Food & Beverage

• Process Safety Services (PSM)

  Process Safety Management is not only a regulatory requirement for some facilities, but an important tool to safeguard employees, the community, the environment, and facilities assets. Adam Kern, Associate Department Manager at Matrix Technologies discusses Process Safety Services. ‹ SHARE

  Read MoreAdam Kern / Automation  / Matrix Moment  / PHA  / Process Hazard Analysis  / Process Safety Management  / PSM  / PSM Compliance Auditing 

• Understanding the Basics of Automation Validation

  Understanding the Basics of Automation Validation If you are new to the pharmaceutical industry, or any other FDA-regulated industry, and are interested in learning more about validation as it pertains to automated systems, this article will serve as a high-level introduction to the basic concepts and standard requirements. Regardless of your specific role within the […]

  Read MoreRob Goldsmith / 21 CFR Part 11  / Automation  / Automation System  / Engineering  / FDA  / Functional Specification  / GAMP 5  / Standards  / Traceability  / Validation 

• Studio 5000 Logix Emulate

  Tom Hudson, Controls Engineer at Matrix Technologies, Inc. shows how to use the Studio 5000 Logix Emulate software to test a Studio 5000 Logix Designer version 33 PLC program with a Factory Talk View Machine Edition Version 12 HMI application. This is useful for situations when you quickly want to test your PLC development code, […]

  Read MoreTom Hudson / Automation  / Controls Automation  / Factory Talk View  / HMI  / Studio 5000 Logix  / Rockwell Automation 

• Grain Hazard Monitoring

  Grain Hazard Monitoring Tony Ferguson discusses the purpose, standards and requirements and other tips and tricks for Grain Hazard Monitoring. This video will bring more awareness to hazards of handling grain as fires and explosions can be present if proper procedures are not followed. ‹ SHARE

  Read MoreTony Ferguson / Control System Upgrade  / Engineering Consulting Services  / Feed & Grain  / Food Manufacturing  / Grain Hazard Monitoring Systems  / Industrial Automation Upgrades  / Life Cycle  / Maintenance  / Matrix Moment  / Retrofit  / System Upgrade  / Improvement  / Planning  / Upgrade 

• Agile Myth – No Documentation Required

  Agile Myth – No Documentation Required People sometimes believe “It’s agile, so there is no documentation” or “Agile is anti-documentation.” Neither of these statements is correct. Instead, the incremental and iterative nature of agile software development brings an opportunity to create, leverage and improve documentation in new and refreshing ways that bring new value to […]

  Read MoreJeff Panning, PMP, ACP / Agile  / Information System Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Process Design  / Scrum Framework  / Software Design  / Management  / Improvement 

• PID Controller using RSLogix 5000

  Introduction and basic set up for PID Controller using RSLogix 5000 A PID Controller is a Proportional Integral and Derivative Controller. It’s used to control a specific process variable to a desired value. Greg Kleinhenz with Matrix Technologies walks through an introduction and basic setup of a PID controller in the RSLogix 5000 environment. For […]

  Read MoreBrett Kachenmeister / Automation  / Control Loop  / ControlLogix  / Matrix Moment  / PID  / PLC  / Proportional Integral Derivative  / RSLogix 5000  / Rockwell Automation 

• How to Reduce Water Usage in an Industrial Facility

  How to Reduce Water Usage in an Industrial Facility Sarah Shank, PE explores industrial facility water usage and ways to reduce water footprint within an industrial facility. There are many ways to reduce your industrial water bill, Sarah walks through the details of two examples. ‹ SHARE

  Read MoreSarah Shank, PE / Cooling Tower  / Cooling Water  / Engineering  / FEED Study  / Matrix Moment  / Process Design  / Sustainability  / Water Quality  / Water Savings  / Water Usage  / Planning 

• Successful Teamwork Using the Scrum Framework

  Teamwork Using the Scrum Framework Matrix Technologies is working with a steel company to co-develop a software application to solve key business problems. This engagement has been a long-term, information system engineering project in which Matrix provides two developers and a scrum master to the client in a staff augmentation time-and-expense manner. The client is […]

  Read MoreJeff Panning, PMP, ACP / Agile Software Development  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Information System Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Process Design  / Scrum Framework  / Software Design  / Management  / Improvement 

• Sustainability in an Industrial Environment

  Sustainability in an Industrial Environment Doug Medley, PE, CEM discuses sustainability in an industrial environment, why to implement a sustainability program and steps to achieving sustainability at your facility.  ‹ SHARE

  Read MoreDoug Medley, PE / Energy Audit  / Energy Efficiency  / Energy Savings  / Power Factor Correction  / Safety  / Sustainability  / Variable Speed  / WAGES  / Sustainability  / Upgrades 

• Pipe Stress 104 – Does Your Facility Need a Pipe Stress Audit?

  Pipe Stress 104 – Does Your Facility Need a Pipe Stress Audit? This is the fourth article in a series about thermal expansion or contraction, pipe stress, and the art of pipe stress analysis. In a previous article, we discussed some of the different signs to look for out in your facility that might indicate […]

  Read MoreChris Mach, PE / Oil & Gas  / Pipe Stress  / Piping Engineer  / Process Engineer  / Stress Analysis  / Thermal Contraction  / Construction  / Manufacturing