Planning

• Building a Business Case

  Building a Business Case – How to achieve that Go/No-Go decision and avoid killing a project before it begins Problems are the driving force behind projects that demand business solutions. Company leadership recognizes this need and relies heavily upon cross-functional teams to study feasibility and determine if a business case can be developed. Management uses […]

  Read MoreRyan Courtney, MEM, PMP / Feasibility / Industrial Automation Engineering / Manufacturing Operations Management / Process Design / Planning / Improvement /

• How to Transition from “Prospect” to “Client”

  How to Transition from “Prospect” to “Client” Building relationships one conversation at a time The most common question that I am asked when it comes to building professional relationships is how do I successfully engage a prospect while earning enough trust to move forward? I have put together a few thoughts around how to accomplish […]

  Read MoreJoe Wright / Business Development / Industrial Automation Engineering / Manufacturing Operations Management / Manufacturing Process Control / Process Design / Planning /

• Building Industrial Water Resiliency

  Building Industrial Water Resiliency Many industrial facilities in the United States rely on a single freshwater source, either surface or ground water, to provide water for production and utility needs. A sole-source approach may prove inadequate in times of water stress such as droughts, floods or other natural disasters or if water prices should increase. […]

  Read MoreSarah Shank, PE / Cooling Tower / Cooling Water / FEED Study / Process Design / Reduce/Reuse/Recycle / Water Conservation / Water Quality / Planning / Sustainability /

• Design and Implementation is Product of Automation Life Cycle Planning

  Design and Implementation is Product of Automation Life Cycle Planning After creating the roadmap during the automation life cycle planning process, the next step in the journey is the design and implementation of the plan. For smaller systems the design and implementation stages of a system upgrade can take weeks or months and not all […]

  Read MoreTony Ferguson / Automation Planning / Engineering Consulting Services / Industrial Automation Upgrades / Life Cycle / Maintenance / Manufacturing Operations Management / Pre-Engineering / Process Automation Engineering / Retrofit / System Upgrade / Improvement / Planning / Upgrade / Improvement / Upgrades /

• Automation Standards by the Numbers

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  Read MoreCharles Sheets, PE / Uncategorized / Automation / Control Engineering / Industrial Design Engineering / Manufacturing Operations Management / Process Design / Standards / Planning / Controls /

• Flow Measurement Instrumentation Used in Engineering Design of Processes

  Flow Measurement Instrumentation Used in Engineering Design of Processes Flow measurement is an action to measure the flow of liquids, gases and vapors using a flow measurement instrument or device, which measures the rate of flow or the quantity of flow. We measure flow in industrial processes, utility pipelines, HVAC systems, municipal water and wastewater, […]

  Read MoreBob Kurczewski / Control System Upgrade / Engineering Consulting Services / Industrial Automation Engineering / Instrumentation Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering / Manufacturing Operations Management / Multidiscipline Engineering / Planning / Controls /

• Earned value provides powerful forecasting tool

  Earned value provides powerful forecasting tool Earned value is a tool for tracking real progress of a project that allows for more accurate forecasting and provides a sense of urgency early in a project, before things have gotten out of hand. The key word in the previous sentence is “real.” In the past, project performance […]

  Read MoreJason Perry, PE / Earned Value / Engineering Consulting Services / Forecasting / Industrial Automation Engineering / Manufacturing Operations Management / Project Management / Planning / Data Management /

• Tips on determining what is IT, OT

  Tips on determining what is IT, OT Engineering and IT Insight: Companies looking to determine what are information technology (IT) organizations and operations technology (OT) organizations should be focused on what the systems do rather than what they are to solve potential conflicts. by: Dennis Brandl The continuing conflicts between information technology (IT) organizations and […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Budgets / Control Engineering / Engineering and IT Insight / Information Technology / Manufacturing 4.0 / Manufacturing IT / Operations Technology / Smart Manufacturing / Planning /

• Pre-Engineering Saves Money, Improves Accuracy

  Pre-Engineering Saves Money, Improves Accuracy The trend of “fast tracking” projects now bypasses the time-proven approach of pre-engineering, leading to greater inefficiencies of project execution and higher costs. Fast track design simply started as a way to quickly execute small capital project work at the end of an annual spending cycle to spend excess money […]

  Read MoreMark O'Connell, PE / Capital Project Estimating / FEL / Front-End Loading / Phase-Gated Approach / Pre-Engineering / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services / Project Fast-tracking / Planning /

• Converting Old PLC Code: Benefits and Pitfalls

  Converting Old PLC Code: Benefits and Pitfalls Sounds great, doesn’t it? Buy the new programmable logic controller (PLC) equipment, run the old PLC code through a translator program, and the new system is up and running. Now to give credit where credit is due, very few people would actually believe a control system upgrade would […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Automation Integration / Control System Upgrade / Conversion / CPU / Industrial Automation Engineering / Manufacturing Operations Management / Manufacturing Process Control / PLC / Source Code / Planning / Upgrades /