Management

• Planning, coordination and risk mitigation dramatically cut downtime

  Planning, coordination and risk mitigation dramatically cut downtime Matrix reduces outage for complex pharmaceutical manufacturing project A major dilemma that most industrial manufacturing facilities are challenged with is balancing system maintenance with production demand. Oftentimes, the production schedule will allow only a small window of opportunity for the site to perform preventive maintenance activities and […]

  Read MoreRob Goldsmith / 4-20mA HART Protocol / Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing / Design-Build / Electrical Design / Industrial Automation Engineering / Manufacturing Automation Solutions / Manufacturing Process Control / Process Engineering / Risk Mi / Management / Controls / rgoldsmith /

• Personal Protective Equipment, The Last Line of Defense

  Personal Protective Equipment, The Last Line of Defense – Education is key to employee safety At Matrix Technologies, safety is at the top of our core values because we know our employees are our most valuable resource. We owe it to them and their families to ensure they return home each and every day injury […]

  Read MoreBrian Thomas, COSS / Industrial Automation Engineering / Manufacturing Operations Management / Manufacturing Plant Safety / Manufacturing Process Control / Management / Safety / bthomas /

• How an effective kickoff meeting sets the stage for a successful project

  How an effective kickoff meeting sets the stage for a successful project Getting the right people together to discuss the right topics is key to success An important part of any project – one that can sometimes be taken for granted — is the initial kickoff meeting. With nearly 40 years of project management experience, […]

  Read MoreRob Goldsmith / Industrial Automation Engineering / Kickoff Meetings / Manufacturing Operations Management / Manufacturing Process Control / Project Management / Management / Improvement / rgoldsmith /

• What to Consider When Choosing A Database Solution

  What to Consider When Choosing A Database Solution – When is “free” the right price? Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and control systems engineers sometimes find free express editions of popular database engines installed as the data backbone of an existing system. Other times they’ll be asked if an express edition can be used for a new […]

  Read MoreDavid Copi / Control Systems Engineer / Data Management / Database Solution / Manufacturing Execution / Manufacturing Operations Management / Oracle Express Edition / Improvement / Management / Data Management / SQL Server Express / dcopi /

• Five Reasons for Hiring an Independent Control System Integrator

  Five Reasons for Hiring an Independent Control System Integrator As an independent control system integrator, Matrix Technologies has the ability — and the duty — to keep current on the best-in-class solutions for our clients’ industrial automation needs. By partnering with our clients and as engineering consultants, we bring years of experience to use in […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Control System Upgrade / Engineering Consulting Services / Industrial Automation Engineering / Automation Integration / Improvement / Management / Integrations / dblaida /

• Mobile Technology: Is Your Plant Millennial-Friendly?

  Mobile Technology: Is Your Plant Millennial-Friendly? The Millennial generation – generally considered to be people who reached adulthood around the beginning of the 21st century – has grown up in a world filled with electronics and increasingly online and socially-networked. They are the first conscious participants in an era when everyone has access to everything, […]

  Read MoreJohn Lee / Industrial Automation Engineering / Manufacturing Intelligence / Management / Planning / Data Management / jlee /

• Sterilizing Canned Foods and Beverages: Hydrostatic Cookers

  Sterilizing Canned Foods and Beverages: Hydrostatic Cookers If your company is in food and beverage manufacturing, you know the requirements of in-can sterilization. This is usually done in high volume operations with a continuous cooker process using either a hydrostatic (vertical) cooker or a rotary (horizontal) Cooker. Here is a profile of the Hydrostatic Cooker […]

  Read MoreGreg Pfleghaar / 3D Laser Scanning / Food & Beverage Engineering / Industrial Automation Engineering / LOG-TEC / Manufacturing Operations Management / Improvement / Management / gpfleghaar /

• Food Manufacturing Case Study: Leveraging a Virtual Environment for an HMI Migration

  Food Manufacturing Case Study: Leveraging a Virtual Environment Many industrial manufacturers requiring plant management system upgrades due to outdated and unsupported platforms are migrating to virtualized environments. Here’s how Matrix Technologies executed a successful migration to a virtualized environment for a large food processing facility. The Advantages of Virtualization Manufacturing systems are increasingly using virtualized […]

  Read MoreMike Dunstan / Food and Beverage Manufacturing / Rockwell Solution Partner / ThinManager / Virtualization / Wonderware System Integrator / Improvement / Management / HMI's / Upgrades / mdunstan / bmcdaniel /

• How to Achieve Higher OEE Ratings with Data Integration

  How to Achieve Higher OEE Ratings with Data Integration Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is a key barometer of productivity in an industrial manufacturing plant because it provides a single measure of how well the manufacturing process is performing. Manufacturers want high OEE ratings that result from effective use of equipment at the required speed and efficiency […]

  Read MoreJohn Lee / Industrial Automation Engineering / Manufacturing Intelligence / Manufacturing Operations Management / Manufacturing Process Control / Improvement / Management / Data Management / jlee /

• Measuring Manufacturing Performance: 3 Commonly Used KPIs

  There are many ways to measure performance in a manufacturing facility. Here are the three commonly used key performance indicators (KPIs) manufacturers often start with to achieve process improvement.

  Read MoreSteve Goldberg / Manufacturing Operations Management / Manufacturing Process Control / Improvement / Management / Data Management / sgoldberg /