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Articles by Michael Grochowski
Smart manufacturing model production lifecycle benefits
Some years ago, MESA International created the original manufacturing execution systems (MES) Model. It’s gone through multiple reincarnations over the years but is still in use in every corner of the world, helping people define MES and MES projects. Today, MESA International is developing a smart manufacturing model that will be prescriptive by providing specific recommendations on how people can be smart in their manufacturing endeavors.
How Southeast Asia is helping lead a manufacturing expansion
The Southeast Asian economic powerhouse is driven by South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore. Behind these “Tiger” economies, trot the “Tiger Cubs” – Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia. The Tiger Cubs are so-called because they are following the same model of export-driven growth as their larger neighbors – and the world is beginning to take notice.
Benefits of single-pair Ethernet for manufacturers
In an industry that applauds the wringing out of tiny inefficiencies from the production line in order to gain microscopic boosts in productivity, there is one culprit adding undetected weight and drag to the process – traditional ethernet solutions. Rollouts of industrial automation systems today are built out of different styles of networks, each with a different communication standard attached to it.
The PLC remains stronger than ever
The programmable logic controller (PLC) has been declared dead many times. In the mid-1990s the first soft PLC hit the market, offering “openness,” a concept mostly unknown in the industry at the time. The PLC endured in its classic form while the soft PLC remained a niche solution. In reality, the PLC will never go away.
Ethernet-APL standard is complete, products are on the way: Two-wire, 10Mbit/s Ethernet for process industries
By Mark T. Hoske June 15, 2021 The 10Mbit/s Ethernet-APL standard, a two-wire, intrinsically safe, physical layer for process manufacturing industries, is complete after 3 years of cooperative development among leading standards development organizations and major process suppliers.
Four tips to get your process manufacturing facility off the ground
Facilities that support process operations produce some of the most expensive and complex buildings in the world. And they run the gamut: “Process operations” can range from baking desserts such as cakes to processing raw meat for grocery operations, to manufacturing parts and components for U.S. Navy submarines. So what do facilities across such diverse markets have in common besides being founded on their process? For one, the costly and painful struggle of getting the project started.
Top three advantages of integrated explosion protection
In every industry, exploding equipment is a bad thing. In process industry settings, however, the risk of explosions is very real. And the stakes — from impacts on revenue and the environment to loss of life — are far too great to ignore. Engineers designing electrical equipment and processes for use in hazardous areas are offered many different methods of explosion protection.
Introducing digital technology in the workplace
When bringing technologies into the workplace, it pays to be realistic. Often, for instance, bringing new digital technology into an organization does not radically improve a firm’s operations. Despite high-level planning, a more frequent result is the messy process of frontline employees figuring out how they can get tech tools to help them to some degree.
Four tips for calibrating a HART pressure transmitter
Courtesy: Mark T. Hoske, CFE Media and Technology Pressure transmitters are one of the most common instruments found in a process plant, and the most common type of smart pressure transmitter is a HART transmitter. Whether it is wired or wireless, the fundamental purpose of a HART transmitter is to measure the input process signal and convert it into an accurate output signal. Calibration is key to maintaining this accuracy, but what is the best way to do it? Let’s start with the basics.
How Profinet works for manufacturers
Profinet is an open Industrial Ethernet solution based on international standards. It is a communication protocol designed to exchange data between controllers and devices in an automation setting. It was introduced in the early 2000s and is the most well-adopted Industrial Ethernet solution. Since Profinet is an open standard, hundreds of manufacturers have developed Profinet products.
4 tips to get your new process facility ‘off the ground’
ID 219828195 © Tapanakorn Katvong | Dreamstime.com Facilities that support process operations produce some of the most expensive and complex buildings in the world. And they run the gamut: “Process operations” can range from baking desserts such as cakes to processing raw meat for grocery operations, to manufacturing parts and components for U.S. Navy submarines. So what do facilities across such diverse markets have in common besides being founded on their process?
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