Many organizations have embarked on improving their asset performance and reliability. However, the harsh reality is that most struggle to implement the actions necessary to achieve the desired ...

Rockwell Automation elected chairman and CEO Keith D. Nosbusch, as well as William T. McCormick Jr. and Barry C. Johnson to its board of directors with terms expiring in 2010. Also, after serving for ...

A majority of teens want to work this summer because they need the money and to get work experience, but businesses are reluctant to hire teens, especially those under 18 years old, according to Renee ...

The Dow Chemical Company announced that on June 30, its board of directors approved a restructuring plan which calls for the shutdown of a number of manufacturing assets, including ethylene and ...

Alcoa on January 13 announced it hosted New York Governor David A. Paterson to celebrate finalization of a 30-year hydropower contract to supply the company’s two aluminum smelters in Massena, N.Y.

34th President of the United States and U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower is famous for making the paradoxical statement, "In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless, but ...

Last week, Invensys introduced the world’s first industrial system that goes beyond the plant or other industrial operations to provide a true enterprise view. The new InFusion enterprise control ...

What is a Fishbone Diagram? A fishbone diagram is a cause-and-effect discovery tool that helps figure out the reason(s) for defects, variations or failures within a process. In other words, it helps ...

Motor testing assesses the integrity of a motor through the use of computer-supported equipment or tools that monitor trends within the motor. Motor testing assesses the integrity of a motor through ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed $150,700 in fines against Kate Corporation of Berea, Ohio, for two willful and 21 serious alleged ...

Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is the premier standard for measuring manufacturing productivity. Read about how to calculate OEE, the six big losses, OEE benefits and more. What is Overall ...