Manufacturing Operations Management

• 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 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 / jwright /

• 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 /

• 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 / aferguson /

• RS-232 is Simple, Robust Serial Communications Method

  RS-232 is Simple, Robust Serial Communications Method All communications are serial communications, from the high-tech data bouncing around satellites to synchronizing your phone to a computer. Even human speech is a form of serial communication. This article discusses a simple yet robust communication method that has been around for nearly 60 years: RS-232. RS-232 is […]

  Read MoreEric Tolles, PE / Automation Solutions / Industrial Automation Engineering / IT / Manufacturing Operations Management / Manufacturing Process Control / Serial Communications / Software Design / Automation Integration / Manufacturing / etolles /

• 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 / csheets /

• Steps in Specifying Flow Measuring Instruments

  Steps in Specifying Flow Measuring Instruments The first step in specifying flow measuring instruments is to get opinions and information from the client or end user. It is essential to review the instrumentation, electrical, piping and process standards. Using clients’ standards and preferred manufacturers list is the preferred route. Otherwise, we use our practices and […]

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

• 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 / bkurczewski /

• 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 / jperry /

• A Retrospective on 35 Years in Automation

  A Retrospective on 35 Years in Automation Having recently celebrated my 60th birthday, as well as 30 years with Matrix Technologies, I thought the readers might just be willing to indulge me in a bit of reminiscing about the changes I’ve seen in the automation business. Depending on your perspective, you may say, “Hey, I […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Industrial Automation Engineering / Legacy Upgrades / Manufacturing Operations Management / Manufacturing Process Control / Upgrade / GE / IBM / Microsoft / Modicon / Modvue / PLC / dblaida /