOE Clean Energy Manufacturing Contract $10 Million Project to Launch Development of the Nation’s First Open Smart Manufacturing Technology Platform for Collaborative Networked Information Industrial Applications The...
Producing Prosperity: Another Look at US Manufacturing
I received an early copy of "Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing Renaissance", by Gary P. Pisano & Willy C. Shih and have finally found the time to finish writing about its significant ideas. The authors join the debate about the importance of...
Festo Previews Hannover Fair
I am heading to Hannover, Germany to cover the famous Hannover Fair for Automation World. Preceding the event, Festo held a press conference to preview its themes. The overall Festo theme is "From resource protection to the production environments of the future."...
Leadership Change at HART Communications Foundation
Ron Helson, President and CEO, HART Communication Foundation Ted Masters, President and CEO, HART Communication Foundation UPDATED I guess this is the year of change in the industry. Ron Helson, who has led the growth and development of HART for the 20 years of its...
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