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The article offers information on the 2019 Plant Engineering Maintenance Study of Advanced Technology Services (ATS) about the impact of aging equipment on manufacturing plants. It mentions that the survey discusses manufacturer's scheduled maintenance, attention to systems, and training of maintenance teams. Topics include maintenance strategies of manufacturers in the U.S., factors for the outsourcing of maintenance operation, and challenge during the improvement of maintenance.

As it touted its plant information products to users at its annual conference, Bentley Corp. is also looking to evolving the next generation of end users in the plant environment. [...]

The article announces recipients of the 2017 Plant Engineering Product of the Year awards including Schneider Electric SA, FasTest Inc. and Exair Corp.

The article discusses the findings of the 2018 Plant Engineering Maintenance Survey, sponsored by Advanced Technology Services Inc. (ATS), which revealed that the use of predictive maintenance with analytics increased to 51% in 2018. The survey found that the use of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) decreased to 50% in 2018, while run to failure fell from 61% in 2017 to 57% in 2018.

The article presents results of the 2015 "Plant Engineering" Salary Survey of manufacturing in the U.S. The survey shows that 58% of plant managers have worked for their employer for at least 10 years and 30% of respondents have been with their current employer for more than 20 years. It reveals that managers manage energy as 60% of respondents are responsible for energy reduction and use.

The article presents the results of the 2009 Salary Survey conducted by the management of "Plant Engineering" magazine. The survey revealed that the recession had a great impact on the facility of several manufacturing facilities. It identified that salaries and bonuses dropped from 105,186 dollars in 2008 to 101,919 dollars in 2009.

The article offers information related to awards in the manufacturing and plant engineering industry. Topics include 2015 Product of the Year Grand Award given to Infor, the recognition of Phoenix Contact USA as the winner of the 2015 Top Plant Award, and annual CFE Media Engineering Awards in Manufacturing banquet of the Hannover Fairs USA which honors 2016 Engineer's Choice Award recipients.

The article talks about the result of the 2007 Plant Engineering Salary Survey in the U.S. This survey is about the value management places on the skills and abilities of the plant managers, and it is about the value those plant managers place on their key employees in manufacturing. It shows that manufacturing leaders continue to deliver high productivity even as total jobs in manufacturing continue to decline.

The article focuses on the result of the survey conducted by plant engineering magazine on the different roles of plant engineers. According to the author, plant engineers play an important role in ensuring efficient, effective and safe manufacturing processes and in the success of the manufacturing business. Among the challenges that plant managers faces include, restrictions in the budget, energy costs, recruitment, training and keeping of skilled workers.

The article focuses on the increasing popularity of the idea of actively managing energy costs in the United States. A formal energy management program should focus on continuous improvement of energy performance. Consortium for Energy Efficiency conducted a study on where plant managers where changing to energy-efficiency equipment.

The article focuses on the report on the National Association of Manufacturers "U.S. Manufacturing Innovation at Risk." The report was co-sponsored by the Manufacturing Institute and the Council of Manufacturing Associations. Timing is very important in success of manufactures and factories. A study conducted by Accenture focuses on the need for global flexibility in the industrial products sector.

Information about several topics discussed at the "Manufacturing/Automation Summit 2011: Plant and Control Engineering" in Chicago, Illinois is presented. Topics include the importance of innovation and education in the manufacturing industry. It cites several awards given during the summit including the 2010 Plant Engineering Top Plant Award. The summit features several speakers including U.S. Representative Don Manzullo and Doug Woods of the Association for Manufacturing Technology.

Information about the topic discussed at 62nd Hannover Messe held in Germany in April is presented. Topic of the conference focuses on the need to use technology in adressing the global crisis in energy. The conference also featured Dr. Manfred Wittenstein, president of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) and Dr. Eberhard Veit, Festo chairman.

The article presents the results of a survey on salary for 2006 conducted by the periodical "Plant Engineering" in the U.S. The data showed that base salaries for plant floor managers increased about 3.8%, while overall compensation grew about 7.1%. The growth was a result in the increase of bonuses and profit sharing paid to plant engineers as compensation for the levels of productivity, efficiency and cost-saving measures.

The article focuses on globalization of operations, technological operations and use of data to make decisions which have driven discussion in manufacturing. Topics dsicussed include lack of skilled workers issue cited by plant engineering as threat for manufacturing, introduction of Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) in the plants and lack of plants willing to invest in technology.

The article informs that the 2016 Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) Conference was held in Puerto Rico, in which system integrators and manufacturers witnessed that partnership is key to success in plant engineering. It is stated that relationship between integrators and manufacturers was at the heart of the panel discussion of CSIA. It is noted that panel members agreed that collaboration needs to work like a true partnership in successful running of a plant.

The article offers information on the need for workforce development, which was the main priority of respondents at the 2012 Salary Survey by the journal "Plant Engineering." It says that employee training was also a topic at the World Forum by ARC Advisory Group Inc. Held in Orlando, Florida on February 12, 2013. According to Momentive Specialty Chemicals project manager Brooke Robertson, their new employees are taught of the proper way in operating the plant, and trained cross-functionally.

The article offers information on the use of industrial internet of things (IIoT) in manufacturing operation. Topics discussed include the impact of applying IIoT in costs reduction, improve safety and profitability, the data storage of plant, and the webcasts on IIoT to be hosted by the journal "Plant Engineering," on March 31, 2016.

The author discusses on the things to do with the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). He mentions that the first thing plant engineering professionals should do is placed the data in some sort of context that is the other prevailing benefit supposed to be offered by IIOT. He states that plant engineering professionals should respond with confidence in their plant, plan and their people, who will find ways to position the plant for strong growth and improve the operation.

Discusses the approach adopted by information systems department head Dennis Marcucci for the maintenance inventory management system of breadmaker Gonnella Frozen Products in the U.S. Solutions for managing the plant's maintenance parts to reduce downtime; Key features of the approach; Implications on plant engineering and industrial management.

The article offers information on the Hannover Messe trade show to be held in Hannover, Germany from April 25-29, 2016.

The article presents the author's insights regarding the importance for factories to migrate the failure of avoidance in manufacturing operations. The author mentions the value of industrial productivity and safety among factories to ensure the success and progress of its industry. He also cites the factors contributing to the continuing industrial productivity of factories and manufacturing firms such as improving engineering, training on employees and plant maintenance.

The article provides the author's view on issues related to the production and manufacturing processes sector. He highlights the importance for employers to design training programs for their employees as well as the notion of manufacturing as a career choice. He notes that industry leaders viewed manufacturing as a stable career with great growth potential.

The article discusses a growing emphasis on anticipating breaks in system failures before they occur which is becoming more of a common plant strategy. It notes that suppliers are providing solution centers as a laboratory to identify ways to improve processes allowing plant managers to test their improvements without testing them on their own equipment. It refers to "Plant Engineering" as a solution center in print that is becoming more portable and easily searchable.

An introduction to the journal is presented in which the author discusses the factors which will contribute to the future of the magazine "Plant Engineering," and various reports published within the issue including the annual salary survey, and achieving manufacturing excellence.

The article features NACCO Materials Handling Group Inc., the top plant winner 2011 in Berea, Kentucky. It states that the plant manufactures lift trucks for Hyster and Yale, a good bellwether in the rest of manufacturing and help increase its workforce by 40% in 2011. The plant believes that understanding the flexible workforce would allow them to continue to grow and change and it also placed a big bet on extensive worker training.

In this article, the author offers views on the concept of integrating a plant floor with business systems. He relates that if the plant floor operator knows the business rationale for its decisions, and the business office knows the availability on the plant floor, both can do their job better which leads to the success of the manufacturing operation. He suggests the need for managers to encourage operational management in the same way they honor sales success and profitability in the business.

Information on the Plant Engineering Summit convention held on June 30, 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina is presented. The event was sponsored by International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Schneider Electric and Infor which discusses electrical safety in the workplace, the importance of safety and sustainability, and enterprise asset management. The convention also featured several keynote speakers including Joseph Weigel, Rod Ellsworth and Mary T. Bunzel.

The author reflects on the top engineering plant winners in 2008. The author claims being surprised realizing that a certain plant has been named "Survivor of the Year" despite the tough economic times. Relative to this, the author argues that running the plant towards optimization, not failure, has always brought a good impact in the industry.

The author reflects on the need for manufacturing companies to maintain their equipment and technology to achieve better manufacturing results in the U.S. According to the author, the majority of plant managers do not take time to make sure that their system is well-maintained. The author believes that people within the manufacturing facilities as well as the entire operation could benefit from the best available strategy and technology.

The author reflects on the aspects in creating a sustainable manufacturing facility. He comments that manufacturing sustainability is both environmental responsibility and fiscal responsibility. He further stresses that despite the high cost associated with building a sustainable facility, it will establish cost savings in the long run as well as generate increased sales for products.

The author reflects on the importance of addressing issues relative to manufacturing. The author stresses the effort of its publication "Plant Engineering," to focus on the fundamental understanding of the recent manufacturing floor, with identifiable trends and benchmarks that any manufacturer can use to assess and improve operation. He also shares the publication's "2007 Salary Survey," which highlights pay-for-performance in manufacturing.

The article provides information on what the readers of the journal thought were the key issues in the plant engineering industry in the U.S. that needed to be addressed. The author inferred that their study "The Changing Role of the Plant Engineer" revealed that workforce development was the biggest concern among plant managers. He averred that plant engineers are also interested in sustainable manufacturing to deliver reliable products in a socially responsible way.

The author reflects on the 60th anniversary of Plant Engineering and the reasons behind its success. He said that more than the technology, the skills and ingenuity of the people played an important role in the success of the publication. Furthermore, he said that in their anniversary celebration they pay tribute to the skills and the imaginative minds of the people behind the publication.

The article reports on the impact of tips & tricks to the people in the U.S. Due to the common solutions offered by ingenuous persons, most of the everyday problems encountered were given practical solutions. The article offered in the periodical, "Plant Engineering" had turned 20 years old and it reminded plant engineers that there were many ways of solving problems. The off-the-shelf solutions to common problems were born out of necessity through the resourcefulness of creative minds.

The article discusses the views of A. T. Kearney executives when asked by periodical editors in 1985 on the role of the plant engineer and how the role would change in the future. According to the editors, all the Kearney experts agreed that it was the mission of the organization, not its structure, which was the area most in need of definition and change. They add that a comprehensive mission definition is the foundation of a successful organization.

The author reflects on the things that plant managers must do on all available data towards the success of a plant operation. He discusses the importance of handling data in a balanced manner, since not all data are created equal. Moreover, the author suggests finding the data that help plant managers understand what really happened on the plant floor, and act right away when the problem is determined to improve the operation.

The article reports on the plan of the officials from Activplant Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Deloitte regarding how to find the point of constraint on manufacturing line and to fix plant inefficiencies. According to chief product strategist Dennis Cocco of Activplant, a focus on the flow of product through the facility and understand the chronic disrupters to product flow should be implemented. Trending of manufacturing line performance also helps focus attention on where the process slows up.

The article recalls the issues which have tackled in the U.S. "Plant Engineering" periodical in 1968. The topics that have been discussed in the magazine during that year are still the same issues which the industry is facing in 2007. Inadequate local supply of skilled labor, the importance of active planning in maintenance scheduling and the concept of pre-heating fuel oil are some of the points which have been encountered by the manufacturing industries through the years.

Information about the two-day Manufacturing Summit of "Plant Engineering" which was held on April 2, 2007 in Chicago, Illinois is presented. President and chief executive officer (CEO) Dave Petratis of Schneider Electric North America delivered the keynote address in which he tackled several issues such as the pace of change and the competitiveness of American manufacturing. The event also awarded the 52 outstanding new products from plant engineering industry including Baldor Electric Co.

The article focuses on the role and the objectives of the periodical "Plant Engineering." Its primary mission is to help plant managers in managing and exploring the concept of manufacturing. The people behind the magazine aim to provide updated knowledge and information about the sector. In connection, they have introduced Zibb as their new search engine to further enhance their services.

The article describes the "Plant of 2005 A.D." designed by architect A. Epstein in the U.S. in 1956. The facility was designed with Lean manufacturing in mind. It does not feature an on-site storage for both raw materials and finished products. The production rate is set by adjusting manufacturing automatically to meet consumer demand.

The author reflects on the significance of making strategic decisions concerning materials flow in the factory. He explains that Just-In-Time manufacturing makes tracking materials at every step of the manufacturing process critical to productivity. He also cites the strategy being implemented by Top Plant winners that contributed to their success.

The article discusses the author's view regarding manufacturing satisfaction which goes beyond all forms of economic measurements. He said that to attain manufacturing satisfaction, there is a need to motivate workers in plant engineering to exert extra effort in their work and be cost-effective. He added that this motivation should be considered a challenge for everyone to strive for excellence in every endeavor.

The article discusses various reports publishing within the issue, including one on the acceleration of wireless implementations in plant management and another on the role of wireless systems as part of the revolution on the plant floor.

The article reflects on the limitations of data analysis. The author describes that data collection technology is overwhelming that plant engineers can measure anything, even data they don't to know about or probably don't want. He points out that plant engineers have to understand the limits of data analysis to turn data into action.

The article discusses the fundamental principles guiding manufacturing at the plant level in the United States. The author highlights the impact of innovation on plant engineering and manufacturing processes and discusses the real meaning of intelligent manufacturing. Manufacturing trends and the factors driving them are also discussed in the article.

The article focuses on the lessons from the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox baseball team that can be applied to plant engineering. It is important to get to the market faster and more efficiently. A strong marketing message helps a company differentiate itself in a market. There will always be room for improvement in business.

The article comments on the release of the digital edition of "Plant Engineering" magazine in the U.S. It cites the advantages and disadvantages between the hard copy and the electronic copy of the magazine. In the digital edition, the stories and advertisements can be click through right from the electronic product.

The article narrates the author's perspective on what makes a good manufacturing facility in the U.S. He asserted that manufacturers must always bear in mind to seek for excellence for the betterment of their facilities. He cited DaimlerChrysler AG's facility in Belvidere, Illinois as one of the best-managed factory in the country. The author added that technological innovations must be incorporated to manufacturing operations to ensure product quality.