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safety articles:
How to unblock downloads on Windows 10 & 11 - program install
Simple instructions on how to unblock downloads on Windows 10 & 11. More importantly, learn how to stop Windows Internet from blocking it in the first place.
Computer Literacy Skills Required in Industrial Computing
Advice for students asking what computer literacy skills are required in manufacturing and industrial computing. It also explores the pros and cons of PC vs. Mac in the business, industrial, and manufacturing industries. The article discusses the difference between apps and computer software regarding OS and literacy.
How to create employee training videos
How to create a training video that works and is boring-free? This article provides a list of steps on how to make corporate and employee training videos and video examples of each attribute.
Maintenance safety training programs cal-OSHA
This maintenance safety training programs (cal OSHA) article is a safety maintenance checklist based on California OSHA standards but can be applied anywhere. Included is the maintenance safety program PDF, so you can share it at your safety meeting. A great start for those wanting to ensure their maintenance occupational safety is not lacking.
PLC safety and reliability
PLC reliability and PLC safety are often overlooked in programmable logic controller training. PLCs and PACs should be part of your safety and reliability engineering efforts.
Asbestos fibers in manufacturing plants
Asbestos use inside manufacturing plants was common practice in the united states throughout most of the 20th century. This article helps you identify those risks and protect worker exposure to asbestos.
Slip and fall safety around the chip machine
Advice from chip systems international
Slip and fall advice by chip systems international for safety floor management around chip machine, briquetting equipment, mist collectors, and other heavy machines.
Halloween safety tips for adults
Renowned author Randy DeVaul gives Halloween safety tips for adults and children. Randy also offers tips for Halloween pet safety. Updated October 2024.
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opinion articles:
Disadvantages of Online Classes
There are advantages and disadvantages of online learning. This article and infographic focus on the 2023 Top 5 Disadvantages of Online Classes for Employees by comparing the much more cost-effective alternate, software-based courseware.
A Guide to Distance Learning Centers (USA)
There are tons of distance learning centers in the USA that take care of the needs of varying students from all over the world. If you would like to take courses in a USA distance learning center, this guide has everything you need to know.
Technical, vocational education vs. vocational training
Although providers blur the meaning by mostly using the word “training”, when really all they are providing is “education”. (its a sales thing.) "training” is and should be perceived as more/better than just “education”. Although both are necessary. See the definitions, metrics, and examples in this article.
What's an industrial maintenance technician?
...and how do you become one? should you? where on the promotion/career tree is an "industrial maintenance technician" job? This article tries its best to answer these questions, but it is not easy with the waters muddied so much.
Opinion: Mechatronics engineer and technician
Mechatronics engineer, mechatronics technician, and mechatronics education in a commentary about the USA's diluted educational and employment in manufacturing. One of two articles written to spark controversy and conversation.
Opinion: Manufacturing career path
Manufacturing career path suffers the education skills gap. This is a commentary about how and why the USA no longer has a viable manufacturing career path for its young. The second of two articles written to spark controversy and conversation.
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archived articles:
Using the best online resources to find a job
Best us government online resources reviewed.
While the article is focused on specific tools to contact employing companies, the premise of the two US government sites talked about is to provide tools to broaden the job seeker's choices for employment.
Lean maintenance using six sigma DMAIC
You can not have truly lean manufacturing without also having lean maintenance.
This article is a detailed overview of how to successfully implement lean maintenance. From identifying the barriers, defining the problem, to arriving at a solution. This article is a great start in controlling the project.
Networking people and information together.
The most powerful aspect of the knowledge network is often the most overlooked advantage. That advantage is a solution that results when two or more individuals communicating back and forth with a common goal.
Dry ice blasting for electric motor repair.
A case study for using dry ice blasting (co2) for an electric motor rebuilder, compared to conventional methods such as sandblasting. Also how it eliminates hazardous waste disposal costs.
Increasing efficiency and reducing costs with packaging automation
Automation is certainly the watchword as today's manufacturers face razor-thin profit margins, just-in-time (jit) manufacturing and iso-9002/qs-1000 quality standards.
The funny story about the maintenance job
A humorous look at the old maintenance mentality.
With the advent of technological advances and the movement from reactive maintenance to proactive maintenance, Bubba & Skeeter are officially deceased.
Connecting together all PLCs of different vendors in your facility.
Some basic advice to help you with your research... there is more than one way to skin a cat. :>)
From PLC vendor-proprietary networks to OPC server, and even to a phone if you would like!
Do you feel like your always changing bulbs in your facility? then you probably are. :>)
View some of the highlights of Sylvania's presentation online, and download the full 28 slides. You can use this to educate your management on the cost savings of group re-lamping.
A 5 cent shorted fuse can really cost you:
If you don't stock a certain fuse, documented cases show a cost of $27,000.
We want to help when you don't have an exact fuse match in stock.
Lubrication's dirty secrets:
Did you know that compressor oil cost is from $ 900.00 to $ 2000,00 per drum?
auto-rx.com lets you in on the secrets to extend your compressor life.
Corrugator warp:
Get the warp out of your paper drive.
There is one-time warp drive is not so cool, that's when the warp is driven your scrap rate up and reducing production.
Customer complaints:
(prevent or perish).
Those who embrace and actively lead their organizations within a prevention strategy will lead the exceptional companies of the 21st century. those who don't will perish. which will you choose?
The 2nd yield:
Your current product line is the first yield.
Through management of science and maintenance, you can obtain a second yield of services. this article is actually several excerpts and exhibits from the book.
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A peek at PLCs
(Member's questions answered).
We thought there might be more out there who could benefit from the answers to these questions
The millennium maintenance man
(aka OEM eliminator).
Entering into the millennium, we will see manufacturing plants becoming more and more automated. this will have maintenance supervisors looking for a different type of maintenance man.
Why should I upgrade to a program logic controller, (PLC)?
That was the question posed to us, by one of our readers, so we hope this helps.
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