With the shift from manufacturing to services and tech jobs in recent decades, a regular talking point for most U.S. elections is domestic jobs. Sustainability of any and all jobs will play a huge role in America’s manufacturing power finding its past success and maintaining it. With that in mind, it will be just as…
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In the world of DC motor controls, SCR’s (Silicon Controlled Rectifier, a trade name invented by General Electric) have always had a bad reputation. I have never really understood why; they are typically very dependable. Often I have seen customers change them out as a first response to a failure when some other components and…
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When I first began my career in electronics one of my fondest memories was my first introduction to “the magic smoke test”. The test is essentially when you power on any electrical device for the first time it must power on without releasing any of its “Magic Smoke”. The humor of this is of course…
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When running a manufacturing business or production line — regardless of whether it’s a single-outlet or multinational organization — mechanical failure is costly. Even a failure lasting only a few hours can cause huge productivity disruptions, which can lead to a loss of thousands of dollars — or more. You need to maintain every piece…
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In the early 1900s, Manufacturing in America was booming. The industrial revolution was in full swing and more and more jobs were moving from the farms and fields to factories in the cities. In those times working in a manufacturing facility was hard, dirty and often times deadly. The machinery was loud, clanky, and without…
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Have you ever had a drive repaired where the repair company ran a motor to test it but it still failed or even blew up when you reinstalled it and ran the machine in production? How could this happen when the repair company ran a motor to test the drive? Drives can have certain problems…
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Manufacturing has long been a cornerstone of the modern economy, with advances in technology changing the processes and output volume drastically for all sorts of industries from food production to home goods, chemicals and electronics. Where it will go in 2017 and beyond will depend heavily on economic changes, but a look at where it…
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Fixing a machine over and over again can be frustrating — yet the same piece of equipment often requires constant attention. What can you do as a maintenance supervisor when you have industrial repair needs that mean fixing the same machine repeatedly? Other industries can teach us about the industry we’re in if we open…
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The recent U.S. election has industry experts forecasting growth in the manufacturing sector. Where would that leave the U.S. in manufacturing competitiveness compared to other countries? We’ve compiled a ranking of the top 10 manufacturing countries currently based on a GMCI (global manufacturing competitiveness index) as detailed by Deloitte Global and the Council on Competitiveness,…
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Do you want reliable equipment with the most cost savings? Of course, every maintenance supervisor, plant manager, distributor and purchasing agent has one end goal. To provide cost savings and reliable solutions to keep their facility or the customer they support running and producing as efficiently as possible. When a piece of equipment breaks or…
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