Data mining
06 October, 2006 by Tony Grichnik and Mike Seskin, Caterpillar; Thomas Hill, StatSoft | Supplied by: http://www.statsoft.com.au
Data mining can offer manufacturers an effective solution when traditional methods of analysis are not suitable. The return on investment can result in improved product performance, less scrap and reword and decreased testing
Alarm management blunders: avoiding 12 costly mistakes
07 September, 2006 by Michael Marvan, P.Eng. (Alberta), Product Mgr, Matrikon, Inc. | Supplied by: Matrikon Asia-Pacific
Ineffective alarm systems pose a serious risk to safety, the environment and plant profitability. Too often, alarm system effectiveness is unknowingly undermined by poorly configured alarms
Motor condition monitor
06 July, 2006 | Supplied by: http://www.reliabilitysystems.com
The Motor Condition Monitor (MCM) by Artesis is an award-winning* software and hardware-based product that has been developed using model-based monitoring technology for predictive maintenance of electric motors and motor based machinery.
Closed-loop reliability-centred maintenance
14 June, 2006 by Brian Dunks, Product Director, Intentia
"How effective is your maintenance strategy?" is a question often posed to engineers and one which is mostly very difficult to answer with any degree of certainty. It's a critical consideration: the wrong decision can cause costly mistakes
Maintaining profitable assets
14 June, 2006 by Colin Bickerstaff, General Manager, Furmanite Australia | Supplied by: Furmanite Australia Pty Ltd
It is widely acknowledged that effective maintenance strategies and practices have a direct impact on process efficiency and productivity and therefore on bottom line profitability. Yet maintenance is still often seen as a cost, rather than an investment
An end to the paperwork chaos
05 June, 2006
The paperless information society has been with us for years, yet anyone needing information about a plant or machinery still has to root through heaps of paper documents. A retrieval system provides archived knowledge on demand.
Nissan intelligence
17 January, 2006
Nissan North America has chosen Proficy plant applications version 4.2 for an enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) solution that will ultimately help Nissan reduce down time at its Smyrna, Tennessee and Canton, Mississippi manufacturing plants.
Teamcenter Engineering design software
12 April, 2005 | Supplied by: Product Lifecycle Management Australia
Teamcenter Engineering design software has eliminated the burden of time and distance in product design and development across all industries.
Autodesk design software
16 June, 2003 | Supplied by: Autodesk Australia
Autodesk has launched the next generation of design software, a full range of technologies including the fastest AutoCAD software release yet - AutoCAD 2004 - and a family of Auto-CAD-based products including the AutoCAD LT 2004 and AutoCAD Mechanical 2004.
