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Condition-Based Maintenance vs. Predictive Maintenance

ATS

Share When it comes to maintenance strategies, condition-based maintenance (CBM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) might initially seem like two sides of the same coin. In this guide, we’ll take a look at the main differences and comparative advantages of condition-based maintenance vs. predictive maintenance and compare them in detail.

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More answers about how next-generation automation will help in 2023

Control Engineering

Some answers on topics included artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), integration of new technologies and cybersecurity and more that were not answered during the live webcast. Hall Matt Lueger, executive vice president, NorthWind Technical Services. Graham : Gemba is a Japanese lean term that means “the actual place.”

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Fastenal Releases 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report

Fastener News Desk

Based on this exercise, Fastenal has defined its ESG vision, pillars, and strategic objectives, and has begun to create a roadmap (detailed strategies and goals) for each of the ESG topics found to be most significant.

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A look at digital transformation using the cloud

Control Engineering

The expanse of DX and IIoT topics can be overwhelming even to someone more experienced on the OT side. The term “edge” is misleading because it is at the center of so much. Edge gateways also can be configured and managed from an external network, like the cloud, based on organizational security policies. Courtesy: Yokogawa.

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Where to Focus Your Improvement Efforts

Mold Making Technology

We’ve covered a wide range of topics and how those topics affect the moldmaking industry, ranging from pricing to marketing to technology. POOGI is a systematic process that identifies interruptions to flow in your shop, based on what’s actually occurring at your shop. POOGI = The Process of Ongoing Improvement.

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How Rising Demand is Changing Electric Car Manufacturing

ATS

Automotive buyers are generally led to consider purchasing an electric vehicle for the environmental benefits, as well as the promise of long-term savings by visiting the gas pump less (or, for fully electric vehicles, not at all). Electric vehicle demand is driven by real metrics.

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Automation mergers, acquisitions, capital markets analysis: April 2023

Control Engineering

They discussed topics related to talent acquisition in the automation industry. However, it would take a significant recession to swing the pendulum from a candidate-driven market to an employer-driven one in the near term. The products and services that an organization serves the market with. The company’s mission.