It is essential to understand that individual leadership styles suit situations differently, and some are more effective in ...

ISA announced on October 12 the creation of the Automation Standards Compliance Institute. The Automation Standards Compliance Institute is an ISA-owned non-profit organizational entity that will ...

Caterpillar Inc. announced November 18 that it will build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China, to increase its worldwide capacity for large-engine production. Once operational ...

The 34th president of the United States and an American army general, Dwight D. Eisenhower is famous for making the paradoxical statement, "In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are ...

On March 23, CEMEX USA president Gilberto Perez and Texas Governor Rick Perry broke ground at a celebration signaling the official beginning of CEMEX’s Balcones cement operations expansion. Numerous ...

Creating a maintenance plan is generally not difficult to do. But creating a comprehensive maintenance program that is effective poses some interesting challenges. It would be difficult to appreciate ...

Electrostatic charges pose a severe threat to equipment and team members, and with environmentally friendly fluids and more efficient filtration creating higher fluid velocities, we must be aware of ...

What is a Fishbone Diagram? A fishbone diagram is a cause-and-effect discovery tool that helps figure out the reason(s) for defects, variations or failures within a process. In other words, it helps ...

Infrared thermography is the process of using a thermal imager to detect radiation (heat) coming from an object, converting it to temperature and displaying an image of the temperature distribution.

Root cause analysis is a systematic approach for uncovering the root cause of problems. Below we'll take a look at how to conduct a Root cause analysis, including the tools and methods used and the ...

Preventive maintenance is an established routine of periodically inspecting equipment, noticing small issues and fixing them before they turn into major problems. Downtime due to the lack of proper ...

A new nationwide survey commissioned by FileMaker, Inc. reveals that college students are having problems with workload and organizational skills affecting their grades. The survey, conducted by ...